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Jim Risch: “We had the setback as a result of Three Mile Island, which…”

Featuring: Jim Risch, Republican | U.S. Senate Idaho

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The 208: Day in the Life of Idaho Senator Jim Risch

Published | Video Starts at 04:51

Demonstrated for the first time that nuclear. Energy keeping up with major resources that artificial intelligence will need. We've been at it ever since. Of course, We had the setback as a result of Three Mile Island, which really put us a generation behind. But now I think the world knows there's a real renaissance going on as far as nuclear energy is concerned, not only in the United States, but also particularly in the globe, particularly in Eastern Europe, where they're trying to cut the cord with Russia. (04:51–04:58)

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Asserts that the Three Mile Island incident delayed nuclear energy development by a generation.

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