Energy and Environment

Perry wants to ‘make nuclear energy cool again’

By John Siciliano
Published June 27, 2017 8:11pm ET
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Perry wants to ‘make nuclear energy cool again’
Energy Secretary Rick Perry is said to be a possibility in part because he originally wanted a job in the Department of Defense. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File) | Erik Schelzig

Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Tuesday that one of his agency’s goals is to push nuclear energy.

“One of the things we want to do at [the Department of Energy] is to make nuclear energy cool again,” Perry said during a lengthy news conference at the White House Tuesday.

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