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An undated publicity photograph released to Reuters on November 8, 2011 shows facilities at the The Idaho National Laboratory, a U.S. Energy Department nuclear research site in eastern Idaho. At least 17 workers were exposed to low-level radiation from plutonium on Tuesday at an Energy...

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With the Washington Monument in the background, a prototype energy-efficient house is assembled by a team from the Southern California Institute of Architecture and California Institute of Technology as part of the Energy Department's Solar Decathlon that challenges collegiate...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: Energy Secretary Steven Chu takes his seat before testifying to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing about the government support for the failed solar panel company Solyndra on Capitol Hill November...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) (L) talks with ranking member Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) during a hearing about the failed solar panel company Solyndra on Capitol Hill...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: Energy Secretary Steven Chu testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee about the government support for the failed solar panel company Solyndra on Capitol Hill November 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. ...

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WASHINGTON - MAY 31: Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability at the Energy Department Patricia Hoffman (L) speaks as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs Paul Stockton (R) looks on during a hearing...

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WASHINGTON - MAY 31: (L-R) Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability at the Energy Department Patricia Hoffman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs Paul Stockton, and Director of Office of Electric...

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WASHINGTON - MAY 31: Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability at the Energy Department Patricia Hoffman testifies during a hearing before the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee May 31, 2011 on Capitol Hill...

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FILE - This Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 file photo shows an auction sign at the bankrupt Solyndra headquarters in Fremont, Calif. before an auction. Newly released emails show that, contrary to White House claims, a major donor to President Barack Obama pushed for a loan to a solar energy...

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A worker stands near unfinished solar panel framework at a Mesquite Solar 1 facility under construction Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Ariz. The new solar facility is part of a $1 billion Energy Department loan guarantee, of which $337 million is going to Mesquite Solar 1 for the...

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Solar panel installation continues at a rapid pace at the Mesquite Solar 1 facility under construction Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Ariz. The new solar facility is part of a $1 billion Energy Department loan guarantee, of which $337 million is going to Mesquite Solar 1.

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Workers continue to build rows of solar panels at a Mesquite Solar 1 facility under construction Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Ariz. The new solar facility is part of a $1 billion Energy Department loan guarantee, of which $337 million is going to Mesquite Solar 1, for the 150...

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House Energy and Commerce subcommittee member Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. , right, questions Energy Secretary Steven Chu, left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, during a hearing on the Energy Department's budget.

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Energy Secretary Steven Chu testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, before the joint House subcommittee on Energy and Power and the House subcommittee on Environment and the Economy hearing on the Energy Department and Nuclear Regulatory Commission fiscal 2012...

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European Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger, center, and the Director of the European Commission Energy Directorate Nuclear Energy Department Peter Faross, attend a hastily convened meeting of energy ministers, nuclear regulators and industry officials in Brussels, Tuesday,...

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Water flows through the open floodgates at the Pompton River dam overflowing the bridge downstream Hamburg Turnpike overnight, in Wayne, August 29, 2011. Nearly 5.5 million customers remained without power in 14 U.S. East Coast states following Hurricane Irene, the Energy Department...

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A man fills up his truck with gas at a gas station in Santa Monica, California, in this May 28, 2008 file photo. U.S. gasoline prices fell to $3.85 a gallon, their lowest level in five weeks as cheaper crude oil saved drivers money at the pump, the Energy Department said on May 23, 2011.

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A resident looks at the price of gasoline at a gas station in Miami's South Beach, Florida in this April 23, 2008 file photo. U.S. gasoline prices fell to $3.85 a gallon, their lowest level in five weeks as cheaper crude oil saved drivers money at the pump, the Energy Department said on...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) thanks Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (L) for extra time to quesiton Energy Secretary Steven Chu about the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) questions Energy Secretary Steven Chu about the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee on Capitol Hill May 18, 2011 in...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: (L-R) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) listen to Energy Secretary Steven Chu testify about the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant during a hearing of the Senate...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: Energy Secretary Steven Chu testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee on Capitol Hill May 18, 2011 in Washington, DC. Chu testified about the Energy Department's proposed FY2012 budget.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: Energy Secretary Steven Chu (L) talks with Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) before a hearing on Capitol Hill May 18, 2011 in Washington, DC. Chu was testifying about the Energy...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) delivers an opening statement a hearing on Capitol Hill May 18, 2011 in Washington, DC. Energy Secretary Steven Chu was testifying before the...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: Energy Secretary Steven Chu looks over his notes before testifying to the Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee on Capitol Hill May 18, 2011 in Washington, DC. Chu testified about the Energy Department's proposed FY2012 budget.