IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Nuclear energy is “coming back in style,” Gov. Spencer Cox jokingly said in his opening remarks at the Western Governor’s Association conference Monday.

He was striking an analogy related to his fashion sense.

A few days ago, after Cox returned home “from a very, very long day,” he put on something comfortable: his shorts of at least 20 years, he said. “It’s something my wife wishes I wouldn’t wear,” the governor added.

When a friend arrived to their residence unexpectedly, she asked him to change. Only Cox said he didn’t feel like doing so and instead opted to apologize to the guest. The friend told him not to worry. “He’s like, ‘That’s coming back in style,’” Cox said.

The Idaho National Laboratory “is a bit like that,” he said. This lab continued testing and dev

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