Good. Thanks very much. OK.

I suspect that hearing took place at some time, and right now we are dealing with this horrendous catastrophe in the Gulf Coast.

I would think one of our major responsibilities would be oversight of nuclear power.

I am enormously pleased with the President's appointments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Every day, more Americans are recognizing that nuclear energy provides clean, reliable power and provides good paying American jobs.

As our Nation's energy demands grow, we are going to need more nuclear power to meet our clean air and climate goals.

Good. Thank you.

I believe climate change is a problem. I think nuclear is the preferred solution for carbon-free electricity.

We are here today to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to see if it is meeting its core principles of good regulation in its licensing of new reactors and in its oversight processes of the current nuclear fleet.

Public confidence in nuclear has risen because Americans have seen real, clean air benefits from nuclear power.

Building a new generation of nuclear power plants would create even more good paying jobs.

Among the things that unite the four of us on this side of the dais is our interest in reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and mercury.

If we are serious about clean energy, we shouldn't put our nuclear power plants in mothballs, either.

While we may not agree entirely on this panel on the role of nuclear energy and the future of nuclear energy in this country, I think maybe we do agree that the cleanest, most affordable form of energy is the energy we never use.

I think consistent with the principles of good regulation, the agency is moving forward to look at lessons learned.

We want to get through this current wave and complete our reviews.

I would argue, and I think we have charts here to show this, that if you want new energy creation in the United States, you know what? Nuclear is the most expensive way to go, the most expensive way to go.

Recently, we have seen several nuclear power plants reporting tritium leaks.