I really do not want the EM side of this laboratory in Idaho to affect the lab site.
There's a lot of us who are convinced that that's going to be the next big one that hits the country.
That's interesting. I think most consumers really aren't fully aware of the challenges the utilities face.
I appreciate your input on that.
I do not think that would be in the national interest, that we will be better off if we can apply the science that we do for the betterment ...
Our government should not make policy based on energy sources that the market favors at any given time.
When you put together your budget, do you do an analysis of the potential impact on jobs at the various sites?
At what stage does it require Commission approval?
I look forward to seeing how these changes are being implemented and how the Commission is working to do that.
The House obviously believes that Yucca Mountain is the law of the land and we need to be following the laws that exist.
In closing I am honored to be here today representing the Office of Environmental Management.
I think each project, each scope of work needs to be treated differently, and different types of contracts need to be used depending on the ...
The real goal of the Department of Energy and really the Nation as a whole, I think, is to have a well-diversified portfolio of energy resou...
Our intent is to balance the risk and the rewards between the taxpayers and the contractors doing the work.
Why should Congress dedicate an even greater portion of overall clean up funds to advance WTP before a performance baseline is established?
The price of energy, in whichever form it is, has a great impact on other forms of energy.
We shouldn't de-emphasize those because of the current situation that we are in.
We hope that the final RFP is structured in a way to encourage as much competition as possible.
