I am a very, very strong proponent and feel that we need to catch up with some of the other countries that are able to provide a lot more energy from this source.

For the record, all four of you are in support of the change that will be coming forward.

That is good. That is specific and that needs to be said.

I would ask the same thing of Chairman Burns, why would it take to 2020 to achieve that reduction?

We have to learn from Fukushima and do everything we can to avoid having something similar happen here.

I look forward to working with Senators Boxer and Markey on legislation to provide increased safety and more accountability during the decommissioning process.

The impression I get from a lot of people is we all started at the same place and we did not.

Last year, the Commission recognized the need to 'right-size' the agency and instituted Project Aim 2020.

This clearly is not a partisan issue, and is not even a rural or urban issue.

A Japanese government report noted that the equipment the NRC required...might have made the difference at Fukushima.

Thank you, Senator Boxer.

Do you think it is unreasonable for us to expect and to go back and have something at the level of 2000?

I remain concerned that you are not living up to your mission which is 'to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while protecting people and the environment.'

What we have seen over time is an agency that has grown in spite of a decreasing workload and now, unfortunately, a shrinking industry.

We are looking forward to working in an aggressive way to enhance nuclear power in America.

The notion that the NRC has done nothing in response to Fukushima just isn't true.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I want you to look at that and we should have had that in front of you because I think this is accurate in terms of its content.