The health and safety of all Americans hangs in the balance.

We can safely store for 30, 40, 50, 60 years onsite the spent fuel.

The storage of nuclear waste should be a top priority for Congress and the Administration in the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster.

The safety of the American people, above all, is our No. 1 priority.

The emergency in Japan serves as an important wake-up call for the United States and the rest of the world.

I think we ought to go back and look at what we are doing now with respect to beyond design basis events.

Ensuring this happens is at the core of safety culture.

We can't have an accident like this, is my point.

Since Japan's nuclear disaster began unfolding in March, Americans have asked with a good deal of trepidation, could it happen here.

In the State of Vermont, people have been extremely dissatisfied with the role that Entergy has been playing.

I am pleased that we will finally hear from all five commissioners on the agency's actions to ensure the safety of our nuclear plants based on lessons learned from the Fukushima accident.

Is that the Administration's idea of job creation?

The more oversight hearings we have with the Commissioners, the better.

the Chairman is required, both in statute and Commission procedures, to provide a complete and timely report to the Commission on actions taken while exercising the authority.

I am sorry to interrupt you. I am sorry, we understand that you care about nuclear safety, but we really ask you to put down your signs.

the actions that the Chairman took were consistent with the law, guidance and his authority.

I was concerned about this very situation in 2005, when he appeared before this Committee for the first time, that his prior work in opposition to Yucca Mountain would impair his ability to act fairly as a Commissioner.

We should be able to find or provide an incentive system so that States would willingly, unlike Nevada, would willing say, please, put your nuclear spent fuel here in our State.