I think what it does is it speaks eloquently to the need for a systemic regulator, whether it be the Fed or whether it be a committee approach or a new entity that the Fed has some involvement with or not.

I think what I'd like to have an assurance on is that you will give great deference to the folks at the Fish and Wildlife Service.

I thought the Secretary began quickly to set a very different tone.

We in the West can find common ground. We can find common ground.

Senator Inhofe, thanks very much, thanks for your leadership and your continued strong participation.

Do you think they have more of the tools that they need to meet an accident of this nature today, than maybe 30 years ago?

Thanks. Your entire statement will be made part of the record.

It has been great working with Senator Voinovich on these issues and a bunch of others.

We need a culture of safety in every single nuclear power plant that we have now and those that we are going to build.

I think there were a lot of applications in at that time as well.

Mr. Denton, you are a little bit over 6 minutes. I am going to ask you to try to wrap it up here very shortly if you can, please.

If it isn't perfect, make it better.

I appreciate yours and the Committee's support on giving us the finances we need to make our decisions to protect the American people.

How are you bridging the education gap between the older generation at the NRC and the newer generation of employees?

Only with a safety-focused nuclear industry can America reap the benefits of clean, safe nuclear power.

You can't manage this kind of an emergency situation away from the site.

Thank you so much, Dr. Lyons.

This is not a time to rest on our laurels.