Mr. President, it is fair to reflect on where we are. Today the Senate is going to decide whether the Secretary of Energy should be allowed to make an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the use of Yucca Mountain as a…

while I have the attention of the Senator from Minnesota, the Department of Energy did a comprehensive analysis called ``The Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation System,'' which I think encompasses a good deal of the concerns of the Senator…

This is an estimate. It is all it can possibly be at this time because, clearly, we do not ship this material. We have had experience in shipping in the United States. We had 2,996 shipments of spent fuel under the authority of the Nuclear…

This line of consideration, while appropriate, is really part of the transportation plan which will come out of the licensing procedure. That is not what we are here for today. We are here to advance the process so the appropriate agencies…

I think, in response to my good friend from Nevada, he has to understand where we are. The licensing plan will address the legitimate mass questions because there is no rail into the area. That is going to come under the licensing plan…

If I could respond, I would almost make sure the waste would not go through my State or through Russell, KS. Nonetheless, it is a legitimate question. In the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proceedings there is obviously work in progress…

I would like to give my friend from Pennsylvania the comfort that suggests we are the parties in making a determination of safety. We certainly have the obligation of oversight. But the appropriate agencies that have this responsibility…

I think in this interpretation I used the word ``estimate''--an estimate. It is all it can possibly be. It couldn't be anything else other than an estimate because it is has not shipped.

Over 24 years; that is 4,300 shipments. In comparison to 300 million hazardous material shipments that take place annually in the United States today with no notice given because these are military shipments associated with the breakup of…

What we are doing is following the law that was established for the disposition of this particular matter, giving the State of Nevada an opportunity for a veto, and also providing procedures for overriding that process by action of both…

I certainly urge the two leaders to proceed and recognize the obligation we have to bring this matter to a vote. It would be a grave reflection on the Senate to not take up this matter prior to July 27. The House has done its work and…

I want to speak specifically about what the resolution does and does not do. This seems to be a point of contention in the minds of some. The resolution merely reaffirms the present recommendation of Yucca Mountain as a suitable site for…

I stand to try to enlighten Members about the Yucca Mountain resolution which is going to be before this body. Yesterday, I took to the floor to speak on the current status of the Yucca Mountain debate in the Senate. I bring it to my…

I rise to speak today on the status of our nuclear industry in this country and the realization that it is time that the U.S. Senate resolve the question of what to do with the high-level waste that is generated by our nuclear reactors…

I rise to offer a sense of the Senate resolution condemning the International Whaling Commission's recent vote against renewing quotas for aboriginal subsistence whaling by Alaska's Inuit people. I have always respected both the goals and…

Recognizing the extended effort that was gone through in the time sequence we spent on the floor, I am sure my friend from New Mexico would agree, had we been able to proceed within the committee process, having the educational activities…

I think the basis for the opposition is the illusionary effect that it has rather than the practical reality associated with a resolve of this issue. As I indicated, Senator Santorum took the floor to decry the amendment. I recognize that…

If I may respond to my good friend, the Senator from West Virginia, first, we are both aware of the fact that the President did support opening ANWR. He would have signed an energy bill with ANWR in it. Clearly, the intent of the…

I want to thank the managers and other members of the conference for their efforts to maintain the Senate's intentions with respect to section 10816, which requires country-of-origin labeling for seafood products, among others. This…

Yes, I think that all utilities who substantially participate in the interstate wholesale electric power market should be under the same regulatory regime, and subject to the same oversight by the same regulator. But I also want to make…

No. Publicly-owned utilities are not subject to the same oversight of their rates and other activities related to sales of bulk electricity in interstate commerce as investor-owned companies.

What we have here is an amendment that would reverse the decision on CAFE. Make no mistake about it. While I am sympathetic with the appeal, particularly from my friend from Pennsylvania, relative to how history is repeating itself as far…

this amendment strikes the mandate for a 13 SEER standard for residential air-conditioners and heat pumps. As we know, the DOE would be required to issue a new 12 SEER efficiency standard within 90 days. This would result in the same…

it is fair to reflect on this safe harbor Boxer amendment which will be stricken if the amendment prevails. The bill, we all know, contains this safe harbor provision regarding the liability of manufacturers and distributors in renewable…

I will leave the question out there. It is not my understanding that Big Oil makes ethanol.