Barbara Boxer

I am afraid that you may have lost sight of your mission.

Nuclear energy is an extremely important part of our energy supply in this Country.

Let me be clear. The NRC has no legal right whatsoever to refuse to provide the committee with these documents.

It is vitally important that the NRC remain committed to its mission which is 'to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while protecting people and the environment.'

They are basically asking to be let off the hook and if you grant this exemption, and you have never turned down one before...

The fact that you cannot commit today to uphold the safety planning for this plant... is outrageous.

You are clearly relying on misguided and deeply flawed legal advice.

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Guess what? I don't work for the nuclear industry, I work for the people.

The nuclear industry is frightened, as they should be.

We expect the NRC to stand up for safety.

You think these plants should be exempted from having to have emergency plans for the community?

Never has anyone come up to me and said, Barbara, the air is too clean, the water is too clean and the nuclear power plant is just fine.

I just want to thank Senators Sanders and Markey.

I am asking specifically about my people who are near a facility that has 2,600 plus spent fuel rods there instead of the 1,600 the plant was designed to have.

That is kind of a simple point. Answering me with some global answer doesn't do it for me.

We are holding a hearing on the issues facing communities located near decommissioning nuclear reactors.

Without a doubt, we will do that.

You could never say there wouldn't be a fire.

People want reasonable regulation, not over regulation, not stymie the economy but we know what happens when there is a horrific accident with one of these things.

I am going to stay on this. I am going to California with--he doesn't know it yet--Mr. Mosier and we are going to demand that the NRC step up to the plate.

Will you do me a favor? Will you go back and tell them that Senators Boxer, Sanders and Markey are extremely concerned that this isn't just some kind of rote thing.

Senator Sanders said to me, this is an industry where you can't have 99 percent perfect.