The point is we were told by the former Chairman that a lot of these recommendations would be required to be implemented within 90 days of Fukushima.
Barbara Boxer
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Barbara Boxer is a former United States Senator from California, serving from January 5, 1993, to January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1983, to January 5, 1993. Throughout her political career, Boxer was known for her strong advocacy on environmental issues, women's rights, and healthcare reform. She played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at addressing climate change and protecting public health.
While the NRC's Fukushima Task Force recommended that all reactors be protected against the strongest earthquakes they were likely to face, the NRC seems to have gone out of its way to do the exact opposite at Diablo Canyon.
I want to know today, you have not done really anything since Fukushima as far as I can tell.
Also, since you have taken no action on several of these, there were only 12, let us be clear, from the Commission.
If something happens to somebody and they are hurt in a terrible nuclear accident because of what leaked out of the plant, it does not matter to them if it happened before the decommissioning or after.
The fact is I represent a lot of people and a lot of people live around these plants.
I hope to God you are right, that we are much safer, but I will say if you go back to the Japanese statements before this, they were just like yours--we are so safe, we are so safe.
Approximately 500,000 people live and work near this power plant, and it is my responsibility and yours to protect them.





