To say that there are good systems for dealing with this if there is a 'beyond design basis event' really begs the question.

Immediate is not good enough for this Senator, and immediate is not good enough for the 500,000 people who live within 50 miles.

I have the proof from the staff, your staff, and did nothing about it.

Thank you for your testimony. It is quite riveting, and you tell it in the most straightforward way.

You either suspend operation until you have retrofitted the plant in the right way, and fix it and start it up, or that is it.

It is so frustrating. You have senior officials that talk about safety, you have an IG that faults you and all you do is continue to look at something.

We are looking for safety. We are looking to make sure that we don't build plants on earthquake faults.

This is a hearing and I would like you to address the Chair.

I think that what for me is the critical piece here is the safety of that little daughter.

I have never quite seen something with so much logic that has been twisted into such a pretzel.

I have gone through some horrific things in California, including an explosion of a pipeline where people died...

if, God forbid, something happens, whether it is caused by an earthquake or another problem, that will be the end of nuclear power here.