Well, didn't Japan have similar standards? Yet, the spent-fuel pools could not withstand the tsunami and the earthquake.

we need to learn as much as we have. If the industry is going to do it, the NRC is going to do it

Did you have anything you want to say or a question to ask?

The irrefutable bottom line is that we have utterly failed to proper manage the risk from irradiated fuel stored at our Nation's nuclear power plants.

Do you believe such an assessment would be a good idea?

Do you have a maximum time?

So one wouldn't be surprised, in these plants, to see fuel in those spent-fuel pools for decades?

I came away from those visits with some good news. I feel much better about the safety precautions that are in place at these nuclear plants.

what we know is what we know and we have to challenge people with what we don't know.

But the affect on the country, on the people, on the economy, on the sea bed is enormous.

It is imperative that comparable emergency procedures be provided for spent-fuel pool accidents to derive the same safety benefits that we derive from improved procedures for reactor core accidents.

Are you saying you believe, as an operator, we would be better off with a Federal policy that essentially set the handling of waste?

I would like to see the C-17 line stay open, because it's our only insurance policy right now if anything else goes wrong or if there's another development that we need to look at.

I spoke to Ambassador Fujisaki Saturday and conveyed my really deep sympathy.

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the proposed $900 million is the congressionally authorized amount for the program and seeks to renew focus on the promise of the LWCF

Our sector stands ready to be a part of the solution.

far-sighted investment in the LWCF is one that will permanently pay dividends to the American people

The NEA has steadily approached its previous high from the early 1990's after the drastic 40 percent cuts.

Our Nation's new austerity should not impair crucial investments that will lead us out of the current recession.

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