"I very much value this relationship and you've been a great Chairman and I've been so happy to be able to work with you."
"We have tried now for some 6 years to get past a nuclear waste policy act which would enable the money harbored by the Federal Government to be spent for proper nuclear development."
"It appears that the industry is in serious decline."
"Some companies remain in denial."
"I need the industry to be much more constructive on the issue of waste."
"I really hope we can get something passed to get all of these nuclear waste sites put into some permanent facilities."
"As part of its response to Fukushima, it's my understanding the NRC asked all nuclear plants for information regarding seismic and flooding hazards."
"Thank you very much."
"How can the NRC be confident about the safety of waste, hot waste, stored a hundred or a thousand years from now at 77 reactor sites across 33 States?"
"I worry about it greatly."
"the Administration's budget request represents a $2 billion or 30 percent cut. That is devastating."
"This represents a $1.2 billion or 56 percent cut, Mr. Chairman, from the fiscal year 2018 omnibus."