In a world armed with nuclear weapons, regrettably so, I think that in order to deter nuclear attack or the threat of nuclear attack against us or allies, we need a corresponding nuclear deterrent.

I want to make sure the Commission has all the resources it needs in fiscal year 2017 to complete a review of such applications.

Accidents do happen, and I think maintaining a robust NRC is our stop against incidents.

I strongly believe that Yucca Mountain can and should be part of the solution.

Sen. Feinstein and I agree with that recommendation.

the American people need NRC to be a strong, independent, and capable regulator, and the nuclear industry should be held accountable to it for the safety of all reactors, both operating and retired.

we cannot be stopped by Yucca from doing good public policy around nuclear.

today I am proud to introduce the California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act. In February of 2015, I, along with Sen. Boxer, introduced a bill under the same name. That bill from 2015 included a number of conservation and recreation…

Do you have people that know what to look for? And has the Commission seen the concrete degradation at Crystal River?

The Commission's own scientists have told us that we can safely store nuclear waste there for up to 1 million years.

I also want to be clear that, in my opinion, the Commission should continue licensing activities for Yucca Mountain.

I think that's very difficult for me. The nonproliferation program request is a $300 million decrease from its peak in fiscal year 2012.

I am a big believer in desal. I would like to see it go ahead.

I would really hope that this year we could make some progress with respect to a nuclear waste policy.

I came away unconvinced of the need for this weapon. The so-called improvements to this weapon seem to be designed candidly to make it more usable, to help us fight and win a limited nuclear war.

For the first time, 195 countries have mutually pledged to constrain their greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow the changes in our climate.

$3.2 billion in deferred maintenance of facilities, a huge sum, I don't think I need to say that.

We want to make sure hard-earned taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and that these projects are on time and on budget.

The seismic risk in California is not going down. It is going up.

I suggest you use some of the drought $100 million to get it done.

A 23 percent drop in the Corps' budget and a 13 percent drop in Reclamation's budget is simply unacceptable.

I think we ought to take a real look at those subsidies that have existed for more than 20 years.

Could the chairman and I and you, could we sit down and discuss this?

As part of its response to Fukushima, the NRC has asked all nuclear plants for information regarding seismic and flooding hazards.

I believe that Yucca Mountain can and should be part of the solution, but we have more used fuel than Yucca Mountain's legal capacity.