Political Quotes

Thomas Carper

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Apr 11, 2011

everything I do I know I could do better. I think that is true for all of us and it remains true of the nuclear industry.

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Apr 11, 2011

there is a responsibility for all of us to work together to make sure that we fully implement the lessons that we learn.

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Apr 11, 2011

I do believe the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone is the appropriate planning standard for us.

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Apr 11, 2011

I would not anticipate fuel damage after 48 hours.

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Apr 11, 2011

If a nuclear power plant in this country faced a full blackout similar to what we have seen at the Fukushima facility, in your opinion, would we have a few days before we might see the fuel rods degrade and therefore witness harmful…

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Apr 11, 2011

We upgrade our relicensing procedures to formally include seismic safety criteria and standards that directly relate to earthquake hazard.

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Apr 11, 2011

I do think the plan is flexible enough, and certainly in the power of the Governor, that in the event that the circumstances go beyond that 10 miles, that we certainly could react to.

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Apr 11, 2011

maybe the worst thing that could happen was on the heels of this terrible tragedy... for us not to have learned anything from it.

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Apr 11, 2011

We need to learn the lessons from that. That information needs to be transparent.

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Apr 11, 2011

I think the lesson that we need to learn is what can we take away from the events in Japan that would allow us to evolve that plan?

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Apr 11, 2011

I just hope that you... will think about how it makes any sense to just keep on going unless there is major reinforcements.

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