What we really need here... is a series of mini-Manhattan projects on how we can safely and cleanly use coal in this Country to make electricity.

We want you to be the leader in figuring out how do we deal with sequestration of CO/2/, we want you to be the leader in helping us to find ways to reduce SO/x/, NO/x/ and mercury discharges and to meet an aggressive schedule.

I will work with Governor Bredeson, who has been on the site. I will work with Mr. Kilgore and with this Committee to make sure that this does not get lost in the shuffle.

Give us some examples of how that $100 million is going to be spent.

That is pretty encouraging.

So what I would like for us to do is to look at each of the elements of coal-burning for electricity that creates an environmental problem for us and get on a fast-track, I say mini-Manhattan project, to solve the problem.

Jade, some day you may sit up here and chair this Committee. You never know.

The technology is already there, Senator Alexander, they really are, we can do, for safer disposal.

Is there anything that the State or Federal Government should be doing to incentivize that best practice, or is nothing needed?

We are going to continue to not only be present as we watch the work, the cleanup that is done in conjunction with this particular disaster.

My hope as we leave here is that TVA will leave with a renewed commitment to be the kind of steward that they are expected to be.