Tom Carper: “Your studies, this one, in the case of that chemical, that affects farm workers and children, was 1,000 time higher than…”

Yes, I can. Let me be clear on this point--and I thank the Senator for pointing it out--the ADVANCE Act does not in any way alter the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's longstanding statutory responsibility to protect public health, safety…

I ask to be recognized, and I am pleased to be here with you today. I rise today in strong support of critical bipartisan legislation that will come to the Senate floor--not later this year, later this week, or this month, but later today…

Yes. The update to the mission statement does not compel the NRC to update its approach to determining how to set safety standards beyond what is required by current law.

The ADVANCE Act has no effect on the current authorities of the Commission, the Secretaries of Energy, State, or any other Federal Agency involved in the export of nuclear technology. The notification in section 103 exists in addition to…