Tom Carper

Think of the lives of people, where they live, 12 miles around, in a radius around Fukushima of 50 miles, their lives have been badly, badly disrupted and in many cases will be so for years.

I would just welcome what you felt when you were in Japan in terms of the recognition of the work that we have done to help them.

For me, it is very clear that we have to do everything in our power to make sure nothing like that ever happens in this country.

Based on the continual information coming from Japan, how has the Commission ensured that the NRC will continue to evaluate and analyze that information so that it is incorporated into the current process?

I asked Chairman Jaczko if the day to day NRC staff work was being compromised with the staff working on the Fukushima recommendations.

I take pride in the fact that the United States is recognized as the Saudi Arabia of coal.

So I just think we need to put this in a little bit of perspective, and I appreciate you helping us to do that.

I think it was probably closer to a disaster myself.

Mr. Chairman, nuclear power makes up about 80 percent of the French electricity supply.

The average American, it seems to me, expects the Government to keep them safe from disasters at nuclear power plants.

One of the virtues of nuclear power is that it doesn't emit sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury, CO2, we don't have to worry about contributing to climate change or global warming.

I think it has been very positive.

I support not tens of billions to support the nuclear industry, but some support as appropriate.

As President Harry Truman once said, "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."

I think it is obvious that there are serious problems in the leadership of the Commission--in the chairman's office--and it needs to be confronted.

I don't intend to let that happen. I am not going to let that happen, if I have anything to do about it, even if we have to bring the Senate to a grinding halt.

I am concerned about the time lines for requiring plants to meet these safety standards.

The President has called for an all-out, all of the above energy strategy.

The first option to me is the only way forward for America's energy future.

Commissioner Svinicki is a very critical member of this Commission.

This process should be allowed to continue free of partisan politics.

I would urge the President to re-nominate her. She has the support of the Republican seat, and she has the support of the Republican leader.

According to FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 120 million people live within 50 miles of a nuclear reactor.

I am very encouraged that the NRC has moved forward.

I believe there is a four-prong test that the PRC would be responsible to review for anything that the Postal Service was to begin to offer under that.