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Paul C. Broun is a Republican politician from Georgia who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. During his time in Congress, he represented Georgia's 10th congressional district. Broun was known for his strong conservative positions and was a member of the House Freedom Caucus, advocating for limited government and fiscal conservatism. He gained attention for his outspoken views on various issues, including healthcare and environmental regulations.
I absolutely believe that the demand by the Secretary of Energy to exclude any consideration of Yucca Mountain from the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future detracted from the Commission's ability to develop the best possible…
Yucca has been a political failure with, you know, then-Presidential candidate Senator Obama promising to close it.
The site would perform well, that it would meet the NRC and EPA requirements
The Administration's decision to halt work on Yucca Mountain is wrongheaded and counter to the Nation's long-term best interests.
It will take decades to study, license and build something other than Yucca Mountain.
There is no need for the BRC to make alternatives to Yucca Mountain. DOE, NRC and the Obama Administration should comply with the law or change it.
As a candidate, he had promised very clearly that Yucca Mountain would not be used as a nuclear waste repository.
The decision to close Yucca Mountain was not driven by science, and it is a fiction to pretend that it was.
I think what has taken Yucca Mountain off the table in terms of a long-term solution for a repository for our nuclear waste is the science.
In 2008, the President stated that he would 'restore the basic principle that government decisions should be based on the best-available, scientifically valid evidence.'
Let us also not forget that Yucca Mountain is designated by law as the Nation's spent fuel repository.
The proposed repository meets all applicable safety requirements, including those related to human health and groundwater protection.
This Administration has long claimed that it makes its decisions based on science.
The DOE, the ERDA and the AEC spent many years attempting to site a geological repository.
In this type of environment, there is a risk that during the period of contract performance NASA's requirements may change so significantly that contractors can successfully argue that the Agency is changing the contract's scope.
What Obligation does your company have under the modified FAR acquisition to report anomalies to NASA?
What obligation does your company have under space act agreements to report anomalies to NASA?
We have demonstrated repeatedly--across a range of commercial and defense aircraft and spacecraft--our ability to develop and manufacture safe and reliable products, and to do so in such a manner as to run a profitable, well-performing…
What Obligation does your company have under traditional contracting to report anomalies to NASA?
What Obligation does your company have under space act agreements to report anomalies to NASA?
What obligation does you company have under space act agreements to report anomalies to NASA?
However, as Members of Congress, we must be vigilant stewards of the taxpayers' dollars, and we cannot let either enthusiasm nor hope blind us to that responsibility as we assess NASA's proposals.
I want the private markets to relieve NASA of the cost and burden of building a new launch system for low Earth orbit.
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