"It is unbelievable that 1 week after the Nuclear Waste Policy Act says that the NRC must either approve or deny the license application or formally notify Congress as to why it needs more time, the Commission cannot even reach the question of whether the application is even alive."
"Today, we take another step in understanding the management breakdown at the NRC."
"There is outright malfeasance. The report is replete with instances of Chairman Jaczko deliberately misleading both his fellow Commissioners and senior staff at the NRC."
"When confronted by one Commissioner about this, Chairman Jaczko merely insulted his colleague by sarcastically retorting, 'You should have asked.'"
"The Chairman's neglect of this duty alone is shocking as it denies to the parties of interest a full, timely determination."
"I support a thorough investigation into the Yucca Mountain and the actions of the NRC, but any such investigation should be fair and nonpartisan."
"The chairman says that the IG report 'reveals a calculating and political NRC chairman who has abused his authority and withheld information from fellow Commissioners.'"
"Chairman Jaczko did not ensure that each commissioner understood the implications of the guidance?"
"Is strategically withholding information from different commissioners consistent with "ensuring that the Commission is fully and currently informed?""
"According to your investigation, the chairman "strategically provided three of the four commissioners with varying amounts of information about his intention to not complete the safety evaluation repo..."
"Would you agree that the decisions surrounding the Yucca Mountain application review have profound national policy implications? Wouldn't you agree that it is a policy matter?"