"I also ask unanimous consent to submit for the record a letter that Chairman Upton and I sent to the NRC on August 23 discussing the recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and the NRC's response dated September 6, 2013."
"Then, finally, Chairman Upton and I received a letter from Ranking Members Waxman and Tonko indicating their desire to examine the status of Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan."
"As we have testified in other hearings, our concern has been whether this is a workable solution to move forward, and I believe that without a consent-based process, it is not a workable solution."
"The court has said we must proceed with the licensing."
"But what have you done other than asking for other people to weigh in? What have you done in this month to start moving the SER forward?"
"So that is a no, Mr. Lyons? That is a no that it wasn't a science-based decision to shut it down? That is what you just said. You are saying it was a political----"
"How is it that an independent agency with a clear statutory responsibility is criticized by a Federal court for having 'no current intention of complying with the law'?"
"If we do not take action by following the circuit court's decision or Congress finding a different path forward on this important issue, all of us--DOE, NRC, and Congress--will be letting down the ver..."
"I strongly believe the NRC's first order of business is to complete and release the Safety Evaluation Report."
"the parties until September 30 to comment on how the NRC should proceed, however well-intentioned, is eerily reminiscent of past NRC efforts to slow the review process."
"the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must promptly continue with the legally mandated licensing process."