"I appreciate the Chair's desire to continue to hold the hearings on Yucca Mountain."
"The question you asked Ms. Haney, and she is under oath, the question that you asked, did the Chairman or staff."
"I have always been concerned about the silos."
"There should be a cost-benefit analysis and a job on new rules and regulations."
"Today, we take another step in understanding the management breakdown at the NRC."
"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 Co..."
"The Chairman's neglect of this duty alone is shocking as it denies to the parties of interest a full, timely determination."
"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 says that the IG report 'reveals a calculating and political NRC chairman who has abused his authority and withheld information from fellow Commissioners.'"
"I support a thorough investigation into the Yucca Mountain and the actions of the NRC, but any such investigation should be fair and nonpartisan."
"Chairman Jaczko did not ensure that each commissioner understood the implications of the guidance?"