Joseph Knollenberg: “I rise in support of H.R. 1270. I also want to salute the original drafter of this bill, the gentleman from Michigan…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 1270. I also want to salute the original drafter of this bill, the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Upton], for his work. I want to talk a little bit about safety. I want to also talk about Halloween for a moment, because it seems Halloween is not until Friday but the gloom and doom stories have already begun. The myths about a 'mobile Chernobyl' are about as credible as the legend of the headless horseman. I know that transportation is a problem. Some Members have spoken about that. Safety is a problem, as well. Consider the record: 30 years of experience, 2,400 shipments of spent nuclear fuel, over 1.5 million miles logged in this country, does not include the 100 million miles that the gentleman from Idaho [Mr. Crapo] talked about on the nuclear weapons side, and all of this movement with zero radioactive releases and no harm to the environment or American citizens. The casks are engineered safe. They are tested, they are demonstrated, and they are certified safe by the NRC, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, for transportation.”