"I think those reviews need to be performance-oriented, not solely process-based and certainly not inflexible."
"I couldn't agree with you more."
"I would be very happy to work with you on those, with my office, especially so we can stop the redundancy that I believe is happening."
"That would be great if we can do that."
"We are very conscious of and concerned with the President's Climate Action Plan, which could seriously jeopardize the reliability and affordability of Americans' electricity."
"We must improve the accuracy of cost estimates and critically examine the use of qualitative factors to justify changes that are not truly cost-beneficial."
"With so much at stake, we must have a Nuclear Regulatory Commission that provides regulatory stability and pursues justified, defensible safety improvements."
"I hope we can focus on the Commission's principles of good regulation--independence, openness, efficiency, clarity, and reliability."
"Thank you, gentlemen, for being here today."
"I believe this is the first request from the administration, but it will not be the last."
"The NRC's timely review of license submittals is critical to the success of our domestic uranium industry."