We ought to be encouraging that. That should not be something that we just do for 3 years or 5 years.

It seems to me we have sort of three different issues, and maybe more than three.

Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) requested agency information on the amount of EAJA fees paid out by the U.S. Forest Service from 1999 through 2005.

S. 3469 is intended to implement the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission that Secretary Chu appointed to review the nuclear waste program.

The Commission makes a strong case for interim storage, but only in the context of a parallel disposal program.

The Blue Ribbon Commission was worthy of its name. It was made up of 15 highly distinguished individuals from academia, from industry, from public service.

Thank you very much. Thank all 3 witnesses for excellent testimony.

We commend you for your attention to the problem of chartering a new course for addressing this important problem.

I would again like to thank the BRC for their dedicated work in developing a path forward.

Regrettably, we were not as successful as the Blue Ribbon Commission was in reaching a unanimous bipartisan consensus.

In conclusion, and as we said to this committee in February, the national interest demands that our nuclear waste program be fixed.