As a former Secretary of Energy and Governor of New Mexico, I can assure you that WIPP in our lifetimes has the same chance of accepting weapons-grade plutonium that Yucca Mountain has for accepting spent nuclear fuel. It is self-deluding to claim otherwise.
Bill Richardson expresses skepticism about WIPP's ability to handle plutonium.
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I think we at the Commission recognize, as we have over the years, that we always have to keep up with very dynamic changes in our industries that we regulate.
But the sanctions that have, I think, bitten--that bite the most have been the coal, the uranium, the oil sanctions that are imposed now by the U.N.
My worry is--and before, I think, you came in I said it is better to negotiate with the foreign ministry types in North Korea rather than the intelligence people because they are more flexible.
I commend the President for making the tough decision to bring Brittney back. I commend him for trying very hard to get Whelan back.
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