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Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
DAMAGED FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR PLANT. HE'S TESTIFYING ABOUT WHAT HE LEARNED AND SAW. WE ALSO EXPECT TO HEAR FROM AN ACTING ASSISTANT ENERGY SECRETARY...
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Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
TO PROMOTE INCREASED SAFETY? THE SPENT FUEL AT DAIICHI POSED SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS, CONTRIBUTING TO AT LEAST ONE OF THE HYDROGEN EXPLOSIONS, SO WHAT...
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Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
YEARS ANYWAY, NO ONE WAS HURT AT THREE MILE ISLAND. WHICH MANY PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE WHEN I SAY IT, BUT I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WITH OUR WITNESSES AS...
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| 00:17:03 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
AND IT'S INTERMITTENT AS WELL AND TAKES UP A LOT OF SPACE. THEIR ONLY OPTION IS TO BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS WHICH IS WHAT GREAT BRITAIN IS PLANNING...
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| 00:25:26 |
Lyons, Peter B. - Assistant Secretary
ARE POSSIBLE TO HAPPEN, IF THE EVENT -- IF SOMETHING ADDITIONALLY WERE TO HAPPEN, WE HAVE THESE SEVERE ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES IN PLACE TO ENSURE...
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| 00:30:28 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
FOR NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONS AND THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE TO ENCOURAGE FORMATION OF AN INDUSTRY-LED ASSISTANCE TEAM. WE ARE LEADING THIS TEAM...
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| 00:30:58 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
A DAILY BASIS AS WELL AS WITH AN INTERNAL TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO ANALYZE THE SITUATION, SUGGEST NEW APPROACHES AND EVALUATE POTENTIAL...
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| 00:37:07 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
WHY ARE THERE NO BETTER STANDARDS FOR SPENT FUEL POOLS? YOU HAVE GOOD STANDARDS FOR THE REACTOR, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME NOT MUCH FOR THE SPENT
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| 00:37:19 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
FUEL. >> THE SPENT FUEL POOLS ARE CONSIDERED SAFETY SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS SO THEY MEET A LOT OF THE SAME STANDARDS THAT THE REACTOR ITSELF WOULD HAVE...
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| 00:41:35 |
Lyons, Peter B. - Assistant Secretary
COULD ARISE THAT WOULD PRESENT A CHALLENGE TO THE KIND OF APPROACH WE HAVE RIGHT NOW FOR DEALING WITH SPENT FUEL. RIGHT NOW, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS...
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| 00:42:45 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
INSTEAD OF A NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY. HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD NUCLEAR POWER HAS BEEN THOUGHTFUL AND BALANCED INCLUDING THROUGH THIS CRISIS. HE'S APPOINTED...
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| 00:43:02 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
THE FIRST NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT, HE HAS A DISTINGUISHED PANEL LOOKING AT THE FUTURE OF USED NUCLEAR FUEL. I WANT TO ASK YOU TO COMMENT...
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| 00:47:55 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
THE LATE 80S AND EARLY 90s THAT THE ACCUMULATION OF HYDROGEN PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE, SO THE REACTORS OF THIS TYPE IN PARTICULAR WERE MODIFIED...
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| 00:51:02 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
NOW IF THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF JAPAN, WHETHER THERE'LL BE SERIOUS QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT OPERATIONS, ABOUT DESIGN, AND ABOUT...
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| 00:53:31 |
Lyons, Peter B. - Assistant Secretary
THINKING FROM THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION REALLY APPROPRIATE TODAY? ARE WE NOT IN A WORLD THAT HAS ACCEPTED REPROCESSING? SHOULD WE NOT BE LOOKING...
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| 00:54:42 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
BELIEF THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND NUCLEAR POWER BELIEVES THAT MAINTAINING THESE POOLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE? >> WELL, CERTAINLY...
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| 00:55:45 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
PROVIDES FUEL FOR THE REACTORS. THERE ARE ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS THAT GO INTO WHETHER OR NOT REPROCESSING IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROVIDE THAT FUEL....
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| 00:58:02 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
WEREN'T PRESENT. YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT A TERRORIST BOMB AT OUR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. WE DO TODAY. AND YOU'VE GOT ALL THESE SPENT FUEL
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| 00:58:13 |
Lyons, Peter B. - Assistant Secretary
RODS, VERY HOT, AGAINST SOME OF THEM HAVE COOLED OFF SOMEWHAT. AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT DRY CASKS WERE THE BEST LONG-TERM STORAGE. AND TO ME 100 YEARS...
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| 00:59:02 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
TAKING THE FUEL OUT OF THE POOLS AND PUTTING IT IN DRY CAST STORAGE. SO IN THAT LONGER-TERM SCENARIO, YOU WOULD LIKELY SEE MOST OF THE FUEL BEING MOVED...
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| 00:59:26 |
Lyons, Peter B. - Assistant Secretary
IT RELEASES A LOT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FROM THE SPENT FUEL POOLS. AS THE FUEL AGES, THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT FIRE REDUCES IT DRAMATICALLY. AND...
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| 01:02:32 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
USE REPROCESSING. THERE MAY BE OTHER REASONS WHY ONE WOULD WANT TO REPROCESS, BUT I'M CERTAINLY NOT AWARE OF ANY STUDY WHICH SAYS THAT REPROCESSING WOULD...
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| 01:03:07 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
JAPAN, THE PUREEX APPROACH, WHICH WE WOULD NOT UTILIZE IN THIS COUNTRY, FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, INCLUDING A NONPROLIFERATION CONCERN...
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| 01:03:53 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
SITE? >> WELL, THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT ALSO REQUIRES THAT THERE BE A FEE LEVIED ON ALL NUCLEAR POWER USE THAT IS INTENDED TO COVER THE COSTS OF...
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| 01:05:42 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
CHAIRMAN, YOUR INDULGENCE PLEASE, FOR A QUESTION THAT I HAVE THAT'S PUZZLED ME SINCE YOU TESTIFIED AT AN EARLIER HEARING, DR. JACZKO. THE
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| 01:05:54 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
NRC REQUIRES EVACUATION PLANS ONLY FOR AREAS WITHIN TEN MILES OF A PLANT, BUT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS WARNED AMERICANS IN JAPAN TO STAY AT...
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| 01:08:46 |
Lyons, Peter B. - Assistant Secretary
TO ENSURE -- PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. >> WOULD YOU ADVISE THE CONGRESS TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE NUCLEAR POWER AS PART OF ENERGY PRODUCTION IN...
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| 01:12:07 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
SHUTTING YUCCA MOUNTAIN DOWN HELPFUL TO OUR NUCLEAR WASTE PROBLEM OR HARMFUL? >> LET ME ANSWER IN THIS WAY, SENATOR. I CAME TO THE DEPARTMENT AFTER ...
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