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Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
US SENATORS HAS FIVE MINUTES TO MAKE AN OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE PANEL AND THE CHAIRMAN WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES AND EVERY OTHER MEMBER...
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| 00:06:39 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
PRIORITY FOR CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE WAKE OF JAPAN'S NUCLEAR DISASTER. AS YOU KNOW, SPENT FUEL RODS STORED AT FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI OVERHEATED...
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| 00:10:12 |
Carper, Thomas "Tom" R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
BACK TO SOMETHING THAT OUR COLLEAGUE FROM WYOMING HAS SAID. YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY EVERYTHING I DO I KNOW I CAN DO BETTER. I THINK THAT'S TRUE OF ALL OF...
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| 00:15:14 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
THE BETTER. THE MORE AMERICANS KNOW ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER THE BETTER. BOTH FROM A SAFETY POINT OF VIEW AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO OUR FUTURE. I MEAN,...
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| 00:20:23 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
CHAIR, VERMONT YANKEE IS ONE OF 23 PLANTS IN OUR COUNTRY WITH THE SAME DESIGN, GENERAL ELECTRIC MACH 1 AS THE FUKUSHIMA PLANTS THAT EXPERIENCED FULL...
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| 00:25:34 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
THERE. I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE. HE MET START BY THANKING AND HONORING YOUR COMMITMENT FOR THE RENOMINATION OF COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF FOR A FULL...
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| 00:29:23 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
BETWEEN THE RANKING MEMBER AN MYSELF AND THE CHARACTERIZATION THAT HE'S PUT FORWARD BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING CLEARLY IS THAT THE IG FOUND THAT THE...
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| 00:30:22 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
THIS IMPORTANT IS AN ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR MY STATE. IN THE STATE OF VERMONT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THE ROLE THAT ENTERGY...
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| 00:34:01 |
Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
REACTORS AND IN PARTICULAR MOD LAR SYSTEMS, SYSTEMS THAT EMPLOY PASSIVE MEASURES, THE TYPE OF PASSIVE MEASURES THAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT IRRELEVANT WHETHER...
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| 00:35:04 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
OF ITS SAFETY REVIEW. AND SINCE JAPAN'S NUCLEAR DISASTER BEGAN UNFOLDING IN MARCH, PERSONALS HAVE ASKED WITH A GOOD DEAL OF TREPIDATION, COULD IT HAPPEN...
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| 00:38:43 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
CHAIRMAN. >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
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| 00:38:52 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
APPEAR BEFORE YOU TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE RESPONSE OF THE NRC TO THE NUCLEAR EMERGENCY IN JAPAN. AT THE CURRENT TIME, THE JAPANESE UTILITY AND THE...
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| 00:43:30 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
PUT THEM DOWN AND STAY OR YOU CAN LEAVE WITH THE SIGNS. IT'S UP TO YOU. WHATEVER YOU WISH TO DO IS FINE WITH US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IF -- OH,...
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| 00:43:54 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
NCC R'S ALSO IN SITUATIONS OF WIDESPREAD INSTRUCTURE DAMAGE, MULTI-UNIT EVENTS AN AT SINGLE SITE AND LONG TERM STATION BLACKOUT. THE NCR'S COMMITTED...
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| 00:45:04 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
MINUTES AND I HAVE GIVEN HIM MY QUESTIONS. >> SURE, OF COURSE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL MISS YOU. VERY MUCH. OKAY. WE'RE GOING...
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| 00:45:36 |
Svinicki, Kristine - Commissioner
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY. CHAIRMAN JACZKO ADDRESSED THE BREADTH OF THE ONGOING ACTIVITIES IN THE WRITTEN...
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| 00:47:04 |
Apostolakis, George - Member
OKAY? >> YES. GOOD MORNING. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY. I WILL SUMMARIZE MY IMPRESSIONS OF THE FUKUSHIMA EVENT AS FOLLOWS....
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| 00:49:44 |
Magwood, William - Member
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE WITH YOU TODAY TO SPEAK ON THESE ISSUES. FUKUSHIMA WEIGHS HEAVILY ON THE MINDS OF ALL OF THOSE WHO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION. MAY...
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| 00:51:55 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
TASK FORCE THE COMMISSION CHARTERED BACK IN MARCH. I TOOK A SYSTEMATICAL REVIEW OF FUKUSHIMA. I'M SURE IF WE MAKE CHANGES, AND THERE WILL BE CHANGES...
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| 00:54:04 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
YUCCA, BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE FOUND OUT THAT THROUGH A GAO REPORT THAT REPUBLICANS ASKED FOR THAT THEY TERMINATED -- THE D.O.E. ...
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| 00:56:06 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR CHILDREN IN JAPAN AS WELL, IN GENERAL, WITH ALL OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN JAPAN, AND THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:58:02 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
IT? WERE THEY CONCERNED BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE EXPOSED TO MORE THAN ONE? >> I'M PERSONALLY NOT AWARE OF ANY STUDIES THAT INFORMED THAT DECISION, BUT I...
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| 00:59:29 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
REVIEW. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SAFETY COMPONENT OF THE REVIEW BUT HELD OPEN A PIECE OF THAT REVIEW PENDING THE ANALYSIS OF THE ...
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| 01:02:28 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR RECENT REAPPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT TO SERVE ON YOUR COMMISSION. YOUR BACKGROUND IS EXTENSIVE. PRIOR TO BEING SWORN IN AS A...
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| 01:03:19 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
HIM AND I THINK HE'S A VALUE TO THE COMMISSION. >> THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH SENATOR BOXER ON SAFETY AND OUR CONCERNS ON SAFETY. I KNOW THAT YOU HAD SPOKEN...
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| 01:06:10 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
FORMER CHAIRMAN SAID -- A FORMER CHAIRMAN -- HAS DESCRIBED THE BEHAVIOR AS A RULING BY INTIMIDATION. >> IS THE FORMER CHAIRMAN STILL ACTIVE IN THE NRC?...
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| 01:06:34 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
BUT I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THIS REPORT. AND I'M FOCUSING ON A CULTURE OF SAFETY. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT CULTURE OF SAFETY, AND...
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| 01:07:11 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
COMMISSION. IT'S NO -- I'M A VERY PASSIONATE AND INTENSE PERSON. I HAVE HELD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS AT THE AGENCY, AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE...
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| 01:12:21 |
Svinicki, Kristine - Commissioner
THIS COMMITTEE AN EXERCISE OF POWERS, AND I BELIEVE I LEARNED IT THEN. >> WERE YOU INFORMED THAT THE CHAIRMAN WAS TAKING OVER? >> NO, I WAS NOT. >> JUST...
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| 01:12:38 |
Magwood, William - Member
WE HEARD THAT HE ADVISED OUR COMMITTEE. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT. >> I DID HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE CHAIRMAN ON MARCH 31st IN WHICH I UNDERSTOOD...
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| 01:12:49 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
EXERCISING EMERGENCY POWERS, THOUGH THERE WAS NOT A FORMAL STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT. >> FINAL QUESTION FROM SENATOR INHOFF. HE OUTLINED A LETTER WITH...
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| 01:13:20 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
QUESTION ABOUT MY AUTHORITY IN THIS CASE AND I HAVE PLENTY OF DOCUMENTATION FROM THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M GOING TO BACK UP...
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| 01:13:41 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THIS KIND OF QUESTIONING IS, TO ME, EXTRAORDINARY ASKING YOU IF YOU DID SOMETHING YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO AND HAVING EVERY COMMISSIONER KNOW YOU DIDN'T...
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| 01:14:19 |
Carper, Thomas "Tom" R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
COMMISSION, ONE OF THE BEST LEADERSHIP RULES I EVER LEARNED IN THE NAVY AND A LOT OF OTHER PLACES, INCLUDING MY OWN HOME, WAS TO FOLLOW THE GOLDEN...
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| 01:15:32 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
TASK FORCE IN TWO MEETINGS WE'VE HAD SO FAR IS THE NEED TO ADEQUATELY ENVISION THE STATEMENT OF OUR BLACKOUT RULES WHICH DEALS WITH AC POWER ON-SITE,...
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| 01:16:04 |
Magwood, William - Member
WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE HAS SAID FOR REINFORCEMENT, THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO GIVE ME ANOTHER EXAMPLE. >> ONE OTHER EXAMPLE, ONE I THINK...
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| 01:17:08 |
Apostolakis, George - Member
THAT MAYBE I HAVE LEARNED, I THINK, AT LEAST, WE SHOULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT BASIS EVENTS AND BEYOND BASIS EVENTS. THAT IS A LEGAL DISTINCTION. THE AGENCY...
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| 01:18:35 |
Svinicki, Kristine - Commissioner
WE NEED TO RELOOK AT THE MEASURES PUT IN PLACE AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 TO DEAL WITH CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. I WOULD ADD AN AREA THAT IS FRUITFUL FOR LESSONS...
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| 01:19:14 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
ON REACTOR SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENTS AND HAVE NOT PUT ENOUGH ATTENTION TO CONSIDERING THE IMPACT TO SPENT FUEL POOLS, NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE...
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| 01:20:12 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
LEEJALLY. WHEN YOU DO, YOU CAN HARNESS THE KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR DISPOSAL. I HAVE A FEELING THE COMMISSION MAY NOT BE FULLY UTILIZING THE EXPERTISE ON...
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| 01:21:43 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
THEM. THE SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFING THE ACRS, I BELIEVE, NEXT WEEK, SO THERE HAS BEEN DIALOGUE AND INTERACTION BETWEEN THE ACRS, BUT...
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| 01:22:57 |
Svinicki, Kristine - Commissioner
THEY DID LOOK INTO INQUIRIES AND LOOK INTO MATTERS, AND I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE AT LOOKING AT DIRECT ACTION AT FUKUSHIMA AS WELL. >> I AM A FORMER CHAIRMAN...
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| 01:23:22 |
Apostolakis, George - Member
LETTERS ANY TIME THEY WANT. >> AND YOU AGREE THAT'S HELPFUL? >> YES. ABSOLUTELY. >> I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF FULL SUPPORT BY THE ACRS, PARTICULARLY...
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| 01:23:42 |
Magwood, William - Member
WITH THE COMMENTS, AND ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF THE LONG TERM REVIEW OF THE
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| 01:23:50 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
ACRS AS FAR AS OUR FORCE, TASKING IS APPROPRIATE. BUT TO THE EXTENT THEY HAVE OTHER IDEAS AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL, I WELCOME THOSE. >> VERY GOOD....
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| 01:24:49 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
CAN BENEFIT FROM AN OPEN PROCESS. I HAPPEN TO AGREE VERY MUCH WITH WHAT THE COMMISSION IS SAYING. IN THAT LIGHT, LET ME ASK CHAIRMAN JASZCO JUST A...
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| 01:27:45 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
OF PROVIDING THEM TO YOU WITH THE UNDERSTANDING UNTIL WE WERE TO AGREE TO RELEASE THEM PUBLICLY PUBLICLY -- >> I WOULD LIKE THEM RELEASED PUBLICLY....
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| 01:28:19 |
Magwood, William - Member
OF JUSTICE. >> I'M ASKING YOU TO COMMENT ON IT. >> I'M AFRAID I CAN'T DO THAT, SIR. >> AND ONE OF THE, I GUESS, REASONS -- WELL, LET ME ASK COMMISSIONER...
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| 01:28:47 |
Svinicki, Kristine - Commissioner
MY COUNSEL TO INQUIRE AND RECEIVE ADVICE FROM THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ASKED THAT I MAKE TWO THINGS IN MY RESPONSE, FIRST OF ALL,...
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| 01:29:51 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
I'D RATHER NOT COMMENT. I WILL SAY PERSONALLY I THINK HISTORICALLY IT HAS BEEN VERY RARE FOR THE AGENCY TO GET INVOLVED IN PRE-EMPTION ISSUES, ...
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| 01:31:40 |
Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR BOILING WATER REACTORS AS A VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE DID HARDEN THE VENTS WHICH ENSURES THEY ARE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE PRESSURES IN...
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| 01:32:03 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
WHAT THE SOURCE OF HYDROGEN WAS AND THE CHALLENGES WITH THE VENTING AT FUKUSHIMA WERE, WHETHER IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE VENTS THEMSELVES OR WHETHER THERE...
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| 01:36:17 |
Magwood, William - Member
ON THE NEEDS WE HAVE FOR SPECIFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. WHAT ARE THE TOP FIVE FOR AMERICAN POWER PLANTS? >> I'M NOT SURE I CAN GIVE YOU A TOP FIVE....
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| 01:38:07 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
THE NRC? >> APPROXIMATELY 4,000. >> 4,000. OKAY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THAT'S A PRETTY LARGE ORGANIZATION. SOME HAVE SAID THAT MODIFICATIONS...
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| 01:39:24 |
Magwood, William - Member
WAY, I DID VISIT WITH THEM SOME MONTHS AGO AND LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE MARK 1'S DURING THAT VISIT. WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THEY'RE STILL DRIBBLING IN FROM...
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| 01:40:40 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
INFORMATION THAT TURNS OUT TO BE INACCURATE AND PURSUE IT AND MAKE CHANGES THAT ULTIMATELY DON'T IMPACT SAFETY. SO AS COMMISSIONER MAGWOOD INDICATED,...
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| 01:44:15 |
Magwood, William - Member
ATTRIBUTES, BUT PROBABLY THE LEAST FAVORITE THING TO DO IS MOVE THEM AROUND A LOT. SO BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO RELOCATE SPENT FUEL, YOU...
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| 01:44:43 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
A DIFFERENTIAL RISK CALCULATION BETWEEN LEAVING THE SPENT FUEL IN A POOL AS OPPOSED TO PUTTING IT IN A DRY CAST AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME. THAT...
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| 01:45:10 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
AND THE COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A MEETING CONCERNING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ON JULY 19. A LOT OF US ARE REALLY ANXIOUS TO SEE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. WILL...
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| 01:47:20 |
Svinicki, Kristine - Commissioner
BACK AND LOOK AT MY TESTIMONY TO YOU AND THE EXCHANGE WE HAD AT MY CONFIRMATION ANYWAY. YOU ASKED ME TO CHARACTERIZE MY WORK AT DOE, AND MY ANSWER...
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| 01:50:19 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
WHERE I SUSPECT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES IN THE AREA OF REGULATIONS FOR STATION BLACKOUT. AND I SUSPECT THAT THE TASKFORCE WILL HAVE...
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| 01:50:49 |
Svinicki, Kristine - Commissioner
TO TASKFORCE ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS. >> THEIR STATEMENT IS THEY AREN'T, WHAT THEY DEAL WITH IN THE PAST IS LOSING ELECTRICITY FROM THE...
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| 01:51:14 |
Apostolakis, George - Member
HAS PROMULGATED, SO IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT WAS ADDRESSED, BUT THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT ARE COMING UP AS A RESULT OF HERE SHEEP A. MOST POWER PLANTS...
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| 01:52:34 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
QUICKLY YOU CANNERY STORE THAT ELECTRICAL POWER. SO WHAT HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN DONE, THEY LOOKED AT EVENTS WHICH YOU HAD LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER FROM...
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| 01:53:58 |
Magwood, William - Member
AND GENERATORS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS A NEW THOUGHT FOR MANY PEOPLE. I AGREE WITH WHAT OTHERS SAID, IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO LOOK AT. >> DO...
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| 01:54:35 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
A NUCLEAR PLANT IN ARKANSAS RUN BY ENTERGY, THEY DO A TREMENDOUS JOB, THEY ARE A GREAT CITIZEN, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE THE PLANT THERE, AGAIN, REALIZING...
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| 01:56:24 |
Carper, Thomas "Tom" R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
FAN, IF I COULD. I AM TOLD MANY, MAYBE MOST FACILITIES IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE BACKUP BATTERIES. SOME HAVE FOUR HOUR LIFE, SOME EIGHT. SHOULDN'T WE LOOK...
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| 01:57:32 |
Apostolakis, George - Member
INTO AND TAKE SOME SORT OF ACTION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ACTION WOULD BE, BUT CLEARLY ANY MESSAGE FROM FUKUSHIMA IS FOUR HOURS OR SOMETIMES EIGHT...
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| 01:58:29 |
Magwood, William - Member
THE FOUR HOUR COPING TIME WAS DECIDED, AND COMMISSIONER POINTED OUT THE TIMING WAS CONSERVATIVE. I REMEMBER POINTING OUT TO STAFF AT THE TIME I LIVED...
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| 01:59:58 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
REACTORS. SO THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE A PROBLEM OF COPING AND DEALING WITH THE BATTERIES, BUT MAY BE THE...
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| 02:03:57 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
A MAJOR MULTI NATIONAL CORPORATION, $14 BILLION CORPORATION, ENTERGY, WHICH IS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR AND EXTREMELY IMPORTANT LEGAL CONTEST WITH...
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| 02:04:33 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
AND OUR STAFF I THINK ARE VERY DILIGENT AND DEDICATED AND FOCUSED ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO SAFETY, AND I THINK WE HAVE AN EFFORT TO BE OPEN AND TO...
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| 02:05:23 |
Svinicki, Kristine - Commissioner
HAVE NOT. AS THE CHAIRMAN MENTIONED, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO MEET WITH COMMISSIONERS, BUT THAT REQUEST WAS WITHDRAWN BASED ON MY UNDERSTANDING THE JUSTICE...
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| 02:06:00 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
ENTERGY, NOR WITH MEMBERS OF THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER. >> NOR ANY COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS MATTER? >> THERE WAS COMMUNICATION CAME...
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| 02:09:03 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
THE STATES HAVE AUTHORITY AND WE SHOULD RESPECT THOSE AUTHORITIES AS WE EXPECT THEM TO RESPECT OUR AUTHORITIES. >> THANK YOU. >> SENATOR SANDERS, ALTHOUGH...
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| 02:09:20 |
Svinicki, Kristine - Commissioner
MY CAREER WORKING FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN AT A UTILITY COMMISSION. SO I AM AWARE OF THE STATE'S ROLE IN THE ECONOMICS. >> OUT OF CURIOSITY, MADAM...
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| 02:10:15 |
Magwood, William - Member
THE OFFICE TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT. I AGREE GENERALLY. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE IS CLEARLY A REASON. WE HAVE A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, STATES HAVE A STRONG...
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| 02:10:45 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
OUR SOLICITOR, WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER OF VERMONT YANKEE. OUR AUTHORITY IS NOT BASED ON ECONOMICS BUT RATHER ON NUCLEAR SAFETY. >> RIGHT. >> SO...
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| 02:15:15 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
I WANT YOU TO CLARIFY IF I DID, WHEN THERE'S A SAFETY PROBLEM, YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID. IS THAT RIGHT? I'M NOT SURE
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| 02:15:28 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
EXACTLY -- >> CAN YOU READ THAT BACK PERHAPS WHAT HE SAID? >> I BELIEVE WHAT I MAY HAVE SAID, WHAT I BELIEVE I SAID, MADAM CHAIR, IS WHETHER OR NOT...
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| 02:16:54 |
Jaczko, Gregory B. - Commissioner
AN AGENCY TO MAKE SURE WE LISTEN TO STAKEHOLDERS SO WE HAVE INFORMED DECISION MAKING, BUT ULTIMATELY IT IS OUR DECISION. >> YOU'RE INDEPENDENT. SO...
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| 02:17:43 |
Ostendorff, William - Member
PLANT IS SAFE OR NOT. THE QUESTION I WAS RESPONDING TO FROM SENATOR SANDERS DEALT WITH WHETHER THERE IS AN ISSUE RAISED IN THIS LAWSUIT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY...
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