…The Wall Street Journal has published an interesting commentary on Senator Harry Reid’s personal attack against Commissioner Bill Magwood of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Hat tip to Dan Yurman of Idaho Samizdat, who provide a link to the above video with the following tweet: Dan Yurman @djysrv WSJ video: Sen Harry Reid’s crack up over the NRC. Jaczko gone but not forgotten. http://on.wsj.com/N0K23j…
…ted, but Jaczko is resigning. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/us/gregory-jaczko-to-resign-as-nrc-chairman-after-stormy-tenure.html Daniel Dr J has resigned. I hope Obama will send the right signal, soon. David Glad to see this! the NYT’s article was slanted pro Jaczko and anti-nuclear but the announcement is welcome. Andrew Jaremko Rod – this is good news, and I look forward to hearing more about it from your point of view. I had a look at the c…
…ur current president has not appointed anyone to the NRC yet. Commissioner Jaczko, the person who cast the no vote that you mention was appointed by the Bush administration. With regard to statements made at home, please review the confirmation testimony of Secretary Chu and many statements made during the campaign. President Obama is certainly no “fan” of nuclear power, but he recognizes that it plays a vital role in our current energy supply. Hd…
…for this without violating the law. Brian Mays Daniel – I’m not defending Jaczko. Besides, I’m sure he’s much happier now being an unabashed, full-blown anti-nuke, just like he was back in his grad school days. Don’t forget, however, that this boondoggle began in the Department of Energy when they decided to defund the YM licensing process and attempted to withdraw the application with prejudice. What good is an evaluation of a license applicatio…
…at my tax dollars are being so well spent. 😉 Anybody who is surprised at Jaczko‘s actions is a fool. This is exactly what I expected from him. Dave’s got his number. He pretty much described Jaczko‘s pedigree to a tee, although I’m not so sure about the “going rogue” part. Obama had to know what to expect from Jaczko, and even if he didn’t, Reid most certainly knew. This cannot come as a surprise to the Democratic leadership. Anyhow, all is not…
…years ago. The director of public affairs responded quickly by saying that Jaczko was made chairman in May of 2009, not October of 2008. I corrected my article as follows: Chairman Jaczko of the NRC once again demonstrated why it is probably not a good idea to put a 39-year-old (as of May 2009), especially one who has spent his scientific career on Washington DC political staffs, in charge of a key federal agency. That is an important consideratio…
…e shall never know. Brian Mays The Bush Administration left him no choice. Jaczko was the only Democrat on the NRC when Obama took office. Because as we all know, the President can select the Chairman only from the existing, already-appointed Commissioners at the time. I guess that’s why Obama replaced Jaczko, not with one of the two Democrat Commissioners already serving on the NRC, but with someone he just appointed out of the blue. /sarc Geez ….
…e”. https://atomicinsights.com/2011/03/focus-on-food-water-shelter-dr-greg-jaczko-is-wrong-and-giving-dangerously-bad-advice.html Brian Mays Rod – Why should he apologize? He’s just doing his job — not for the Commission, mind you, but for the influential politicians who managed to get him to the top position in the NRC. I’m sure that they’re rather pleased with his performance. Rod Adams @Brian – I realize I am a hopeless idealist, but I always…
…missioner openly hostile to aviation who acts in violation of the law (ala Jaczko), requiring a federal judge to have him knock it off. Still, the alt-aviation industry plods along with an excellent safety record and all credit US regulation. Meanwhile China builds brand new aircraft, doubling their fleet size every ten years or so, and simultaneously invests strongly in next generation nuclear. I suppose there would still be some that called such…
…eracy. Oh, and you do know there’s now film from inside the pond? And even Jaczko, of the NRC – who said in public the pond had gone dry – incidentally, why no response to the question about how you get criticality in a dry pond – has allowed his agency to climb down. Without personally admitting he was wrong, of course. Now, will you please b*gger off back to a site where you can drivel on about HAARP and black helicopters to your heart’s content…
…ance to safety and new technology than a benefactor. D E Andersen Chairman Jaczko was appointed as a political favor for Senator Harry Reid for whom Dr jaczlo worked. peior to that he worked for Rep Kerry, a fervent anti-nuke. Do a search of this site and you will find plenty of comments about chairman Jaczko, few of them complimentary. Brian Mays You mean Congressman Markey, not Senator Kerry. George Carty Yes Congressmen Ed Markey, aka “Mr LNG”….
…n of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Five days after the incident, Jaczko publicly portrayed the situation at the nuclear plant (specifically, the spent fuel pool in Reactor No. 4) as much more dire than Japanese authorities were acknowledging. His comments stoked a firestorm of condemnation against Tokyo’s ostensible duplicity. Jaczko’s assessment of the situation turned out to be wrong. And incredibly, even though he learned almost immed…
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