24 Quotes by Jim Steets

We appreciate the anger. We're not any happier than they are.

When we first got these findings we were scratching our heads because it does raise questions about what the source (of the leak) really is.

We're gaining confidence in the belief that the source (of the leak) is the pool. We don't believe it's a bigger problem down the road, but we're not done. We have about a dozen more wells to dig.

What we may learn from this is that boxing (the electrical switch) is appropriate, or that we need to take extra steps next time there's scaffolding put up. We're erecting scaffolding all the time and we have done it in this location without incident.

Whatever is ultimately decided, we're prepared to meet or exceed our regulatory obligations.

We made some changes in the software and made sure we wouldn't have a situation where so much input and data came in so quickly. That apparently was successful in addressing the problems.

When they blasted the bedrock in the late 1960s to early 1970s for the construction of various facilities, they created seams. Do they know exactly where those seams are? I don't think they do, but the seams created flow paths toward the river.

We liked it better when the tritium was in the discharge canal, because that's a monitored pathway. We have another monitored with the new well, but is that the only place? We don't know. That's why we're digging additional wells.

We would never do this during August. The grid should be able to handle the demand now.