38 Quotes by Neil Sheehan

Our resident inspectors ... will be reviewing the event and the way it was responded to. The company will most likely have to do its own root-cause assessment of what happened.

We would certainly consider any information that they submit, ... However, time and again the emergency plan for Indian Point has been reviewed and tested and it's been demonstrated capable of doing the job.

We always look for a site that accommodates as many people as possible. You can never make everybody happy.

We see nothing at this point that indicates any widespread contamination.

You have to look at the broader perspective here. Before companies even submit applications (for license renewal) they have to do a tremendous amount of advance work.

The risk significance is low in terms of public health and safety, ... We're talking about a small amount of water. We're doing a special investigation because we want to make sure that (Entergy) has their hands around the extent of the cracking, the extent of the leakage, and determine exactly where this moisture originated.

Any contamination that exists is at low levels. It does not pose a threat to the public or workers at the site.

They're not going to know that for certain until they shut the plant down and get into the containment building and get a closer look.

The NRC looks at on-site response and (Federal Emergency Management Agency) evaluates the off-site response, ... The exercise is designed to make sure the emergency plans are capable of doing the job. The plan is a living document that needs to constantly be evaluated and upgraded.