dr. metly, i'd like to call on you, please. >> thank you mr. chairman. chairman carper, ranking member brasso. i'm a member of the senior professional staff of the u.s. nuclear waste technical review board an independent federal agency. i thank you for inviting me here today to provide some background information on the international experience related to consent based programs for sitting facilities for storing or disposing of high level nuclear waste. i will summarize my remarks and ask that my full statement be included many the hearing record. this subcommittee is undoubtedly familiar with the experiences in the united states both before and after site characterization was limited to yucca mountain. it may be less familiar with the experiences of other countries. these i believe can be very instructive. so i will focus my comments on them today. in the last 40 years, a dozen countries including the united states have initiated more than two dozen efforts to identify potential repository sites. only three of those efforts have succeeded in choosing a

dr. metly great to see you. is it mr. or doctor? mr. it is. mr. andrew is it oral. with the emphasis on the first or second syllable. like oral surgery? we'll alternate then. doctor andrew oral director of nuclear energy and fuel cycle programs. again, hold your statements to about five minutes. we're glad you're here. appreciate your participation and preparation. there you go. turn that mic on. >> i thank the chairman and the ranking member for inviting nrdc to share the crews on the potential outcomes of the president's blue ribbon commission. i submitted written testimony for the record and i'll focus briefly on two points. point one, in new legislation we urged congress to require screening for the final form before any disposal sites are concerned. >> i was pleased to hear dr. peterson reiterate that call. the same for protection standards. the brk was correct that it should be generic. that is applicable to all sites. but with respect we're very pleased that they were explicit today that such standards must be in final form before the process begins. why do w