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please give a warm welcome to nrc chairman gregory jaczko. >> i should say after that introduction, at least my wife will be happy with whatever i say today. i want to thank you for that introduction. i'm very pleased and honored to be here today speaking at the honorable institution. the national press club is a venue like no. it's been the center of journalism and news for more than 100 years. as i was doing some research preparing for this and my staff did a little investigation of the press club, they noticed it's historic emblem of that of an owl. which symbolizing wisdom, awareness, and long nights spent on the job. i won't claim wisdom and i'll let you judge my sense of awareness. but i can definitely relate to the long nights spent sleepless on the job. as chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission, one the best aspects of my job is having the opportunity to lead a staff of nearly 4,000 talented, dedicated public servants. like any regulatory agency, we hear from all sides and all perspectives about both our own safety record, and that of the industry we regulate. we know we

chairman gregory jaczko. [applause] >> i should say after that introduction, at least my wife will be happy with whatever i say today. i want to thank you for that introduction. i'm very pleased and honored to be here today speaking at this institution. the national press club is a venue like no other. it has been the center of washington journalism and news for more than 100 years. . and as i was doing research for this and my staff did a little investigation of the press club they notice d its emblem was that of an owl. now i won't claim wisdom and i'll let you judge my sense of awareness but i can relate to the long nights spent sleepless on the job. as chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission, one of the best aspects of this job is to have an opportunity to lead a staff of 4,000 dedicated public servants. like any regulatory agency, we hear from all sides and all perspectives about both our own safety record and that of the industry we regulate. we know we can always do better and we always strive to

please give a warm national press club welcome to nrc chairman, gregory jaczko. [applause] >> i should say after that introduction at least my wife will be happy with whatever i say today. i want to thank you for that introduction. i am very pleased and honored to be here today speaking at this venerable institution. the national press club is really a fan you like no other. it has been the center of washington journalism and news for more than 100 years. as i was doing some research preparing for this and my staff did a little investigation of the press club they noticed that its historic emblem was that of a -- which symbolizes wisdom, awareness and long nights spent on the job. i won't claim wisdom and i will let you judge my sense of awareness, but i can definitely relate to the long nights spent sleepless on the job. as chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission, one of the best aspects of my job is having the opportunity to lead a staff of nearly 4000 talented, dedicated public servants. like in a regulatory agency, we hear from all sides and all perspec