in general, but i have seen through my interactions as chairman is that we have worked kolar bradley and cooperatively -- with the white house. >> how do you determine balance between regulatory agency and industry? tryan ideal world, indusr would be self-policing. how do you see it working now and how would you like to? >> in general, the systems work well. the nrc establishes safety requirements. they're responsible for implementing those and ultimately has an immediate day- to-day responsibility for safety. there is also a self-regulatory organization which plays a role in providing an excellence. i think we have many different pieces working on this. of course we have the public. one of the things i continue to be amazed by is the level of engagement we get from members of the public on all of these issues. whenever you bring a lot of different views together, it is always more challenging to make decisions, but in the end, it is the right one. this is a difficult area in which to make decisions, so by design it is a system that tends to be open and transparent and use the input