mr. fettis. brief. 15 seconds. >> i think it would be extraordinarily premature for congress to not take its time to do what i outlined and dr. peterson and general scowcroft outlined which was to methodically work through the process of creating new legislation. that's criteria. >> thanks so much. >> from what i heard, i tend to agree. i believe with a lot of what he's laid out. that, i mean, i think it's sensible. >> i would agree that what he's laid out makes good deal of sense. >> okay. >> mr. miller? dr. miller? >> i would certainly agree, and my board has certainly taken the position there are no technical impediments to developing a repository. >> another question for you, mr. metlay. you mentioned an amendment to the nuclear waste policy act. could you take a minute, i don't think you mentioned this in your testimony, but take a minute if you will and talk more about the negotiators' intended role and is this something we should or could pursue this time around? if you could. and be fairl