ms. svinicki. >> i don't have anything additional to add. i would say it's not my nature to completely give up on people. i don't approach relationships that way. >> chairman apostolakis. >> and hoping he will. >> this is an extraordinarily difficult issue. i know that the four of us have done what we think is right, that we've had great concerns an obligation because the damage solving be done to the agency. i take the chairman at his word of what he said today that if he is committed to changing the way of doing business and behavior, then i will listen to his proposed changes, but i will tell you we had great confidence things will change, we would not have sent a letter to the white house and we did. >> when i read this article -- this letter that the chairman does not believe he can insert any of your names because he said all of you, the majority of the current commission has taken a purchase them as protective of public health and safety that i believe is necessary. to believe you take the position that are necessary and are protectiv

ms. svinicki. >> thank you chairman boxer and members of the committee for the opportunity to appear before you today on the topic of the review of the nrc fukushima response activities. i joined chairman jaczko and staff for their tireless effort as he is described in near-term task force recommendations touch on a broad range of important safety areas, including loss of power due to earthquakes, flooding or other natural disasters to issues relate to spent goals or scrutiny of emergency preparedness activity. the task force recommendations include requirements for nuclear power plants to reevaluate an upgrade seismic and flooding protection to strength and ability to deal with the prolonged loss of power and develop emergency plans to specifically contemplate the possibility of events involving multiple react to. the task force recommendations of now undergone review by the nrc staff and advisory committee on reactor safeguards. the agencies broadsided stakeholders have been accused to multiple public meetings. through these offers to benefit from the insights and perspective of industry

ms. svinicki? do you think chairman jaczko is competent? >> these decisions ultimately rests in the hands of others, and i leave them to judge whether -- >> have no opinion about it? mr. atta stockless? -- mr. aposolakis? >> as a said yesterday, he has to control his temper and not impede the flow of information to the commissioners. >> thank you. everybody thinks that the chairman is competent and that he has to be careful about hollering at people, as i understand its. this job, it seems like it is pretty sketchy. >> i am sorry to interrupt you, but we will move to senator barrasso. >> the house ranking member yesterday warned of internal disagreements among commissioners should not become a weapon of mass destruction from the issue of focusing on nuclear safety. i want to focus on safety as people on both sides of the aisle here. when employees and commissioners within an agency are expected to execute the mission of protecting the public from nuclear disasters, is investigating allegations of hostile or environments -- is it a weapon of