i don't want to second-guess what the nrc will be doing about this. it is something they are saying that yes, there'll be a number of drycask facilities and that is one of their recommendations them i was very impressed with the testimony of a m doctoroniz on the subject area. let me go on to your renewable loan guarantee program. i believe you have to it million dollars in the budget for that. you have sent letters to renewable energy developers who had applied for loan guarantees saying your applications were on hold because doe the leaves but have trouble making the september 30 construction start requirements. developedow how we wind and solar power without a very aggressive loan guarantee program. i thought we had it. putting these projects on hold and with so little in your budget really concerns me. i don't know anybody that can do it without a loan guarantee. >> this has to do with the fact that if you did not have it at a certain time, a condition alone, that goes through the approval process, that you have conditions that would have to be me

and we've talked -- nrc has talked a lot about this in the days since fukushima. are you aware, did any other country's nuclear safety authority look at the u.s. experience of 9/11 and put in place for their power plants anything akin to what we had done? i'm genuinely not aware if other countries took action based on our 9/11 events for their nuclear power plants in terms of catastrophic -- dealing with catastrophic events. >> i think i'd have to give you a complete answer after some specific review. but my recollection is that just about every country looked at the events of 9/11. they looked at what we did. i know we've actively shared with a swlekt number of countries specifically what we've done, the kinds of analyses that have occurred in the u.s. and many countries that have oc the u.s. and many countries have taken similar action. i don't believe anybody has done anything quite as comparable as we have done, but there are a number of countries that i'm familiar with that have taken specific measures. >> and i have been aware of some countries certainly exp

i don't want to guess with the nrc is going to be doing about this good but certainly it is something they are saying that there will be a number of these dry test facilities and i believe that is one of their recommendations. >> i was very impressed with the testimony that dr. bernice from mit on the subject. but make out with one of my favorite issues. your renewable guarantee loan program. i believe you have just $200 million in the budget for that, that she was sent letters to renewable energy developers would applied for loan guarantees say in their application were on hold because dear we believed these would have difficulty making the september 30th construction start requiring that. i don't know really how we developed wind and solar power without a very aggressive loan guarantee program. and i thought we had it and just putting these projects on hold and so little in your budget really concerns me because i don't know anybody that can do that without a loan guarantee. >> so come the reason we put -- this has to do with the fact that if you didn't have a certain time condition

asked the national research council to study the environmental protection agencies plan and, well, the nrcame back with a verdict there may be a lot of challenges and it may be overly optimistic. you can learn more about the plan at wusa9.com. just click on living green. >>> construction is typically a male dominated industry but today a group of women took over one site down in arlington and as kristin fisher tells us, the women are giving those guys a run for their money. >> we feel united and strong. we could do anything. >> we are women. >> susan isn't shy when it comes to recruiting for national women build week. >> come on out and build with the women. >> reporter: but this is actually her first time working on a construction site. >> i work in retail. i have to check my ladder first to make sure it is safe. >> reporter: today susan and 30 other women are helping build affordable housing for low income families as part of habitat for humanities women build programs. >> we are mutting up insulation today. it gets in your face and eyes but at the end of the day it washes away an you've

after blackley threatened legislation to stop the process, the company sent a private letter to the nrc saying it still wants expedited safety review. >> if it's identified that the hazard is greater than what we're designed for. then the nuclear regulatory will not allow us to operate. some people around here tell us despite the apparent corporate duplicity, plant worries are overblown. >> i've lived here all my life. all my life i've been told we're going to have a big one. i'm still here, we haven't had a big one. >> reporter: but seismologists say a quake here is coming, they want to know the risks in advance. john fowler, ktvu news. >>> more news coverage from chopper 2 of the cinco de mayo celebration. you can see a lot of motorcycle police officers have gathered, it appears they pretty much dispersed the crowd. there were reports that they were taking rocks and bottles from some of the partyers and working to keep the crowd in check. now they just appear to be keeping an eye on things. if we get more information we will bring it to you. live pictures here from san jose where poli

after blackley threatened legislation to stop the process, the company sent a private letter to the nrc saying it still wants expedited safety review. >> if it's identified that the hazard is greater than what we're designed for. then the nuclear regulatory will not allow us to operate. some people around here tell us despite the apparent corporate duplicity, plant worries are overblown. >> i've lived here all my life. all my life i've been told we're going to have a big one. i'm still here, we haven't had a big one. >> reporter: but seismologists say a quake here is coming, they want to know the risks in advance. john fowler, ktvu news. >>> more news coverage from chopper 2 of the cinco de mayo celebration. you can see a lot of motorcycle police officers have gathered, it appears they pretty much dispersed the crowd. there were reports that they were taking rocks and bottles from some of the partyers and working to keep the crowd in check. now they just appear to be keeping an eye on things. if we get more information we will bring it to you. live pictures here from san jose where poli

>> it is tax to help the companies complete engineering designs that the nrc would require of them. it is really to help the company's, just as we help with the 81,000 engineering design. -- the ap 1000 engineering design. the companies that have participated in the nuclear navy, there -- they're one of the companies that want to go forward and get licensing from the nrc. it is a very different type of reactor. the navy reactors are highly enriched uranium reactors and the newest generation will be designed so they last 148 years. a very high performance reactor. when i was first on board at energy, i asked can we use your experience with nuclear reactors in the navy, particularly submarine fleet because it is a small reactor in the civilian fleet. he looked at me and said you cannot afford my reactors. they are very high performance reactors. but there are things that leak over and some of the companies that build the navy reactors want to go forward with the licensing. the most critical thing again as we are looking at what can we add value to to help industry move along on a path

they're included in the nrc requirements.with regard to station blackout, there are procedures for coping and recovery and a beyond design basis scenario. these are also part of our rules to the saying black out rule. as we've mentioned, the severe accident management guidelines were a voluntary enhancement, but we've noticed in our examination that these are limited to core and containment and do not consider the spent fuel pool. so we looked at the extensive damage mitigation guidelines that resulted there ofrom our efforts after 9/11 where there could an lot of a large area of the plant due whito explosion o fire. so while we've put things in place, prior to fukushima, one of the things that the task force is really looking at as are they really integrated together in any way. and is there a better way it to integrate them together. you had various levels of training, various levels of requirements, various levels of procedures an configuration control. so we're trying to look at the integration of these or whether there c

there are programs through the nrcs that can be obtained to provide the resources. we have already allocated $600,000 to the state for that purpose. we also know that there have been devastating losses in terms of poultry. we have a series of insurance programs available to reimburse for those losses. the livestock indemnity program is the principal program. we have been working with commissioner macmillan and others to make sure that they are fully aware of those programs and how they can be accessed. for those who have lost crops or their crops have been compromised, we have crop insurance programs through our rma program. if it does not cover a particular crop, if they have applied for nape, a program for non-insured crops, which can also help. the state requests a secretarial designation. this would be in addition to the presidential declaration. he will make available a program, and additional disaster relief program. i would encourage the state to consider that. we also have assistance and help for small towns. as i know you know, you're infrastructure has bee

they have now agreed finally to do that when the state said they would not allow nrc to reissue the license. can we follow up on this because -- i mean, when we -- when we talk about this, we're talking about millions of people. >> correct. >> and that's my concern. i mean, whether the -- if the building is still standing there is one thing. it's what happens to the radiation. >> right. i was just about to say -- and the building would stand but what happens to all the systems with the building, the cooling system, the backup generators. >> right. >> one of the reason why nuclear plants failed was the backup generators failed. that evaluation needs to be done in a much more detail. >> i'm glad you said that and also the tsunami threat. thank you so much. and i look forward to getting our legislation moving 'cause for every dollar we spend, we save 3. >> 4. >> 4? wow! >> we save 3. after we take the 1 out. >> very good. >> we have to be in our seats at 3:30 for a highly symbolic and important vote. if you're willing to wait, yes, we'll come back. >> sure. >> okay. so this meeting is temporar