i'm a senior attorney at nrdc. unlike my colleagues here, go to turn to a slightly more practical set of discussions. they've done a good job of setting up a lot of the risks and realities of what we face. but i want to turn to a few things that are going on right now and why i think this briefing is so well-timed for congress. to start considering. first, again, this is all on the website. this is coming. this is the trajectory that we have in the last several years, six reactors at five plans to close either for economic or safety-related reasons. two closed in the next several reactors at five plans. the only two on a construction right now and the trajectory of those are at best, uncertain. two got canceled this past year in south carolina new build. so, whatever one's position is on issues related to nuclear power, and whether or not one submits the idea that 80 year licensing is a reality, there is a downward trajectory and decommissioning is coming. and i want to also caution you at the outset that decommiss

and that is a fair point, but how does china intersect with the nrdc?there is a supreme court, the navy actually won that case. the representative of the nrdc constantly means with the chinese government. this was outlined in the letter. and other environmental groups, and it describes how these lawsuits put the united states in a severe geopolitical disadvantage while making it possible for the chinese to advance their technology while we are put back on her heels. >> tucker: interesting.. so the suggestion is that the national defense counselnt is working in tandem with the chinese government? i just want to put a fine point on this. >> that is the accusation in the letter that was sent to the national resources defense council. it simply says if you are lobbying or politicking for a foreign government that you need to disclose that fact. there is legislation moving in the house and senate that would actually close off some loopholes in that and unfortunately it has not been strictly enforced in the pastt few decades and hopefully that will change som

and that is a fair point, but how does china intersect with the nrdc? a supreme court, winter v natural resources defense council, that went all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. the navy actually won that case and it was involving navy sonar exercises. the representative of the national defense counsel routinely meet with the members of the chinese government. this is outlined in a letter that rob bishop sent to the national resources council and another environmental group. it describes how these lawsuits puts the united states had a severe geopolitical disadvantage or making it possible for the chinese to advance our technology while we are put back on her heels. >> tucker: interesting. so the suggestion is that the national defense counsel is working in tandem with the chinese government? >> that is the accusation in the letter that was sent to the national resources defense council. it simply says if you are lobbying or politicking for a foreign government that you need to disclose that fact. there is legislation moving in the house and senate

i'm anne clark, a member of nrdc and san francisco resident. i'm speaking for myself. i want to thank the sfpuc staff for all their work. during meetings with them, they've provided short and long-studied data and projected about sfpuc water and power programs. i attended meetings when sfpuc were working on lines and water flows. i attended a meeting july 19 in san matao and realized i looked some information. there are long-term and short-thermostatistics for customer and customer properties. i request that before closed session that the following information is provided to the public in an open session. public disclosure of short and long term statistics about development, employment, density, water use and conservation in the last year, five years, 10 years, 15 years, going back 20 years. we all know how important water and rivers are for california and worldwide. water is not a cap-filled use and flush commodity. it's a lifeline of our planet. commissioners have vital and critical decisions to make. water is not just for real estate density and development. water m

i am a senior attorney at nrdc. i am going to turn to like my colleagues here, i'm going to turn to a slightly more practical set of discussions. they have done a good job of setting up a lot of the risks and realities of what we face. but, i want to turn to a few things that are going on right now, and i think this briefing is so well-timed for congress. first, this is all on the ees i website. this is the trajectory slide that we have in the last several years since plants have closed. two closed in the next several years are at least seven reactors at five plants. there are only two under construction right now. the trajectory of those are uncertain. two got canceled this past year in south carolina. whatever one's position is on issues related to nuclear power, and whether or not that licensing is a reality, there is a downward trajectory, and decommissioning is coming. i want to also just caution you that decommissioning really is not just about the nuclear waste issues. although you and rdc myself in particula

so he got into an immediate conflict with nrdc. he immediately litigated on that, so he's dropped it now. that's why it's actually a very delayed rulemaking process because first now he delays the implementation, the compliance period, for rule, then he proposes to repeal it and then he finalizes the repeal. so now it's like a three-step process. he was trying to use this section 7 of the apa to delay and do the proposal simultaneously. >> anyone else want to comment on the apa piece? >> yes, please. >> okay. >> the administrative procedure act is the most important statute you have never heard of if you have never heard of it. one of my pet peeves in newspaper articles these days is that pit reporters will refer -- and you are not lawyers necessarily, as reporters, but here here is the deal. will refer to an obscure 1946 statute that might hold up deregulatory moves. the administrative procedures act is a foundational statute in our government, it's what governs the administrative agencies that we are talking about today. even sta

when we passed the settlement agreement from the water users as an example with the nrdc, part of the caveat was that the water users would be able to repair the canal. keeping water facilities in good conditions particularly those that recharge ground water is critical, not only to the san joaquin valley that i represent and grows this incredible abundance of food that is on america's dinner table every night. but there are current stretches that go all the way down to bakersfield that have less than 60% of its capacity to move water through. and so last year when we had an abundance of water, 200% above average, that water could have been used to recharge the ground water in part of kern county. but because we couldn't move the water through that portion that is subsided and cracked and in badly need of repair, we were not able to move that water that the facility had initially the capacity to move. that is one example. importantly, a title transfer does not ultimately change the way the facilities are operated. it just doesn't. since 1995, the bureau of reclamation working with int

last but not least, our final speaker is a senior attorney with the natural resources defense council nrdc with their energy and transformation program has one cases before the regulatory commission. a successful challenge to the wonderful epa radiation standards for the proposed yucca mountain repository. i remember testifying on those is a somewhat absurd exercise. thank you for that and why don't you bring us home. [applause] >> get to the right side. how is the sound? good? thanks, bob. and the senior attorney at nrdc and i'm going to turn to unlike my colleagues here i will turn to a slightly more practical side of distractions in trade discussions. they've set up risk and realities in what we face, but i want to turn to a few things going on right now and why this briefing is so well-timed for congress. to start considering. this is all on the eesi website. this is such turned for a side we have in the last couple years. plants of closer economic or safety related reasons. to close in the next several years are at least seven reactors at five plants. there are only two under construc