NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION:MS. GARY L. JONES

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: February 4, 1999 | Copyright information


Congressional Testimony

02-04-1999

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

February 4, 1999

Strategy Needed to Develop A Risk-Informed Safety Approach

Statement of Ms. Gary L. Jones, Associate Director, Energy, Resources,
and Science Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

We are here to testify about the actions that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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