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Candor alone won't restore confidence in the NRC, which since its inception in 1974 has been accused of being too cozy with the industry it regulates. During a House oversight subcommittee hearing last fall, Representative Edward Markey of Massachusetts compared the agency to "Sergeant Schultz in the old Hogan's Heroes TV show, wandering through the barracks ignoring obvious violations and saying, 'I see nothing, I hear nothing.'" Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware has asked the Government Accounting Office for a sweeping assessment of NRC effectiveness. The report, due in May, is expected to be scathing. Among its findings...
...think, nothing more than an insistence that basic protocols and standards for legality and human safety be reviewed by the College and followed by PBHA. Two events that have occurred just within the last couple of weeks have provided perfect examples of why Dean Kidd must have oversight on legal and safety issues, in spite of suggestions that PBHA should move towards greater independence in these areas...
...Kidd's involvement in such matters, the College is not trying to control every outcome, but to be helpful in having PBHA avoid mistakes that are inevitable when inexperienced persons handle important matters, and that may have serious consequences for PBHA and for the University. By irresponsibly bypassing her oversight, PBHA has laid both itself and the University open to lawsuits by individuals and to investigations by state and federal agencies...
...Committee almost three years ago: PBHA is operating under University auspices in areas where very serious issues of legality and human safety are involved, is making decisions without consulting appropriate University officials, and is consequently making grave mistakes. The Agreement between PBHA and the College specifically calls for College oversight in these areas; we urge PBHA to adhere to this part of the Agreement...
...Agreement between PBHA and the College specifically calls for College oversight in [the areas of law and safety]; we urge PBHA to adhere to this part of the Agreement," he continued...