Employee Meeting - NRC
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COMMISSIONER APOSTOLAKIS: 1.174.<br />
(Laughter and applause.)<br />
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QUESTIONER:<br />
Chairman Macfarlane, you have<br />
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consistently highlighted and championed the importance of public<br />
communication and engagement in the Agency's regulatory programs<br />
and processes. What do you think the Agency is doing well? What<br />
can the Agency do more of, better, or differently?<br />
Commissioners, what are your thoughts on the same<br />
topic?<br />
CHAIRMAN MACFARLANE: That's a great question.<br />
Thank you.<br />
What are we doing well? Well, we try to be very open.<br />
We put most of our documentation in the public record available for the<br />
public to view. Of course, it's in ADAMS, which is a little difficult for<br />
some people like me to negotiate. So, there is a plus and a minus<br />
there.<br />
You know, we have a lot of public meetings, and<br />
there's a commitment here to meet with the public on a regular basis.<br />
And we've really been demonstrating that, I think, you know, with Waste<br />
Confidence, et cetera. And so, that's a real plus.<br />
I think we need to make sure that the public knows that<br />
we're really listening to what they're saying and we really understand<br />
some of the issues and concerns they have, and we are addressing<br />
those concerns. So, there's where I think we can do a little more work.<br />
You know, we hold public meetings. The Commission<br />
has public meetings. I think those are excellent opportunities to show
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