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48 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (Laughter.) And they have a great deal of difficulty in engaging us because what we do is so difficult for them to understand in many respects. But they have strong feelings about a variety of issues. And I think that it is incumbent on us, as public servants, to be a little more patient, to take the time to just sit and listen and ask questions, and understand what the people we serve are trying to tell us. And it doesn't mean that they're always going to be right about their perspective. It doesn't mean we're going to change what we're doing. But I think the act of listening, the act of understanding is essential. That, to me, is a big part of communications. And I know it is a very difficult one to do, but I think it is one that we should try to practice as much as we can. CHAIRMAN MACFARLANE: Anybody else? (No response.) Let me just add a couple more thoughts. I appreciate Commissioner Ostendorff's and Commissioner Magwood's comments, and especially Commissioner Magwood's comment about active listening, that actually it is a challenging thing to do. And I think we should be able to provide some training for that. I don't think we do that. I think we did that maybe in the past, my understanding is, but we don't do it so much. And I would like to look into the possibility for reactivating that. So that those folks who are interested and who would like to acquire that kind of training can. Because I think sometimes folks in the public have the impression that they get discounted offhand without actually being heard.
49 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 And then, I will just put in a plug because I've noticed some slippage at the Agency here. You know, when I first arrived, I pleaded with all of you to reduce the number of acronyms that you used. And, you know, now that I've been here for over a year, I know that you think that I'm one of you now and that I get all these acronyms, but I don't. So, please, please, please, let's really scale back on those acronyms. QUESTIONER: Congress has authorized a program that would allow a retirement-eligible employee to receive a portion of their pension while continuing to work part-time. What's the status of the implementation of this program at the <strong>NRC</strong>? CHAIRMAN MACFARLANE: We use it. Miriam Cohen is telling we use it. So, it's active status. 14 QUESTIONER: Please clarify the Commission's 15 version of what constitutes an open, collaborative work environment. 16 17 CHAIRMAN MACFARLANE: colleagues comment on this one. I'll let all of my 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 To me, an open, collaborative work environment is where we do good research, rigorous analysis. We entertain a variety of viewpoints, and we encourage a variety of viewpoints among the staff and encourage debate. Okay. That's not open warfare; that's debate among ourselves. We deal with very complex issues here, and there will be a variety of views on these complex issues. And it's important that they be vetted and that they be heard, so that we can make the most rigorous decisions possible.
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