Reply #16: Such vague notions are not codified in law [View All]

[PamW]

But I'm pretty certain that unlike the DEregulation opponents trying to take him down,
he really does have the safety of the people and the planet uppermost in his mind...
which is his primary job.
I don't think the same could be said for the others on that commission, ALL political appointees.
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The law that defines the powers of the commissioners and the chairman doesn't codify
vague notions such as "the safety of the people and the planet".

A commissioner can't say "I'm doing this for the planet", and have that stand up, legally.

No - FBaggins is correct; the chairman is just one vote on the NRC. The Chairman has a few
duties that a regular commissioner doesn't, but being dictator is not one of them.

It's a Government commission - so yes the members were appointed by politicians like Obama.

But that doesn't mean the member, themselves; are politicians.

For example, one of the Commissioners mentioned is George E. Apostolakis. He's not a politician;
he's a scientist. He is a Professor at MIT in Course XXII, Nuclear Science and Engineering.
He's an eminent and highly qualified scientist.

PamW