worker in tennessee has been charged with lying about plant inspections. so given all that, how safe are we here in america? n e c,heucar gutoagency, keep us safe? we have the president for the institute of energy and environmental research. thank you for joining us, sir, it's great to have an expert on. it's been a lot of concern, and you're one of the great experts in the country. we'd like you to take some time. you've watched all of this, what does it tell you about us? what can we learn from the dangers that are really imminent now in japan and are hurting people already? what does that tell us about how we're doing? >> well, i think i'm very dismayed that the nrc has reacted with considerable complacency. it's not enough to order a paper study. just this monday, this week while this tragedy is going on in japan, the nuclear regulatory commission issued a license extension for vermont yankee, exactly the same kind of plant that's about the same age for 20 years without even taking a