"The NRC IG report released today verifies the concerns brought forward by Chairman Jaczko's colleagues last year - it is vindication for their efforts"
NRC IG Report Serves as Vindication for Four “Courageous” NRC Commissioners
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Inspector General released a report requested by Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, which confirms that as Chairman of the NRC, Gregory Jaczko was undermining the collegial function of the Commission by using "intimidating and bullying tactics" to push his own objectives, and that his testimony before Congress in December 2011 was "inconsistent, in five areas, with testimony provided to OIG by NRC senior officials." Senator Inhofe said that the report is vindication for the four Commissioners who had the courage to come forward to try to resolve the problem of Mr. Jaczko's abuse of his power. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), David Vitter (R-LA), and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) joined Senator Inhofe in requesting today's NRC IG report. Before the release of the report, Mr. Jaczko announced that he would resign upon confirmation of his successor.
