Keynote Address

Good morning. On behalf of Secretary of Energy Watkins, it is a pleasure to welcome you to PATRAM '89. I welcome the opportunity to address a group where my primary message is, \"Keep up the good work!\" Transportation of radioactive materials is one element of the energy effort where the operational experience is proficient and the safety record is outstanding. In reflecting on what I might say to you today, I want to share some of the Department's new policies and plans for nuclear energy. A number of our projected activities will certainly have implications in the radioactive transportation area. And though my remarks will be directed to circumstances in the United States, the problems and decisions we're facing today may be ones other countries will encounter tomorrow.