Adam thought carefully for a moment.
"By all conventional logic, it should be a regulatory agency," Adam answered earnestly. "It would be responsible for safety approvals and environmental assessments for nuclear power plants, and for coordinating supply and demand in the electricity market."
"It should be like a traffic cop, ensuring all the vehicles on the road follow the rules."
Leo smiled and shook his head.
"No, Adam. What you're describing is the job of the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy. If the Pennsylvania Energy Administration were just another traffic cop, I wouldn't have gone to all this trouble to bring you here."
Leo stood up and began to pace around the room.
"We aren't traffic cops. We're the drivers."
"We're going to personally drive this heavy truck called 'nuclear power' and forcibly carve out a path through the complex political and economic terrain of Pennsylvania."
Leo stopped in front of Adam.
