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> [But the issue became, how long do you keep the press waiting so that you can gather more information?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/but-the-issue-became-how-long-do-you-keep-the-press-waiting-so-that/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

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## More by William Scranton

> [And I remember walking in there and, I must say, I was quite unnerved the closer I got to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/and-i-remember-walking-in-there-and-i-must-say-i-was-quite-unnerved/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, 'cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/i-was-scheduled-to-give-my-first-official-press-conference-that/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [There were schools and hospitals who were ready to take people with undescribed injuries, but not necessarily ready to take people with severe radiation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/there-were-schools-and-hospitals-who-were-ready-to-take-people-with/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [Obviously, I'm not looking in the core of the reactor, but I am looking at what, at that time, was considered the source of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/obviously-i-m-not-looking-in-the-core-of-the-reactor-but-i-am-looking/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and EPA, et cetera, had worked out what allowable releases are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/the-nuclear-regulatory-commission-and-epa-et-cetera-had-worked-out/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [You're feeling the responsibility for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people on your shoulder in a way that I couldn't feel as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/you-re-feeling-the-responsibility-for-hundreds-of-thousands-if-not/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [What I had said in the morning was that this is what we know has happened, but there has been no significant off-site release.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/what-i-had-said-in-the-morning-was-that-this-is-what-we-know-has/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [They're calling their Washington sources at the NRC or in Congress and they're not hesitating to give their opinion, but their opinion, frankly, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/they-re-calling-their-washington-sources-at-the-nrc-or-in-congress/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [Another very strong image from the first day was giving my initial press conference in the morning - going down and finding out that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/another-very-strong-image-from-the-first-day-was-giving-my-initial/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [By Thursday morning, we'd gotten over the worst of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/by-thursday-morning-we-d-gotten-over-the-worst-of-it/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [It took me 45 minutes to get in all of the suits and putting all the dosimeters on me so that they knew how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/it-took-me-45-minutes-to-get-in-all-of-the-suits-and-putting-all-the/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [And it was at that point that I realized, in fact, our whole administration realized, that we could not rely on Metropolitan Edison for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/and-it-was-at-that-point-that-i-realized-in-fact-our-whole/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [There are allowable limits for radiation going - I mean there's radiation all around us. There's radiation from your television set. There's radiation from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/there-are-allowable-limits-for-radiation-going-i-mean-there-s/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [My time inside there was very short compared to the amount of time it took to take on and take off this suit and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/my-time-inside-there-was-very-short-compared-to-the-amount-of-time-it/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [None of us knew what this power plant looked like. We had no schematic drawing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/none-of-us-knew-what-this-power-plant-looked-like-we-had-no-schematic/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

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