Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Brent+Scowcroft&family=editorial&specificpeople=202236 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Brent Scowcroft</a>, co-chairman of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee heard the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future on how to create safe, long-term solutions for managing and disposing of the nation's spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.