ˈælvɪn ˈɛm. wˈaɪnbɜːɡ, hˌuː ˈædvəkˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnhˈiəɹənt sˈeɪfti ɪn ɹɪˈæktɚ dɪzˈaɪn, ɹᵻkˈaʊntᵻd ɐn ˈɪnsɪdənt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, wˌɛɹ hˈɑːlɪfˌiːld sˈɛd: "ɪf juː ɑːɹ kənsˈɜːnd ɐbˌaʊt ðə sˈeɪfti ʌv ɹɪˈæktɚz, ðˈɛn aɪ θˈɪŋk ɪt mˈeɪ biː tˈaɪm fɔːɹ juː tə lˈiːv nˈuːklɪɹ ˈɛnɚdʒi.
Alvin M. Weinberg, who advocated inherent safety in reactor design, recounted an incident from 1972, where Holifield said: "if you are concerned about the safety of reactors, then I think it may be time for you to leave nuclear energy.