Come on by

Sen. Patty Murray wants the nation’s new energy czar to come West for a visit.

A visit to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, that is. At a budget hearing Wednesday, Murray, D-Wash., extended the invite to Energy Secretary Steven Chu to stop by Hanford and the Pacific Northwest Nuclear Labs at his earliest convenience.

Chu didn’t exactly whip out his Day Planner and write something in, as the audio clip shows. He allowed as how he’s planning on coming out to Washington at some point.

With a stop at Hanford and PNNL? Murray pressed.

“We haven’t made those plans,” Chu replied.

“We’ll help you plan,” she said, helpfully.

Let’s see, that planning should probably include . . .