Christie Whitman just said on MSNBC

[PCIntern]

that all the nuclear waste generated by power plants would 'only' fill one football field up to the height of the goalposts! That it wouldn't be the size of the State of Connecticut. (what a RELIEF)



ONLY! WTF...

Thats a whole lotta hot waste at Yucca Mountain (do the calculations) and she said it's more of a 'political problem' than a scientific problem.

My question: how much is she being paid to spew this stuff in this fashion? I'm not saying that nuclear isn't feasible, but ya gotta love this spin.

[ErinBerin84]

1. and she said that

most people actually lovvvvvve having nuclear power plants right next door to them, and complained about a "carbon cap", balh blah.

[RockaFowler]

6. We have a Nuclear Plant 2 miles from us

I am scared everyday that something is going to happen there. I don't know why, but it really scares the bejesus out of me. Oh yeah and our power rates are not any lower than they were when we lived in a non-Nuclear area.

[arcadian]

15. If you're only 2 miles, you can probably hear the turbines.

[rocktivity]

2. Christie Whitman, Enviornmental Expert

:boring:
rocktivity

[rurallib]

11. former head of the EPA no less

what a maroon.

[C_U_L8R]

3. That's probably enough to poison the whole world

[spanone]

4. she made nuclear sound 'cute'....let's put that football field next to ms whitman

[hlthe2b]

5. Christie would NEVER lie about a health & safety issue....

Just ask the ground zero workers in NYC......






:sarcasm:

[Rockholm]

7. She also said the the nuclear waste was "politcal"

Scar actually asked her about the waste and she said it was a political issue. No, honey, it is a health issue.
By the way, I support nuclear energy, but the disposal issue is a problem that has to be solved.

[underpants]

8. Anyone doing the math- the goalposts (NFL) are a total of 30 feet high

the crossbar is 10 feet but the extension is another 20
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_far_off_of_the_ground_is_a_NFL_goal_post_From_the_ground_to_the_bottom_of_the_goal_and_from_the_bottom_of_the_post_to_the_top

The dimension of a football field are 120 yards (360 feet) by 53.3 yards (160 feet)

http://www.sportsknowhow.com/football/field-dimensions/nfl-football-field-dimensions.html

[zipplewrath]

9. She's right

Truth is, if one were to remove most of the "silly stuff" like gloves and wipes and tools and other stuff that is "barely" contaminated and burned it off, or other simple solutions, the quantity of "really bad stuff" would reduce to a whole lot less than that. And to some extent, if you reprocessed spent fuel, to make new fuel, you could get the amount reduced even more.

Of course there are some basic flaws in these assertions.

1) People making this case are basically advocating for more power plants, which will make all these quaint assertions false because now the volume of this stuff will rapidly increase.

2) There are "solutions" to many of these things, but they involved technologies that haven't actually been developed yet. The history of developing these kinds of technologies hasn't been good over they years.

3) That reprocessed fuel often has another name.... weapons grade.

4) The more we develop, the more other countries will want the same capability. You know, places like Pakistan, North Korea, Iran... Think of this, a nuclear powered Yemen, or Somalia.


Nuclear power is an attractive concept. On paper it can be very useful, especially if compared to things like coal. The problem is how to get from here to the "promise". So far our journey hasn't been pretty. Go to Hanover. Go to Chernobel. Try to think of the next "lesson" that will have to be learned. Then think "Bhopal" only on a nuclear scale.

[Renew Deal]

10. Is she wrong?

:shrug:

[MineralMan]

12. But you can't pile up nuclear waste that way.

She's a moron. She should visit the spent fuel rod storage area at a nuclear power plant.

[jpak]

13. Christie Todd W is a paid shill for the Nuclear Energy Institute

The NEI are paid shills for the nuclear industry.

None are to be believed...

[Javaman]

14. meh, this is the same moron that claimed the air around ground zero was juuuuust fine.

she needs to be removed from the conversation. She doesn't have anything new, important, enlightening, informative or creative to add.

[arcadian]

16. Yeah, but that waste is scattered about on the nation's highways at any give time

She doesn't really go into that now does she?

[JohnnyBoots]

17. She was utterly unbelievable in everything she said. nt

[Captain Hilts]

18. Nuclear waste is not very big, actually. nt