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   Military Nuclear Mess: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?  
 
 
or the past fifty years, the United States government has produced hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of nuclear waste. With the Cold War over, it is time to begin the process of disposing this military nuclear mess. The Department of Energy has created an underground disposal facility called the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant to permanently store military generated waste which contains, among other deadly toxins, plutonium. However, whether this facility will safely store the nuclear material for the 24,000 years dictated by the half-life of plutonium, is greatly debated. Is WIPP the answer to our nuclear disposal problem, or is it simply a way to bury it out of sight and out of mind?
 

Featured Experts:

Lokesh Chaturvedi, Deputy Director
Environmental Evaluation Group

George Dials, Manager (1993-1998)
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Dallas Gudgell, Board Member
Alliance for Nuclear Accountability

Arjun Makhijani, President
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research

Mike McFadden, Acting Manager
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Sasha Pyle, Board Member
Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety

Tom Udall: Congressman
D - New Mexico

Produced: November 21, 1998
Running Time: 29 minutes
Show Number: 1212

Price: $39
Internet Discount: $29
 
 

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