Tom Carper actually said...

"I would just ask us to be as mindful and concerned about our air pollution problems that relate to fossil fuel plants as we are the potential loss of life or endangerment of health due to nuclear powe..."

"I think it was Senator Alexander who said earlier, mentioned that if you took all of the spent fuel in this country and you stacked it up on a football field it would be about 20 or 25 feet high."

"In the United States we have 104 nuclear power plants in 31 states, which generate approximately a fifth of our Nation's total electric consumption."

"Let me begin by saying my thoughts and prayers go out to all citizens of Japan, especially to the families of the thousands of disaster victims."