I think you may need to register with the New York Times website to see this story, but that's free and their news articles are worth the trouble. Today their technology reporter wrote about preparations for a public hearing on whether to allow nuclear waste to be stored in Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Why is that in the technology section and why am I reporting it in The Webinar Blog? Because they are considering whether to webcast the sessions. Still sound boring and commonplace? Check out these stats...
The procedings may begin in 2008, if everything goes smoothly. Congress gave the Nuclear Regulatory Commission four years to hear arguments in the case, although it could take longer than that. A subsidiary of Nortel has been building a specialized high tech system linking the lawyers, judges, and support personnel with the documentation needed in the case. They started work on it in 2001 and have spent 6.2 million dollars so far. Yes, "so far."
If the OJ Simpson case was "the trial of the century" then this has got to be the "trial of the millenium" (okay, it's not a trial, but it's going to look a lot like one). You still have a few years to lay in corn chips and beer so you're ready to watch the four years of testimony!
