Yucca Mountain, Nevada Nuclear Waste Nuclear Energy

Yucca Mountain, Nevada Nuclear Waste Nuclear Energy

Yucca Mountain, Nevada

The purpose of the Yucca Mountain project is to determine if Yucca Mountain is a suitable site for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste storage. Yucca Mountain is located in a remote desert on federally protected land within the secure boundaries of a military test site in Nye County, Nevada. It is approximately 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

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- Article from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) about the political, technical and sociological concerns related to the Yucca Mountain waste disposal project.
- Campaign information about the american Yucca Mountain nuclear waste program. Includes Information, opinions and recommendations.
- Information from the Lawrence Berkeley Lab on the Yucca Mountain project. Describes ongoing and completed research efforts, including on-line movies of some simulation experiments.
- Articles from the Las Vegas Review-Journal about the Yucca Montain project. Includes searchable archived news coverage.
- Articles from In Business Las vegas addressing the public safety, property and local economy concerns.
- Online book about the science and politics of the Yucca Montain high-level radioactive waste repository. Addresses waste dilemma, historical perspective and project management.
- Information from the Inyp County, California about its involvment in the porject under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Includes site information, project overview, bulletin and glossary.
- Reporter's guide from the National Safety Concil (NSC) Environmental Health Center (EHC) about the Yucca Montain project. Includes list of federal agencies with oversight over various parts of the project and an overall FAQ.
- State of Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects (opposes proposed Yucca Mountain repository)
- Articles from the Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau about the Yucca Montain project. Includes searchable archived news coverage.
- Radiation protection standards from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) related to the high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Includes publications, FAQ, regulation and site information.
- Joint report by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) presenting the results of the peer review of the Total System Performance Assessment (TSPA) supporting the site recommendation process.
- Information resource from the Eureka County about the decisions concerning the potential transportation and storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. Includes news, photos, regulatory guides, maps, facts, archive, FAQ and contact information.
- Archived searchable news coverage from the Reno Gazette-Journal about the Yucca Montain project.
- Comprehensive analyses from the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board on various topics related to the Yucca Mountain project.
- Information from the Nye County, Nevada about its rights and participation in the project under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Addresses technical, political and sociological issues.
- Case study and other information resources on the geological nuclear waste storage facility at Yucca Mountain from the Earth & Environmental Science Journalism (EESJ) department of the Columbia University.
- Geophysical studies from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) related to the Yucca Montain site. Includes information on site geology, faults, borehole geophysics, magnetic and aeromagnetic issues.

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