High-level wastes: DOE names three sites for characterization

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Nuclear News

OSTI ID:60082

DOE announced in May 1986 that there will be there site characterization studies made to determine suitability for a high-level radioactive waste repository. The studies will include several test drillings to the proposed disposal depths. Yucca Mountain, Nevada; Deaf Smith Country, Texas, and Hanford, Washington were identified as the study sites, and further studies for a second repository site in the East were postponed. The affected states all filed suits in federal circuit courts because they were given no advance warning of the announcement of their selection or the decision to suspend work on a second repository. Criticisms of the selection process include the narrowing or DOE options.

• OSTI ID: 60082
• Journal Information: Nuclear News, Vol. 29, Issue 9; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
SITE SELECTION
DECISION MAKING
GEOLOGIC SURVEYS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACTS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
STORAGE FACILITIES
US DOE
Yucca Mountain Project