DOE`s Yucca Mountain studies: What are they? Why are they being done?

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/138407· OSTI ID:138407

This booklet is about the disposal of high-level nuclear waste in the United States. It is intended for readers who do not have a technical background. It discusses why scientists and engineers think high-level nuclear waste may be disposed of safely underground. It also describes why Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is being studied and provides basic information about those studies.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 138407
• Report Number(s): DOE/RW-0293P; ON: TI92013440; TRN: 92:018430
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Dec 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
INFORMATION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
RADIATION PROTECTION
SPENT FUELS
DOSE LIMITS
WASTE TRANSPORTATION
REGULATIONS
MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
RISK ASSESSMENT
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
Yucca Mountain Project