Geology and hydrogeology of the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada and the surrounding area
In late 1987 Congress issued an amendment to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 which directed the characterization of Yucca Mountain, Nevada as the only remaining potential site for the Nation`s first underground high-level radioactive waste repository. The evaluation of a potential underground repository is guided and regulated by policy established by the Department of Energy (DOE), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT), and the US Congress. The Yucca Mountain Project is the responsibility of the DOE. The purpose of this field trip is to introduce the present state of geologic and hydrologic knowledge concerning this site. This report describes the field trip. 108 refs., 6 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Science Applications International Corp., Las Vegas, NV (United States); Science Applications International Corp., Las Vegas, NV (USA); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Geological Survey, Las Vegas, NV (USA); US Geological Survey, Denver, CO (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-87NV10576
- OSTI ID:
- 137540
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-891101-1; ON: DE89014542; TRN: 89:027907
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1989 Geological Society of America annual meeting, St. Louis, MO (United States), 6-9 Nov 1989; Other Information: PBD: [1989]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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