An evaluation of environmental effects of the DOE HLW repository siting and characterization program at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
- Environmental Science Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
This paper presents highlights of the Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office (NWPO) environmental investigations in progress on the environmental effects of past and proposed activities of the Department of Energy (DOE) at the Yucca Mountain repository. The environmental investigations refer to those studies specifically related to resource evaluation, impact assessment and mitigation planning for the repository program; it is defined to exclude consideration of technical suitability determinations, socioeconomics and transportation. This paper addresses the question of what are the disturbances created by past and proposed DOE activities related to repository siting and characterization at Yucca Mountain. It discusses considerations in linking disturbance to the potential for significant adverse environmental impacts.
- OSTI ID:
- 137904
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-890207--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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