Inventory of past DOE land disturbance, Yucca Mountain, Nevada, and estimated general reclamation costs; Impact assistance report
Since 1976, DOE preliminary investigations for a high level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, have caused widespread disturbances of the landscape. This report addresses the areal extent of those disturbances that have accrued up to June 1988, and identifies expected associated reclamation costs. It was first necessary to identify disturbances, next to classify them for reclamation purposes, and, then, to assign general reclamation costs. The purposes of the analysis were: (1) to establish the amount of disturbance that already exists in the area of Yucca Mountain in order to identify alterations of the landscape that comprise the existing baseline conditions; (2) to identify estimated general reclamation costs for repair of the disturbances; (3) to provide information needed to establish disturbance models, and eventually environmental impact models, that can be applied to future DOE activities during Site Characterization and later phases of repository development, if they occur, and (4) to provide indicators of the needs for reclamation of future disturbances created by DOE`s Site Characterization program. Disturbances were estimated using measurements from June 1988, large scale color aerial photography. Two reconnaissance site visits were also conducted. The identified disturbance totals by type are displayed in tabular form in the appendices. 84 refs., 2 figs., 9 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- ESA, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States). Planning and Environmental Services Dept.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG08-85NV10461
- OSTI ID:
- 138222
- Report Number(s):
- NWPO-EV-005-89; ON: DE91014314; TRN: 91:031628
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Apr 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Review of revegetation practices appropriate for reclamation of the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Environmental management objectives, impact potential and reclamation planning for DOE site characterization at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Related Subjects
05 NUCLEAR FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
EVALUATION
REMOTE SENSING
AERIAL SURVEYING
LAND RECLAMATION
COST ESTIMATION
TOPOGRAPHY
DISTURBANCES
MAPPING
COMPILED DATA
DATA ANALYSIS
INFORMATION NEEDS
MONITORING
NEVADA TEST SITE
LAND USE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
WELL DRILLING
BOREHOLES
SEISMIC SURVEYS
ROADS
EROSION
MITIGATION
Yucca Mountain Project