Yucca Mountain Biological Resources Monitoring Program; Annual report, FY91

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/138394· OSTI ID:138394

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is required by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (as amended in 1987) to study and characterize Yucca Mountain as a possible site for a geologic repository for high-level nuclear waste. During site characterization, the DOE will conduct a variety of geotechnical, geochemical, geological, and hydrological studies to determine the suitability of Yucca Mountain as a repository. To ensure that site characterization activities (SCA) do not adversely affect the Yucca Mountain area, an environmental program has been implemented to monitor and mitigate potential impacts and to ensure that activities comply with applicable environmental regulations. This report describes the activities and accomplishments during fiscal year 1991 (FY91) for six program areas within the Terrestrial Ecosystem component of the YMP environmental program. The six program areas are Site Characterization Activities Effects, Desert Tortoises, Habitat Reclamation, Monitoring and Mitigation, Radiological Monitoring, and Biological Support.

• Research Organization: EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Goleta, CA (United States). Santa Barbara Operations
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-88NV10617
• OSTI ID: 138394
• Report Number(s): EGG--10617-2127; ON: DE92011449
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BIRDS
DEER
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
INVERTEBRATES
LAND USE
MITIGATION
MONITORING
PLANTS
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
REPTILES
SAMPLING
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project