Underground exploration and testing at Yucca Mountain: A report to Congress and the Secretary of Energy
Underground exploration and testing are major components of the DOE`s site-characterization efforts at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. During the past four years, the DOE`s plans for exploration and testing in an underground facility have evolved substantially, and many improvements have been made. The report reviews the status of the DOE`s underground exploration and testing project at Yucca Mountain, Nevada; it suggests strategies to improve both the exploration and testing program and the approach to designing and excavating the exploratory facility. The Board makes several recommendations it believes will speed progress and improve cost-effectiveness. The Board believes the changes it is recommending can and should be made without slowing the momentum of important site-characterization activities currently under way at Yucca Mountain.
- Research Organization:
- Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, Arlington, VA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 140391
- Report Number(s):
- PB--94-113636/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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