Science and students; Yucca Mountain Project`s educational outreach and public tour programs

Conference · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:140842

Gil, A V; Larkin, E L; Harle, E ^[1]

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1. SAIC, Las Vegas, NV (US)

Decisions regarding the use of energy, technology, and the environment require a well-educated and science-literate public. This paper reports that one of these decisions involves the problem of nuclear waste disposal. Many Nevadans are uninformed or misinformed about the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP). Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP). The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has an active public outreach program in place that includes educational presentations for schools and a tour program for the public. Results of surveys taken after the tours to Yucca Mountain indicate that participants have learned about the site and the characterization program. In many cases, negative opinions about the YMP have changed.

• OSTI ID: 140842
• Report Number(s): CONF-920430--; ISBN 0-87262-891-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATION
ENERGY POLICY
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
NUCLEAR ENERGY
PLANNING
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
US DOE
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project