Yucca Mountain Biological Resources Monitoring Program; Progress report, October 1992--December 1993

Technical Report · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/145522· OSTI ID:145522

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is required by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of (as amended in 1987) to study and characterize the suitability of Yucca Mountain as a potential 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 potential repository. To ensure that site characterization activities do not adversely affect the environment at Yucca Mountain, a program has been implemented to monitor and mitigate potential impacts and ensure activities comply with applicable environmental regulations. This report describes the activities and accomplishments of EG&G Energy Measurements, Inc. (EG&G/EM) from October 1992 through December 1993 for six program areas within the Terrestrial Ecosystem component of the environmental program for the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP): Site Characterization Effects, Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii), Habitat Reclamation, Monitoring and Mitigation, Radiological Monitoring, and Biological Support.

• Research Organization: EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-93NV11265
• OSTI ID: 145522
• Report Number(s): EGG-11265-1073; ON: DE94016797; TRN: 94:018793
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: May 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
PLANTS
SAMPLING
MICE
HABITAT
REPTILES
DUSTS
VEHICLES
CONSTRUCTION
REPRODUCTION
BIRDS
GROUND MOTION
COMPILED DATA
PROGRESS REPORT
Yucca Mountain Project