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Title: Geological Disposal of Nuclear Waste in Tuff: Yucca Mountain (USA) [Geological Disposal in Tuff: Yucca Mountain]

Journal Article · · Elements
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
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For more than three decades, the US Department of Energy has investigated the potential for permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in a deep-mined repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (USA). A detailed license application submitted to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2008 provides full documentation of the case for permanent disposal of nuclear waste in tuff. Furthermore, the aridity of the site and great depth to the water table provide a disposal environment and a design concept unique among deep-mined repositories currently or previously proposed worldwide.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
SNL
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1497666
Report Number(s):
SAND-2015-7583J; 672304
Journal Information:
Elements, Vol. 12, Issue 4; ISSN 1811-5209
Publisher:
Mineralogical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 10 works
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Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Yucca Mountain
radioactive waste
deep geological disposal
tuff