Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations environmental area characterization report, compiled July 1982

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:59537

The Environmental Area Characterization Report describes the southwestern corner of the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, a potential location for a geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste. The characterization summarizes reports supplied by Sandia National Laboratories, which cover the following topics: atmosphere, radiation background, hydrosphere, biosphere, energy and mineral resources, socioeconomics, and cultural resources. This report is one of a series of documents sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations Project. 43 references, 15 figures, 20 tables.

• Research Organization: Mitre Corp., McLean, VA (United States). METREK Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 59537
• Report Number(s): SAND-83-7132; ON: DE84015200
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jul 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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05 NUCLEAR FUELS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
SITE SELECTION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
NEVADA TEST SITE
BIOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
AIR QUALITY
HYDROSPHERE
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
Yucca Mountain Project