Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada

Technical Report · Fri Aug 13 04:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/823383· OSTI ID:823383

The Proposed Action addressed in this EIS is to construct, operate and monitor, and eventually close a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain in southern Nevada for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste currently in storage at 72 commercial and 5 DOE sites across the United States. The EIS evaluates (1) projected impacts on the Yucca Mountain environment of the construction, operation and monitoring, and eventual closure of the geologic repository; (2) the potential long-term impacts of repository disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; (3) the potential impacts of transporting these materials nationally and in the State of Nevada; and (4) the potential impacts of not proceeding with the Proposed Action.

• Research Organization: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance (EH-42) (US)
• OSTI ID: 823383
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIS-0250D
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
CLOSURES
CONSTRUCTION
EIS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FUELS
NV
STORAGE
YUCCA MOUNTAIN