Yucca Mountain - Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada
Yucca Mountain is a federally owned desert site in Nevada designated for a nuclear waste repository. The Department of Energy (DOE) has spent over $9 billion on this project, conducting extensive studies and creating tunnels for research. Potential issues include terrorist threats to waste transport vehicles, but modern techniques aim to mitigate risks. The site's formation was influenced by volcanic activity thousands of years ago.
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WHAT IS YUCCA MOUNTAIN? YUCCA MOUNTAIN IS A NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY LOCATED ON A FEDERALLY OWNED DESERT ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
WHAT IS YUCCA MOUNTAIN? (CONTINUED) DOE MADE A FIVE MILE TUNNEL THROUGH YUCCA MOUNTAIN TO CONDUCT STUDIES ON ITS CHARACTERISTICS. A SECOND TWO MILE CROSS DRIFT TUNNEL WAS COMPLETED MOST STUDIED REAL ESTATE ON THE PLANET
HOW LONG HAS DOE BEEN WORKING ON YUCCA MOUNTAIN? THE DOE SELECTED THREE WESTERN SITES IN NEVADA, WASHINGTON, AND TEXAS IN 1986 FOR INVESTIGATION, ONE OF WHICH WAS YUCCA MOUNTAIN. CONGRESS AMENDED THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT SINGLING OUT YUCCAMOUNTAIN AS THE ONLY LOCATION FOR THE DOE TO STUDY AS A NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY IN 1987.
HOW MUCH IS SPENT ON YUCCA MOUNTAIN? DOE HAS SPENT MORE THAN 9 BILLION DOLLARS ON YUCCA MOUNTAIN.
WHAT ARE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS? THERE IS LITTLE PRECIPITATION SO THERE ISN T MUCH GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION. ABLE TO WITHSTAND EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER NATURAL PROBLEMS WITH USE OF MODERN TECHNIQUES. VEHICLES MOVING NUCLEAR WASTE COULD BECOME TARGET FOR TERRORISTSSO THE DESIGNS OF THE VEHICLES HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED TO WITHSTAND A SERIES OF SEVER IMPACTS AND EXTREME CONDITIONS.
WHAT CAUSED YUCCA MOUNTAIN? A SERIES OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS OVER 80,000 YEARS AGO.
CITED SOURCES HTTP://WWW.CLARKCOUNTYNV.GOV/DEPTS/COMPREHENSIVE_PLANNING/NUCLEAR_WASTE/PAGES/F AQ.ASPX HTTP://WWW.POLLUTIONISSUES.COM/VE-Z/YUCCA-MOUNTAIN.HTML HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/YUCCA_MOUNTAIN
