Geological Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
1999084008
Lead Agency
United States Department of Energy
Document Title
Geological Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV
Document Type
EIS - Draft EIS
Received
Document Description
ABSTRACT: 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.
Contact Information
Name
Wendy R. Dixon
Agency Name
U.S. Dept of Energy, Yucca Mountain
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Nevada City
Counties
Nevada
Other Location Info
Nye County, Nevada
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Other (Geologic Repository)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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