Geological Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV
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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
SIS - Revised/Supplemental EIS
Received
Document Description
The purpose of this Supplement to the Draft EIS is to provide additional information on repository design enhancements and operating modes, and to provide additional assessments of the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Action to construct, operate and monitor, and eventually close a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain in Nye County, Nevada for the disposal of commercial and DOE spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The Supplement addresses only modifications to the repository design and operating modes from the Draft EIS. It does not address aspects of the Proposed Action that have not been modified.
Contact Information
Name
Jane Summerson
Agency Name
U.S. Dept of Energy, Yucca Mountain
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Nevada City
Other Location Info
Nye County, Nevada
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, Department of Toxic Substances Control, 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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