what is yucca mountain? -hanna siemonsma & peyton evans
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WHAT IS YUCCA MOUNTAIN?
-HANNA SIEMONSMA & PEYTON EVANS
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 YUCCA MOUNTAIN 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 TERRORISTS SO 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/FAQ.ASPX
• HTTP://WWW.POLLUTIONISSUES.COM/VE-Z/YUCCA-MOUNTAIN.HTML
• HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/YUCCA_MOUNTAIN