Title :
Yucca Mountain pro and con [nuclear waste storage]
Author :
Garrick, B. John ; Gilinsky, Victor
fDate :
10/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It´s just a lonely ridge of volcanic rock in Nevada, but it´s generating more controversy than an indicted CEO. It´s where the US Department of Energy wants to build a permanent underground repository for high-level nuclear waste. This paper discusses the arguments for and against Yucca Mountain.
Keywords :
radioactive waste repositories; Nevada; US Department of Energy; Yucca Mountain; high-level nuclear waste; nuclear waste storage; permanent underground repository; volcanic rock; Accidents; Arm; Geology; Licenses; Permission; Public relations; Radioactive pollution; Testing; US Department of Energy; Waste disposal;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2002.1038568
