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Proposed High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository : Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Progress.

Discusses issues surrounding the designation by Congress of Yucca Mountain, Nev., as sole candidate location for high-level nuclear waste repository. Covers site characterization process and viability assessment, characterization studies, risk estimation, and congressional concerns.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1999.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Geology. Hydrology. Radioactive waste disposal. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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