Nuclear Waste Disposal : Alternatives to Yucca Mountain.

Examines choice of Yucca Mountain, Nev., to be the site for the first permanent high-level nuclear waste repository, and proposals for new alternative direction in waste disposal policy. Examines current baseline waste program projections, options for halting or delaying development of Yucca Mountai...

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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], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Government productivity. Projection. Radioactive waste disposal. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines choice of Yucca Mountain, Nev., to be the site for the first permanent high-level nuclear waste repository, and proposals for new alternative direction in waste disposal policy. Examines current baseline waste program projections, options for halting or delaying development of Yucca Mountain site, consequences of indefinite delays in the waste program., mid- and long-term alternatives to the existing waste program, and reviews history of U.S. efforts to site nuclear waste facilities.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.