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Radioactive waste disposal in the ground -- Nevada -- Yucca Mountain

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View Resource Eureka County, Nevada: Nuclear Waste Page

Yucca Mountain in south central Nevada is the site of a governmental project for long-term storage of radioactive waste. Although it is a highly controversial subject, the project, if approved and completed, will certainly be an engineering marvel. A tunnel to a massive repository deep under the mountain is expected to take several years and cost billions of dollars. The Nuclear Waste Page of...

http://www.yuccamountain.org/