Safety in the Underground Construction and Operation of the Exploratory Studies Facility at Yucca Mountain

by Natl ACA Press, U S National Committee on Tunneling Technology, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, et al.

Yucca Mountain, located on the Nevada Test Site, is being considered as a potential repository site for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. To determine the suitability of Yucca Mountain as a repository, the Department of Energy constructed an underground Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF) where tests and experiments will be performed. This book addresses safety issues which will impact the construction and operation of the ESF...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309052432
• ISBN13: 9780309052436
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"