Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Yucca_Mountain_nuclear_waste_repository_site
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:approvedBy Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
gptkbp:capacityPlanned 70,000 metric tons of nuclear waste
gptkbp:constructionHalted 2010
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1994
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:politics
environmental concerns
local opposition
gptkbp:distanceFromLasVegas about 100 miles northwest
gptkbp:fundedBy defunded
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository site
gptkbp:intendedUse storage of spent nuclear fuel
storage of high-level radioactive waste
gptkbp:licenseApplicationSubmitted 2008
gptkbp:licenseApplicationWithdrawn 2010
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Nye_County,_Nevada
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nevada,_United_States
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:maximumDepth about 300 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Yucca_Mountain
gptkbp:notableProject suspended
not operational
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:State_of_Nevada
environmental organizations
Native American groups
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:publicHearing numerous since 1980s
gptkbp:repository deep geological repository
gptkbp:siteGeology geological formation
arid climate
low rainfall
potential volcanic activity
seismic activity risk
gptkbp:siteSelectionYear 1987
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Sandia_National_Laboratories
gptkb:U.S._Geological_Survey
gptkbp:studiedIn 1978
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:media
documentaries
public protests
scientific studies
numerous lawsuits
environmental impact statements
U.S. Government Accountability Office reports
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviews
federal policy debates
gptkbp:tunnel over 5 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nye_County,_Nevada,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8