In contemporary times, the only option for US is to place its nuclear waste in an underground geologic repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. This book shows the extent to which scientific knowledge can guide the federal government in developing a standard to protect the health of the public from wastes in such a repository at Yucca Mountain.
| ISBN: | 9780309052894 |
| Publication date: | 28th July 1995 |
| Author: | National Research Council US |
| Publisher: | National Academy Press |
| Format: | Book |
| Pagination: | 205 pages |
| Genres: |
Health and safety in the workplace Mountains and uplands Waste management Nuclear power and engineering |