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How would nuclear waste be transported to Yucca Mountain?

April 26, 2017nuclear transported waste yucca mountain

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How would nuclear waste be transported to Yucca Mountain?

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Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste would be placed into large, robust metal casks and then shipped by truck and train across the country to Yucca Mountain. The Department of Energy (DOE) has not yet selected most shipping routes, nor has it determined the number of truck versus train shipments. Waste transportation to Yucca will not begin until 2010 at the earliest. Waste transportation is a complex, critical issue. DOE has predicted that between 10.4 and 16.4 million people will live within one-half mile of a transportation route in 2035[4].