Controversy simmers
at atomic-waste site
New findings intensify the debate
over the stability of a proposed repository for spent nuclear fuel in
Nevada.
Further Readings:
Monastersky, R. 1998. Shifting ground at nuclear waste site. Science
News 153(April 18):251.
______. 1997. Relying on geology
to jail nuclear waste. Science News 152(Nov. 1):277.
Information about the Yucca Mountain project can be found at the
Department of Energy's Web site at http://www.ymp.gov/about/index.htm.
Sources:
Yuri V. Dublyansky
Russian Academy of Sciences
Siberian Branch
Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology
8, Academia Koptiuga Avenue
Novosibirsk, 630090
Russia
James B. Paces
U.S. Geological Survey
Mailstop Code 963, Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225-0046
Joseph F. Whelan
U.S. Geological Survey
Mailstop Code 963, Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225-0046
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 24, June 12, 1999, p. 374.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
