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Re: Yucca Mountain

To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
Subject: Re: Yucca Mountain
From: Wes Van Pelt <vanpelt@ios.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 08:32:31 -0400
References: <31C0E48E@SmtpOut.em.cdc.gov>

Flora, Jason wrote:
> 
> Hello Radsafers!
> 
> The proposed Yucca Mountain HLW site was originally scheduled to receive
> spent nuclear fuel in 1998, however, the new date is predicted to be 2015.
>  A significant technological challenge associated with the design of the
> site is that it safely contain the material for 10,000 years.
> 

Look at the bright side ... if the site opens up in 2015 it will have to safely 
contain the material for only 9983 years!

Cheers,
Wes Van Pelt
vanpelt@ios.com

References:
- Yucca Mountain
  - From: "Flora, Jason" <jgf7@NIOSHE2.EM.CDC.GOV>

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