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1Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository — Yucca Mountain The proposed design …
2Yucca Mountain Johnny — is a cartoon miner created by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to present information to children on nuclear waste disposal and the Yucca Mountain Project. Serving as the virtual guide for the DOE s Youth Zone web site and appearing… …
3Deep geological repository — Technicians emplacing transuranic waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, near Carlsbad, New Mexico A deep geological repository is a nuclear waste repository excavated deep within a stable geologic environment (typically below 300 m or 1000… …
4Environment of Nevada — Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park The environment of Nevada comprises diverse biotas, climates, and geologies. Environmental regulations and the environmental movement have aimed to respond to environmental threats. Contents …
5Amargosa Valley, Nevada — For the geographic valley in Nevada, see Amargosa Valley.Amargosa Valley (formerly Lathrop Wells) is a town located in Nye County, Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,176. An interim census report issued in August …
6Neptunium — uranium ← neptunium → plutonium Pm ↑ Np ↓ (Uqt) …
7Energy Policy Act of 1992 — The Energy Policy Act (109th Congress H.R.776.ENR, abbreviated as EPACT92) is a United States government act. It was passed by Congress and addressed energy efficiency, energy conservation and energy management (Title I), natural gas imports and… …
8Trojan Nuclear Power Plant — The Trojan Nuclear Power Plant shortly before demolition Location Columbia County, near Rainier, Oregon, USA Coordinates …
9Ignimbrite — is a volcanic pyroclastic rock, often of dacitic or rhyolitic composition. Ignimbrite is the deposit of a pumice rich pyroclastic density current, or pyroclastic flow , a hot suspension of particles and gases that flows rapidly from a volcano,… …
10Tuff — (from the Italian tufo ) is a type of rock consisting of consolidated volcanic ash ejected from vents during a volcanic eruption. Tuff should not be confused with tufa , another type of rock. Volcanic ashThe products of a volcanic eruption are… …
