Yucca Mountain

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Fuel assembly for production of nuclear power

1/13Fuel assembly for production of nuclear power

Nuclear fuel pellets

2/13Nuclear fuel pellets

Aerial view of north end of the Yucca Mountain crest in February 1993

3/13Aerial view of north end of the Yucca Mountain crest in February 1993

View of the first curve in the main drift of the Exploratory Studies Facility in October 1995

4/13View of the first curve in the main drift of the Exploratory Studies Facility in October 1995

Aerial view of the crest of Yucca Mountain

5/13Aerial view of the crest of Yucca Mountain

Location of Yucca Mountain, Nevada

6/13Location of Yucca Mountain, Nevada

A scientist uses ultra-violet light to study how fluids move through rock

7/13A scientist uses ultra-violet light to study how fluids move through rock

GA-4 spent fuel truck transportation cask

8/13GA-4 spent fuel truck transportation cask

The NAC-STC cask may be used for storage or rail transportation

9/13The NAC-STC cask may be used for storage or rail transportation

Locomotive pushing two rail casks at the Idaho National Laboratory

10/13Locomotive pushing two rail casks at the Idaho National Laboratory

Illustration showing relative sizes of typical rail and truck casks

11/13Illustration showing relative sizes of typical rail and truck casks

Illustration depicting satellite tracking of shipments

12/13Illustration depicting satellite tracking of shipments

A truck cask with its lid removed

13/13A truck cask with its lid removed