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    1/13 Fuel assembly for production of nuclear power
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    3/13 Aerial view of north end of the Yucca Mountain crest in February 1993
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    4/13 View of the first curve in the main drift of the Exploratory Studies Facility in October 1995
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    5/13 Aerial view of the crest of Yucca Mountain
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    6/13 Location of Yucca Mountain, Nevada
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    7/13 A scientist uses ultra-violet light to study how fluids move through rock
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    8/13 GA-4 spent fuel truck transportation cask
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    9/13 The NAC-STC cask may be used for storage or rail transportation
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    10/13 Locomotive pushing two rail casks at the Idaho National Laboratory
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    11/13 Illustration showing relative sizes of typical rail and truck casks
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    12/13 Illustration depicting satellite tracking of shipments
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    13/13 A truck cask with its lid removed
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