| YUCCA MOUNTIAN SCIENCE CENTER |
Declared in 2002 by president Bush and the Department of Energy to
become the final resting site for all of the Nation's spent nuclear fuel and
high-level radioactive waste, Yucca Mountian and its proposed use as a
geologic repository for these highly dangerous materials has become a
subject of great concern for Nevadan's and many other citizens.
As a public education resource, the DOE currently operates three Yucca
Mountain Science Centers in Southern Nevada. They are located in Las
Vegas, Pahrump and Beatty. The centers provide a wide range of
educational programs and presentations on topics such as mining,
radiation, geology, environmental issues, Native American culture, and
other general science and technology topics.
Exhibits, video displays, and interactive computer programs explain why
and how scientists and engineers are studying Yucca Mountain, which is
located on federal land within the boundaries of the Nevada Test Site in
Nye County, Nevada. It is approximately 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas,
Nevada.
In Las Vegas, science center visitors can take a simulated elevator ride
down to the Climax Mine Spent Fuel Test, a replica of one of the first
experiments conducted to evaluate how radioactive waste could be placed
underground, stored, and then retrieved successfully. Or they can take a
"virtual" tour of Yucca Mountain with the help of a computer.
When they finish their tours, visitors can see exhibits and displays that
answer the following questions:
* How is nuclear waste created and how are different countries planning to
dispose of it?
* What type of rock makes up Yucca Mountain and how might it help isolate
the radioactive material naturally?
* Why did Congress choose Yucca Mountain as a candidate site for an
underground repository?
* How does the Exploratory Studies Facility, an eight-kilometer (five-mile)
long underground laboratory constructed under Yucca Mountain, allow
scientists and engineers access to the rock being studied?
* How are the public safety and the environment protected when waste is
transported?
* How do volcanoes, earthquakes and water movement affect the area?
* What are the different types of ionizing radiation and how are people and
the environment protected from this radiation?
The public can find other educational resources at the DOE centers, such
as literature on scientific fields - geology, health physics, environmental
science, hydrology, and the study of volcanoes; video updates about new
and continuing scientific work on the Project; and videos on topics ranging
from atoms to electricity and from earthquakes to zeolites.
To find out more information about the information centers or the Yucca
Mountain Project, call 1-800-225-6972.
Department of Energy Science Centers are located at:
Hours: Mon - Fri, 8 am - 5 pm
Las Vegas Yucca Mountain Science Center
4101B Meadows Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(702) 295-1312
Pahrump Yucca Mountain Science Center
1141 S. Hwy 160 No. 3
Pahrump, NV 89048
(775) 727-0896
Beatty Yucca Mountain Science Center
100 North E Avenue
& State Route 374
Beatty, NV 89003
(775) 553-2130
become the final resting site for all of the Nation's spent nuclear fuel and
high-level radioactive waste, Yucca Mountian and its proposed use as a
geologic repository for these highly dangerous materials has become a
subject of great concern for Nevadan's and many other citizens.
As a public education resource, the DOE currently operates three Yucca
Mountain Science Centers in Southern Nevada. They are located in Las
Vegas, Pahrump and Beatty. The centers provide a wide range of
educational programs and presentations on topics such as mining,
radiation, geology, environmental issues, Native American culture, and
other general science and technology topics.
Exhibits, video displays, and interactive computer programs explain why
and how scientists and engineers are studying Yucca Mountain, which is
located on federal land within the boundaries of the Nevada Test Site in
Nye County, Nevada. It is approximately 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas,
Nevada.
In Las Vegas, science center visitors can take a simulated elevator ride
down to the Climax Mine Spent Fuel Test, a replica of one of the first
experiments conducted to evaluate how radioactive waste could be placed
underground, stored, and then retrieved successfully. Or they can take a
"virtual" tour of Yucca Mountain with the help of a computer.
When they finish their tours, visitors can see exhibits and displays that
answer the following questions:
* How is nuclear waste created and how are different countries planning to
dispose of it?
* What type of rock makes up Yucca Mountain and how might it help isolate
the radioactive material naturally?
* Why did Congress choose Yucca Mountain as a candidate site for an
underground repository?
* How does the Exploratory Studies Facility, an eight-kilometer (five-mile)
long underground laboratory constructed under Yucca Mountain, allow
scientists and engineers access to the rock being studied?
* How are the public safety and the environment protected when waste is
transported?
* How do volcanoes, earthquakes and water movement affect the area?
* What are the different types of ionizing radiation and how are people and
the environment protected from this radiation?
The public can find other educational resources at the DOE centers, such
as literature on scientific fields - geology, health physics, environmental
science, hydrology, and the study of volcanoes; video updates about new
and continuing scientific work on the Project; and videos on topics ranging
from atoms to electricity and from earthquakes to zeolites.
To find out more information about the information centers or the Yucca
Mountain Project, call 1-800-225-6972.
Department of Energy Science Centers are located at:
Hours: Mon - Fri, 8 am - 5 pm
Las Vegas Yucca Mountain Science Center
4101B Meadows Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(702) 295-1312
Pahrump Yucca Mountain Science Center
1141 S. Hwy 160 No. 3
Pahrump, NV 89048
(775) 727-0896
Beatty Yucca Mountain Science Center
100 North E Avenue
& State Route 374
Beatty, NV 89003
(775) 553-2130
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