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Yucca Mountain
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The location The location has been highly contested by environmentalists and non-local residents in Las Vegas, which is over 100 miles (160 km) away. High levels of radioactive is still going on.
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Why this happened Some thought the idea of using Yucca for a nuclear dump didn’t help Yucca Mountain's suitability as a nuclear waste repository stems largely from its very dry climate and deep water table for evaluating future climate and hydrologic conditions is to consider the worlds climate might even change
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After nuclear disaster Damages could reach more than $20 billion by 2020 and up to $500 million, president Obama stopped it and reviewed it after a study commission and changed it to a long-term.
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Yucca mountain
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In 1987, Congress amended the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, directing the Energy Department to exclusively study Nevada’s Yucca Mountain, a remote desert location. Then after the act In 1982, Congress passed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act directing the Department of Energy to build and operate a repository for used nuclear fuel and other high-level radioactive waste.
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