Why must the Yucca Mt. Repository for radioactive waste be such a carefully selected site?

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Why must the Yucca Mt. Repository for radioactive waste be such a carefully selected site?
Yucca Mt. area must be carefully checked for the probability of volcanic events and earthquakes compromising the short term plans to use the area to store radioactive waste. Weather patterns and drainage systems, and geologic characteristics are also very important in the event that any radioactive waste materials should escape into the surrounding environment, either at the subsurface or surface.


The reliability of prediction models must also be considered when the period of time for radioactive decay of waste materials is considered.


There are also serious flaws in the reasoning that present day powers will control the same area on the planet in hundreds of years from now.
Reply:The major hazard with nuclear repositories is the transfer of the spent fuel rods. These are transported by rail and much care must be taken in thier protection en route to the site. The geology and population of the area made Yucca a prime candidate. Other options would be deep sea, space, or deep ice storage.
Reply:so that it doesnt interfere with nearby things, including


environment


fauna


flora





so thing dont mutate and become like monsters that kill humans
Reply:High-level nuclear waste from commercial reactors is dangerous and needs to be isolated from the environment and humans.





Through a combination of natural and engineered barriers, the YM site hopes to contain the waste for a hundreds of thousands of years. The low population density, the low water table, and the low permeability of the welded tuff (volcanic) rock the waste is to be isolated in will aid in this isolation.





The site contractors are putting together the License Application currently. The "LA" will be delivered to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who will examine the application (which includes the science, engineering, and quality assurance/control documentation). The NRC will determine if the site is acceptable, is not acceptable, or needs more study based on the LA.
Reply:So that it will be very well sealed off, and there won't be contamination. Like Love Canal, but a milllliiion times worse, and as a Western New Yorker, I'm fairly familiar with what happened with Love Canal. Any kind of toxic waste needs to be sealed off extremely carefully. Unfortunately, the current site was found unsuitable due to the geology of the area, I believe--either fractures or hazards or both.

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