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Our mission is to manage and dispose of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in a manner that protects health, safety and the environment; enhances national and energy security; and merits public confidence.

	Newsroom On this page, you'll find the latest news from the Department of Energy about the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management and the Yucca Mountain Project. Read More >
	Current locations of nuclear waste in the United States Nuclear waste is currently located in more than 120 locations in 39 states. Read More >
	License Application Information Following more than 20 years of study by the U.S. Department of Energy, Congress approved in July 2002 the President’s recommendation of the Yucca Mountain site for development as a repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Read More > NRC Licensing Support Network
	Public Outreach Yucca Mountain offers tours, educational events, speaking engagements and much more. Calendar of Events Tour Yucca Mountain Youth Zone
	Audiovisual Gallery This gallery contains photos, graphics and videos of the Yucca Mountain Project. Read More >

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	::	DOE Adds Additional Scoping Meeting and Extends Comment Period for the Environmental Impact Statement for Rail Line to Yucca Mountain
	::	DOE Adds Additional Scoping Meeting and Extends Comment Period for the Supplement to Yucca Mountain Repository Environmental Impact Statement
	::	Virtual Meeting Room: Information, Maps and Comment Form for Nevada Rail Scoping Meetings
	::	Virtual Meeting Room: Information and Comment Form for Yucca Mountain Supplemental EIS Scoping Meetings

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Yucca Mountain: The Making of an Underground Labroratory

Yucca Mountain: The Making of an Underground Laboratory

Safe Passage: An Overview of Plans for the Railroad to Yucca Mountain

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management

This page last modified on: June 28, 2006

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