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For over two decades, the Yucca Mountain Project has conducted
an extensive scientific effort to determine whether Yucca
Mountain, Nevada is a suitable site for a deep underground
facility called a repository. The purpose of a repository
is to safely isolate highly radioactive nuclear
waste for at least 10,000 years.
On July 9, 2002, the U.S. Senate cast the final legislative
vote
approving the development of a repository at Yucca Mountain.
The Yucca Mountain Project is currently focused on preparing
an application to obtain a license
from the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission to construct a repository.
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Quick
Facts About Yucca Mountain