Yucca Mountain Research Collection: Links to Outside Resources

A history of the Atomic Energy Commission.

The final report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future. The Commission was created by the Obama Administration to investigate strategies for nuclear waste disposal.

Report of the Committee on Waste Disposal of the Division of Earth Sciences, 1957

The U.S. Government action designating Yucca Mountain as the only candidate for a high-level nuclear waste repository.

The first major action by the U.S. Government to establish a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.

A history of the Nevada Test Site.

The DOE's response to the Obama Administration's Blue Ribbon Commission recommendations.

Use this to search thousands of NRC documents. Look for detailed search instructions in the "Searching NRC Microfiche Collections and the NRC ADAMS Database" tab on this LibGuide.

Nye County's site dedicated to Yucca Mountain. Includes links to scientific studies conducted by Nye County regarding the Yucca Mountain Project.

The famous 1953 speech by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower calling for peaceful uses of nuclear power.

Nevada's Agency for Nuclear Projects site is dedicated to nuclear waste activities in the state. Includes a document library, a list of comments from the State of Nevada regarding Yucca Mountain, news, and other information regarding a variety of Nevada's anti-Yucca Mountain arguments.
*** The website is currently down via the State of Nevada - Governor's website.

Electronic version of the Code of Federal Regulations. Sections of interest to the Yucca Mountain Project include Title 10 - Energy, and Title 40 - Protection of Environment.

The official website for the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Use the search box to look for Yucca Mountain-specific documents.

Historical information on the NRC's involvement in radioactive waste disposal and Yucca Mountain.

Eureka County, Nevada's Nuclear Waste Office website. Includes news and information regarding licensing, transportation, and regulations for Yucca Mountain.

Website sponsored by the Pahrump Valley Museum dedicated to the Yucca Mountain Project. Includes news, interviews, videos, and historical information about the project.

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) supports the use of deep geologic repositories for the safe storage and/or disposal of radioactive waste. The Act establishes procedures to evaluate and select sites for geologic repositories and for the interaction of state and federal governments. It also provides a timetable of key milestones the federal agencies must meet in carrying out the program.

755 E. Flamingo Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702)794-5151
A museum dedicated to the Nevada Test Site. Admission for a fee.

401 E. Basin Ave. Pahrump, NV (775)751-1970
The Pahrump Valley Museum includes the "Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository History Exhibit."

4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 457010 Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702)895-2234
UNLV's collection of Yucca Mountain materials housed in their Special Collections department.