Welcome to Esmeralda County Repository Oversith Programs Webiste:
We've created this website to keep citizens informed about the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Program and the decision being made regarding the potential of transporation of high level waste and the on-going study and hearings to determine if Yucca Mountain is a suitable location to store the nations high level nuclear waste and radioactive spent fuel.
Jan 29: Secretary Chu Announces Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future - The Commission, led by Lee Hamilton and Brent Scowcroft, will provide recommendations on managing used fuel and nuclear waste
Notice:
The proceedings for the January 26th and 27th, 2010, will be open to the public at Las Vegas Hearing Facility (LVHF), Pacific Enterprise Plaza, Building 1, 3250 Pepper Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada. They will also be webstreamed for public viewing at the following links
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January 26:
January 27:
This web stream also will be available for viewing for 90 days after the proceeding concludes.
history:
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA),
designated the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada as the only site to be considered
for a geologic repository for disposal of spent fuel and high-level nuclear
waste. The NWPA also provided for the Affected Units of Local Government
(AULG)
within the vicinity of Yucca Mountain to oversee and participate in the
Yucca Mountain Project. By affording AULG participation rights, Congress
sought to increase public confidence in the scientific integrity of the
repository program, provide citizens the means to interact with the federal
government, and demonstrate a commitment to external oversight.
Esmeralda County is one of ten counties designated as an affected unit
of local government (AULG).
Esmeralda County has been overseeing the site characterization of Yucca
Mountain since 1988 even though we were not granted "affected" status
by the U.S. Department of Energy until 1991 after successful joint petition
with Inyo County, California, to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Esmeralda County's proximity to the proposed repository in neighboring
Nye County and its location on a potential highway route that may be used for transportation of high-level radioactive waste and the proposed Caliente rail route for shipping the waste to Yucca Mountain make our county vitally interested in the environmental,
health and safety impacts of the project and in the socioeconomic effects
arising from siting, construction and operation of the proposed repository. More
related information
Office and Staff >>>>Click to open
| Supporting Esmeralda County, the public and County Commissioners on Yucca Mountain Project issues and activities. |
Ed Mueller and Pat Aumaugher are available at the ROP office to answer questions. Please drop by if you have questions or need more information. The ROP office is also an official reading room and maintains a library of pertinent documents related to the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository, as well as brochures and videos for public information. |
Pat Aumaugher
Office Manager
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Ed Mueller
Director Esmeralda County Repository Oversight Program
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| Goldfield Science Center
The Science Center is located next to the Nuclear Oversight Programs Office at 274 E. Crook Avenue in Goldfield, Nevada. Visiting the center will give you the opportunity to see diagrams and interactive diorama's which detail the science at Yucca Mountain. There is also plenty of free brochures and information you can take home.
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