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Answer to Question #662 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"

Category: Radioactive Waste Disposal — U.S. High Level Waste Issues (Yucca Mountain)

The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field:

Q
Where can I find information on the total inventory of radionuclides of the boiling water reactor, pressurized water reactor, and naval spent fuel as well as vitrified high-level wastes that are planned to be disposed of at the Yucca Mountain Repository?
A

A complete and up-to-date set of information and data can be found in Appendix A of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain issued by the Department of Energy (DOE). A copy of the full report can be found on the DOE Yucca Mountain Project Web site.

Ralph Andersen, CHP

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