About Us

As one of the designated Affected Units of Local Government (AUG), Lander County maintains this website to inform citizens about issues related to the proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository planned 90 miles north of Las Vegas. This website will also continue to update as activities and decisions happen that concern the potential transportation of nuclear waste in Lander County and Nevada.

January 2010

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.

Public Notice


The Yucca Mountain High Level Waste hearing proceedings for January 26th and 27th, 2010, will be open to the public.
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:

January 26:

January 27:

This web stream also will be available for viewing for 90 days after the proceeding concludes.

 

 

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This website contains documents, photos, maps, and more about the history and current developments concerning the Yucca Mountain Repository program. If you have any questions or suggestions please contacts us.

The Lander County repository oversight program office is located in Austin, Nevada with a smaller office maintained in Battle Mountain for the Board of County Commissioners. Primary tasks include: grant administration, financial management, and overall program implementation, communication and coordination with other Lander County departments.

Program Oversight Activities

The primary function of oversight activities is to attend program related meetings, conferences and workshops, monitor program activities, review studies and other related information and provide periodic reports to the Lander County Board of County Commissioners. Oversight functions will be administered by county staff, elected officials and the planning consultant.

Lander County anticipates coordination with or attendance at meetings with the following entities:

  • Department of Energy
  • State of Nevada-Commission on Nuclear Projects
  • Tribal and Local Governments
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Western Interstate Energy Board
  • Transportation Coordination Group
  • Transportation External Coordinating Group
  • Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
  • Transportation Protocol Working Group

Groundwater AnaylsisDOE has decided not to complete the Environmental Impact Statement but rather has used the material prepared for the Supplement to develop the Analysis of Postclosure Groundwater Impacts for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada

Analysis of Postclosure Grandwater Impacts for a Gelogic Respository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca MOuntain, Nye County, Nevada

 

Aerial of Yucca Mountain

Aerial view of Yucca Mountain

On July 10, 2009, the NRC Staff responded to the Board’s July 2, 2009 order concerning scheduling.
The Staff stated that it will not be able to issue its Safety Evaluation Report (SER) in accordance with
the schedule in 10 C.F.R. Part 2, Appendix D. Rather, at present, the Staff intends to issue the SER
serially. The Staff estimates that the SER will be issued as follows Newschedule

NRC's High-Level Waste DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste OfficeSurface Transportation Board

Lander map
Transportation Routing

 

More information and related High-Level Waste Hearing submittals click here.
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