Key Issues
Graphics and Charts
Nevada Map Showing Location of Yucca Mountain
Map of Nevada shows location of Yucca Mountain within National Test Site.
Aerial View of Yucca Mountain
Aerial view of Yucca Mountain, Nev., site of national repository
View of Yucca Mountain from the South
View of Yucca Mountain from the South
View of Yucca Mountain from the Northwest
View of Yucca Mountain from the Northwest
Repository Surface Facilities
Artist’s concept of surface facilities at the Yucca Mountain repository.
Complex of Underground Tunnels
Cutaway showing artist's concept of the complex of underground tunnels into which waste would be emplaced.
Repository Subsurface Facilities
This illustration shows the configuration of underground tunnels at Yucca Mountain.
Repository Underground Facilities and Operations
Artist’s concept of underground facilities and operations at Yucca Mountain.
Waste Emplacement Tunnel
This illustration shows used fuel container and how it is situated in the emplacement tunnel.
Used Fuel Container Placement
Artist’s concept shows placement of used fuel containers.
Used Fuel Containers
Potential used fuel container designs for spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste
Repository Tunnels With Used Fuel Containers
Repository tunnels with used fuel containers.
Processes Important to Repository Performance
Schematic cross-section of Yucca Mountain and depiction of processes important to repository performance.
Repository Natural and Engineered Barriers
This illustration depicts the multiple layers of natural engineered barriers that protect used fuel from the environment.