Esmeralda County Repository Oversight Program
The DOE is currently considering two scenarios for transporting of nuclear waste to the proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository.
Mostly Legal-Weight Truck Alternative. This scenario assumes legal-weight trucks will transport most of the nuclear waste. Because transportation would occur along existing roadways, this scenario would require little or no new construction or road enhancement. And, because it is most likely that the truckers and trucking firms used to transport the waste will be based outside of Nevada (within proximity to the point of waste generation), this scenario would have very little direct economic impact on Nevada’s state economy beyond construction, maintenance, and operation (CM&O) of the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository.
Photo description: Highway through the desert traversing Esmeralda, County.
