Las Vegas Review-Journal has a nice Yucca Mountain page

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December 29, 2011

* [Yucca Mountain-Reid beats back House again on budget] Over the hill, Ashley Hennefer, Reno News & Review (via Nevada ANP)

December 25, 2011

* [site-Yucca] Sun Youth Forum: Perspectives can be changed when people work together on the issues, Elizabeth Charles, Las Vegas SUN (via Nevada ANP)

December 3, 2011

State of Nevada wants feds to consider handing over Yucca Mountain site to the state

The state of Nevada says the final environmental statement for Nevada National Security Site should consider handing over Yucca Mountain to the state. The states comments say Yucca Mountain has not been contaminated and it could be put to some other public use.

Source: Cy Ryan (Las Vegas SUN), "State accuses feds of reneging on nuke promises", Las Vegas SUN, December 3, 2011 2 a.m.

August 25, 2010

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit would probably be the next place Yucca Mountain proponents (including the states of South Carolina and Washington) would go if the NRC Commissioners decide that it's ok for federal government to withdraw license application for Yucca Mountain.

If Alaska Sen. Murkowski fails to be re-elected, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr would be next in line to take over as the top Republican on the energy committee. Greenwire reports "Burr has been very vocal and active on nuclear energy issues, supporting the construction of new nuclear reactors and blasting the White House's decision to end the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain".

August 11, 2010

Two NRC Commissioners -- Ostendorff and Magwood -- have decided not to recuse themselves from voting on an appeal against the June 29 ASLB ruling. They, and Commissioner Apostolakis, had taken a position on such matters during their confirmation hearings. Sen. Boxer asked them "If confirmed, would you second-guess the Department of Energy's decision to withdraw the license application for Yucca Mountain from NRC's review?" All three answered "No." Apostolakis has recused himself from this matter, but for different reason -- he worked on Yucca Mountain for Sandia Lab.

June 29, 2010

NRC's licensing board (ASLB) rejected DOE's motion to withdraw its Yucca Mountain license application.

September 4, 2009

Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal - Most Recent Developments

The Obama Administration has decided to "terminate the Yucca Mountain program while developing nuclear waste disposal alternatives," according to the Department of Energy (DOE) FY2010 budget justification, submitted to Congress May 7, 2009. Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada is the only location under consideration by DOE for construction of a national high-level radioactive waste repository. DOE had submitted a license application for the proposed repository to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on June 3, 2008.

President Obama's FY2010 budget calls for a "blue ribbon" panel of experts to evaluate alternatives to the Yucca Mountain repository. At the same time, according to the DOE budget justification, the NRC licensing process for the Yucca Mountain repository is to continue, "consistent with the provisions of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act." The FY2010 budget request of $198.6 million for DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, which runs the nuclear waste program, would provide only enough funding to continue the Yucca Mountain licensing process and to evaluate alternative policies, according to DOE. The request is about $90 million below the FY2009 funding level, which was nearly $100 million below the FY2008 level. All work related solely to preparing for construction and operation of the Yucca Mountain repository is being halted, according to the DOE budget justification.

The House version of the FY2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3183, H.Rept. 111-203), passed July 17, 2009, approves the Administration's funding cuts but includes a requirement that Yucca Mountain be one of the options considered by the "blue ribbon" nuclear waste panel. The Senate version of the bill, passed July 29, 2009 (S.Rept. 111- 45), also approves the DOE nuclear waste funding cut but does not include the House requirement on the blue-ribbon panel; in addition, the Senate bill would reduce funding for NRC's Yucca Mountain licensing activities. Senator Reid of Nevada, a long-time opponent of the proposed Yucca Mountain repository, announced on the same day as Senate passage that the Administration had agreed to terminate the Yucca Mountain licensing effort in the FY2011 budget request.

Source: Mark Holt (Specialist in Energy Policy, Congressional Research Service), "Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal", CRS Report for Congress, RL33461, September 4, 2009

April 7, 2009

Yucca Mountain - two groups that want to represent Timbisha Shoshone Tribe told by ASLB to work it out or stay home

The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe can be represented by one entity or none, but not two, in the proceeding before the Yucca Mountain Atomic Safety & Licensing Board. Counsel for both the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (TIM) and the Timbisha Yucca Mountain Oversight Non-Profit Corporation (TOP) have agreed to confer regarding joint representation.

The Counsel for Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (TIM) is:
Darcie L. Houck
FREDERICKS PEEBLES & MORGAN LLP
1001 Second Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 441-2700
Facsimile: (916) 441-2067
E-Mail: dhouck@ndnlaw.com

The Counsel for the Timbisha Shoshone Yucca Mountain Oversight Program Non-Profit Corporation (TOP) are:
Arthur J. Harrington
Douglas M. Poland
Steven A. Heinzen
GODFREY & KAHN, S.C.
One East Main St., Suite 500
P.O. Box 2719
Madison, WI 53701-2710
Telephone: 608-257-3911
Fax: 608-257-0609

February 6, 2008

This is from the front page of today's Las Vegas Sun.

See full text of this story via the web version of this article. The page also has link to Sen. Reid audio clip about Yucca Mountain.

October 17, 2007

Sandia memo puts Yucca Mountain schedule ahead of defensibility and credibility; Nevada cites same in petitioning NRC to bar Sandia from further Yucca work

During review of the 3-million Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project related documents filed with NRC, Nevada officials found an October 10, 2006 memo from Sandia National Laboratories group manager Geoff Freeze to his staff. One statement in the memo is that "My responsibility ... is to ensure that the three priorities - schedule, defensibility, credibility - in that order, are satisfied." Freeze also wrote that "... Any slips in schedule will be recovered by cutting scope. There is no allowance for not meeting schedule" and "If we do not meet the June 30 deadline, 'we are all out of a job.'"

Another document, apparently typed notes from a meeting on October 2, 2006, reads "Sandia will not let DOE down. We will meet this schedule. Delays are not acceptable."

Nevada on Tuesday petitioned to ban Sandia from working on the Yucca Mountain project and that the Lab's work environment be investigated. Documents reviewed by state officials "clearly show Sandia has subordinated safety and scientific accuracy to meeting an artificial deadline set by DOE," according to the 12-page complaint filed by Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto. In putting the project's schedule ahead of the credibility of the science it is doing, Sandia is jeopardizing the longterm safety of Yucca Mountain, Nevada officials argued. "Common sense and experience teach that a plan which puts schedule ahead of defensibility and defensibility ahead of genuine scientific credibility is a recipe for disaster," Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto wrote in the state's petition to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ""This attitude is utterly incompatible with the dictates of nuclear safety," she said. In her petition, Masto called on the commission to immediately bar Sandia's work from being used in the Yucca Mountain licensing process, and to suspend Sandia from working on the project in any way. This is the seventh petition the state has filed with NRC since 2002, seeking changes in the agency's Yucca Mountain procedures or to point out perceived flaws in Energy Department preparations for what are expected to be long and contentious license hearings.

Sandia heads the team of scientists analyzing the Yucca Mountain site, where the U.S. government wants to permanently entomb the nation's most dangerous radioactive waste. Sandia received $123 million for its Yucca Mountain work in the most recent fiscal year, according to labs spokesman Michael Padilla. That is expected to drop to $75 million in 2008. That money funds 75 Sandia employees split between Albuquerque and Las Vegas, Nev., along with another 195 workers employed by other national labs, subcontractors and universities, according to Padilla. The Sandia team is working toward a June 2008 deadline to submit a voluminous application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in an attempt to demonstrate that Yucca Mountain can keep nuclear waste safe for a million years.

Sandia officials on Tuesday issued a response defending the integrity of their team's work. "Sandia is confident in the integrity of its work and its management of this effort. The transparency and quality of the technical basis provided in part by Sandia will enable the NRC to openly and fairly evaluate the safety of the proposed repository in accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Sandia believes the nation and citizens of Nevada can be confident in the quality and integrity of the postclosure safety analysis," the statement said. Energy Department spokesman Allen Benson said "Nevada's allegations are baseless. Quality and schedule are not mutually exclusive. Sandia National Laboratories is a world-renowned scientific institution. DOE will submit a high-quality license application and defend it during the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing proceeding."

[Sources: John Fleck (Albuquerque Journal Staff Writer), "Nevada Wants Sandia Labs Banned From Yucca Work", Albuquerque Journal, October 17, 2007, p. A1; Steve Tetreault (Stephens Washington Bureau), "YUCCA MOUNTAIN: State says safety at risk | Contractor hurrying to meet DOE schedule, petition alleges", Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 17, 2007; Brenden Riley (Associated Press Writer), "Nevada wants Sandia Lab off Yucca Mountain project", The Associated Press State & Local Wire, October 17, 2007 12:39 AM GMT]

June 30, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-30] Characterization and Modeling of the Alluvium Beneath Fortymile Wash, Nevada ML071630488 2006-11-08 1 WM-00011 PRE H31B-1433 2006-11-08 2007-06-29 Characterization and Modeling of the Alluvium Beneath Fortymile Wash, Nevada H31B-1433 Alexander Y. Sun, 1 Robert W. Ritzi, 2 Darrell W. Sims3 1 Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research I

* [2007-06-30] Final Version - "Complex Unsaturated Zone Flow and Thermohydrologic Processes in a Regulatory Environment: A Perspective on Uncertainty" ML071710232 2007-04-04 1 WM-00011 PRE CNWRA 2007 0133 2007-04-04 2007-06-29 UZIG 2007 Workshop Complex Unsaturated Zone Flow and Thermohydrologic Processes in a Regulatory Environment: A Perspective on Uncertainty R. Fedors1, C. Manepally2, P. Justus1, H. Basagaoglu2, O. Pensado2,

* [2007-06-29] 07/11-12/2007 Forthcoming U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Department of Energy Appendix 7 Meeting ML071780597 2007-06-27 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-27 2007-06-28 June 27, 2007 MEETING NOTICE SUBJECT: FORTHCOMING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY APPENDIX 7 MEETING DATE/TIME: July 11 and 12, 2007 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (PT) each day LOCATION: U.S. Depa

* [2007-06-29] Attendance at 2007 Devils Hole Workshop and Expert Panel on Probabilistic Volcanic Hazard Assessment - Update ML071770302 2007-06-25 5 WM-00011 PRE WH 133 2007-06-25 2007-06-28 June 25, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: ACNW&M Members FROM: Antonio Dias, Branch Chief /RA/ ACNW&M SUBJECT: ATTENDANCE AT 2007 DEVILS HOLE WORKSHOP AND EXPERT PANEL ON PROBABILISTIC VOLCANIC HAZARD ASSESSMENTUPDATE Neil Cole

* [2007-06-26] G20070368/LTR-07-0363, Ltr re: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Plans for Review of the U.S. Department Of Energy's Total System Performance Assessment ML071560096 2007-06-15 6 WM-00011 PRE G20070368 LTR-07-0363 2007-06-15 2007-06-25 ML071560071+ June 15, 2007 Robert R. Loux, Executive Director Agency for Nuclear Projects Office of the Governor State of Nevada 1761 E. College Parkway, Suite 118 Carson City, NV 89706 SUBJECT: U.S.

* [2007-06-26] Licensing the Proposed DOE Repository at Yucca Mountain - FCIX 2007 ML071710460 2007-06-13 17 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-13 2007-06-25 1 FCIX 2007 Licensing the Proposed DOE Repository at Yucca Mountain Aby Mohseni U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission June 12-13, 2007 2 FCIX 2007 ¥ NRC Responsibilities ¥ Schedule of Events ¥ The Hearing Process ¥ NRC Staff

* [2007-06-26] Licensing the Proposed DOE Repository at Yucca Mountain - FCIX 2007 ML071710393 2007-06-13 17 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-13 2007-06-25 1 FCIX 2007 Licensing the Proposed DOE Repository at Yucca Mountain Aby Mohseni U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission June 12-13, 2007 2 FCIX 2007 ¥ NRC Responsibilities ¥ Schedule of Events ¥ The Hearing Process ¥ NRC Staff

June 23, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-23] 02/25/2007 - 03/01/2007 Slide Presentation, "Environmental Effects on Stress Corrosion Cracking of Alloy 22," Final Version, from 2007 TMS Annual Meeting Symposium on Materials Issues for Nuclear Systems ML071040046 2007-02-25 15 WM-00011 PRE CNWRA 2007 0062 2007-02-25 2007-06-22 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON STRESS CORROSION CRACKING OF ALLOY 22 K.T. Chiang2, O. Pensado1, P.K. Shukla1, Y.-M. Pan1 and D.S. Dunn2 1Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses 2Southwest Research Institute

* [2007-06-23] Abstract: "Understanding Long-Term Corrosion of Alloy 22 Container in the Potential Yucca Mountain Repository for High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal." ML070520282 2007-06-14 1 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-14 2007-06-22 Understanding Long-Term Corrosion of Alloy 22 Container in the Potential Yucca Mountain Repository for High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal T. Ahn1, H. Jung2, X. He2 and O. Pensado2 1U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),

* [2007-06-23] Passive and Localized Corrosion of Alloy 22 Modeling and Experiments ML071560057 2005-12-31 112 WM-00011 PRE CNWRA 2005-02, Rev 1 NRC-02-02-012 2005-12-31 2007-06-22 CNWRA 2005-02 Revision 1 PASSIVE AND LOCALIZED CORROSION OF ALLOY 22ÑMODELING AND EXPERIMENTS Prepared for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contract NRCÐ02Ð02Ð012 Prepared by D.S. Dunn

* [2007-06-22] Evaluation of In-Drift Heat Transfer Processes ML071070508 2007-04-30 79 WM-00011 PRE 20.06002.01.262 IM 06002.01.262.720 NRC-02-02-012 Q200704170002 2007-04-30 2007-06-21 EVALUATION OF IN-DRIFT HEAT TRANSFER PROCESSES Prepared for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contract NRCÐ02Ð02Ð012 Prepared by C. Manepally1 S. Green2 F.

* [2007-06-22] Sensors and Monitoring Techniques for the Deep Unsaturated Zone: Reducing Uncertainty Related to Seepage and Transport in Fractured Rock ML071640144 2007-06-12 1 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-12 2007-06-21 2007 Unsaturated Zone Interest Group (UZIG) Meeting Abstract Los Alamos, New Mexico August 27Ð30, 2007 Sensors and Monitoring Techniques for the Deep Unsaturated Zone: Reducing Uncertainty Related to Seepage and Transport

* [2007-06-21] Assessment of Hydrogeologic Conditions and Need for Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring at the Former Durita Uranium Mill, Naturita, Colorado Executive Summary ML071710354 2007-05-03 61 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-03 2007-06-20 P:\UMTRA-Durita\Durita Report rev2.doc 1 05/03/2007 Assessment of Hydrogeologic Conditions and Need for Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring at the Former Durita Uranium Mill, Naturita, Colorado Executive Summary Gene Peters

* [2007-06-21] Crevice Corrosion Penetration Rates of Alloy 22 In Chloride-Containing Waters Progress Report ML062440377 2005-12-31 39 WM-00011 PRE 20.06002.01.322 IM 06002.01.322.500 NRC-02-02-012 CNWRA 2006-001 Q200512280002 2005-12-31 2007-06-20 CNWRA 2006-001 CREVICE CORROSION PENETRATION RATES OF ALLOY 22 IN CHLORIDE-CONTAINING WATERSÑ PROGRESS REPORT Prepared for U.S. Nuclear Regula

* [2007-06-21] Mark H. Williams Ltr re: Topics for the June 26, 2007, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and The U.S. Department of Energy Technical Exchange on Quality Assurance ML071520318 2007-06-12 5 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-12 2007-06-20 June 12, 2007 Mr. Mark H. Williams, Director Office of License Application and Strategy Office of Repository Development U.S. Department of Energy 1551 Hillshire Drive North Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 SUBJECT: TOPICS FOR TH

* [2007-06-20] Note: 06/20/2007 - Site Visit Canceled - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Visit To U.S. Department of Energy Yucca Mountain Site to Observe Field Activities by the DOE at the Proposed Surface Operations Area ML071700258 2007-06-19 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-19 2007-06-19 ML071700246+ June 19, 2007 NOTE: JUNE 20, 2007 - SITE VISIT CANCELED SUBJECT: FORTHCOMING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION VISIT TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE DATE/TIME: June 20, 2007 8:00 a.m.(PDT) L

* [2007-06-20] Trip Report: Third International Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems Project No. 20.06002.01.322; AI No. 06002.01.322.710 ML071650522 2007-06-14 7 WM-00011 PRE Project No. 20.06002.01.322 2007-06-14 2007-06-19 CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES TRIP REPORT SUBJECT: Third International Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems Project No. 20.06002.01.322;

* [2007-06-19] Additional Data for the Sup. Material, Tech. Activity Supporting Doc. Exp. Data for Analysis of liquid samples by ICP: TO: 060831-10; 060919-6, 061002-7, and 061013-8: SRR: 29714, 29778, and 29862; Samples Reced: 8/30, 9/15 & 29, 10/13/06 ML070360121 2006-08-30 81 WM-00011 PRE Q200701180002 2006-08-30 2007-06-18 ADDITIONAL DATA SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 TASK ORDER: 060831-10,060919-6,061102-7, 061013-8 SRR: 29714,29778,29862 SDG: 285418 CASE: M. Roberts VTSR: August 30,2006 PRO

* [2007-06-19] Arc/Info Version 8.0.2 (Software function: This software is a series of programs developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) as a geographical information system (GIS).) ML070870661 2006-09-16 4 WM-00011 PRE Q200609180002 2006-09-16 2007-06-18 V Software Release Notice w Acquired Software 1. Software Name: Arc1 nfo Software Version: Version 8.0.2 2. Software Function: The Arclnfo software is a series of programs developed by Environmental Systems

* [2007-06-19] CNWRA 2006-02, Rev. 1, "Summary of Current Understandings of Drift Degradation and Its Effects on Performance at a Potential Yucca Mountain Repository." ML071030115 2006-08-30 70 WM-00011 PRE NRC-02-02-012 CNWRA 2006-02, Rev 01 2006-08-30 2007-06-18 CNWRA 2006-02 Revision 1 SUMMARY OF CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF DRIFT DEGRADATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE AT A POTENTIAL YUCCA MOUNTAIN REPOSITORY Prepared for U.S. Nuclear Regulato

* [2007-06-19] Corrosion Analyzer Version 2.0 (Software function: Evaluating the thermodynamic properties that are related to the characteristics of corrosion and the corrosion rate of a metal in a given solution system.) ML070870667 2006-10-24 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200610240002 2006-10-24 2007-06-18 w Software Release Notice Acquired Software 4u 1. Software Name and Project Number: Corrosion Analyzer; 06002.01.21 2 Software Version: 2.0 2. characteristics of corrosion and the corrosion rate of a metal i

* [2007-06-19] Environmental Simulation Program Version 7.0 (Software Function: Evaluating the thermodynamic properties of different streams in a chemical process in industrial and environmental applications.) ML070870779 2006-10-24 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200610240003 2006-10-24 2007-06-18 W Software Release Notice U Acquired Software 1. Software Name and Project Number: Software Version: 7.0 Environmental Simulation Program; 06002.01.21 2 2. Software Function: Evaluating the thermodynamic pro

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Chart Recorder, Model # Omega CT485, Serial # CT485-AL-026967 (01/09/2007) ML070640450 2005-12-21 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200701220006 2005-12-21 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate # Certificate of Calibration 0972-

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 012147 (04/04/2007) ML071270358 2006-04-04 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120012 2006-04-04 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone. 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calibra

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 012148, Asset No.: 012148 (04/06/2007) ML071270361 2006-04-05 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704270001 2006-04-05 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone. 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calibra

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 012150 (04/04/2007) ML071270351 2006-04-05 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120009 2006-04-05 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE~ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calibrat

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 012151 (04/03/2007) ML071270336 2006-04-05 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120002 2006-04-05 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-5215 Fax 21 0-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration ~ Submitted By:

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 012154 (04/03/2007) ML071270338 2006-04-05 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120003 2006-04-05 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone. 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calibra

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 012156, Asset No.: 012156 (04/04/2007) ML071270346 2006-04-05 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120007 2006-04-05 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 C'ulebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calibra

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 328 (02/05/2007) ML070640525 2000-11-16 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120003 2000-11-16 2007-06-18 ~ ACCREMEED Certificate # SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calib

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 329 (02/05/2007) ML070640528 2000-11-16 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120004 2000-11-16 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitted B

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 333 (02/05/2007) ML070640541 2000-11-16 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120005 2000-11-16 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitted

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 334, Asset No.: 008428 (04/02/2007) ML071300391 2000-11-16 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120016 2000-11-16 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calibrat

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 335 (04/02/2007) ML071270339 2000-11-16 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120004 2000-11-16 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calibrat

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Duro-Sense Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Set of 14, Serial # 293376W (04/04/2007) ML071270348 2005-04-11 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120008 2005-04-11 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P . O . Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 2 10-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration Submitted By:

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for ERTCO Thermometer, Model # 15-166A, Serial # C96-833 (03/01/2007) ML071270325 1996-08-21 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703220005 1996-08-21 2007-06-18 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 21 0-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate # Submitted By: DIV20 Work Order: 30307337 1 Address: B57 Dat

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for ERTCO Thermometer, Model # 76MM 1MM, Serial # E98-273 (01/18/2007) ML070640502 1999-05-04 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010005 1999-05-04 2007-06-18 B ACCREDITED Certificate # SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 285 I O Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Ca

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fisher Scientific Thermometer, Model # 15-166A, Serial # A2000-130 ( 01/18/2007) ML070640503 2000-06-26 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010006 2000-06-26 2007-06-18 c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitted

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fisher Scientific Thermometer, Model #15-166A, Serial # H98-162, Asset No.: 007171 (04/13/2007) ML071270362 1999-03-05 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704270002 1999-03-05 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration Certificate #OW2-01

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fisher Thermometer, Model # 14-983-10B, Serial # 12609 (01/17/2007) ML070640511 2007-01-17 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010010 2007-01-17 2007-06-18 . . - I Submitted By: DIV20 Address: B57 Contact: DON BANNON Manufacturer / Model: FISHER SCIENTIFIC / 14-983-10B Description: THERMOMETER, GLASS Serial No: 12609 Asset No: 012609 Procedure: THERMOMETERS, GL

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fisher Thermometer, Model # 14-983-10B, Serial # 12610 (01/17/2007) ML070640509 2007-01-17 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010009 2007-01-17 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality System5 Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitted B

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fisher Thermometer, Model # 14-983-10B, Serial # 12612 (01/23/2007) ML070640506 2007-01-23 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010008 2007-01-23 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate # Certificate of Calibration 0972-

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fisher Thermometer, Model # 14-983-10B, Serial # 12612, Asset No.: 012612 (04/13/2007) ML071270363 2007-01-23 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704270003 2007-01-23 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calibrat

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fisher Thermometer, Model # 14-983-10B, Serial # 12613 (01/19/2007) ML070640504 2007-01-19 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010007 2007-01-19 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitted B

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fisher/ERTCO Thermometer, Model # 15-166A, Serial # C96-637 (02/06/2007) ML070640517 1996-08-21 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120002 1996-08-21 2007-06-18 B ACCRED1KD SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate # Certificate of Calib

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Flow Meter, Model # BIOS DCL-M, Serial # 1098 (03/21/2007) ML071270335 2006-03-17 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703290009 2006-03-17 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration Certificate H972-01

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fluke Thermocouple Probe, Model # 80PK-2A, Serial # 10637 (01/05/2007) ML070640499 2004-01-28 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010003 2004-01-28 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 ~ Submitted

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fluke Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 10638 (01/05/2007) ML070640498 2004-01-28 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010002 2004-01-28 2007-06-18 c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 ~ ~ Sub

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fluke Thermocouple, Model # Type K, Serial # 10639 (01/05/2007) ML070640497 2004-01-28 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010001 2004-01-28 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-521 5 Fax 21 0-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitt

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fluke Thermometer, Model # 52 II, Serial # 85480050 (12/27/2006) ML070640463 2004-01-28 4 WM-00011 PRE Q200701220009 2004-01-28 2007-06-18 " ~ ACCREDITED Certificate # SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Ca

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fluke True RMS Multimeter, Model # 87 III, Serial # 73850992 (01/03/2007) ML070640437 1999-11-01 4 WM-00011 PRE Q200701220005 1999-11-01 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone. 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitted

* [2007-06-19] Instrument Calibration Record for Fluke True RMS Multimeter, Model # 87 III, Serial # 73980493 (02/15/2007) ML070870789 1999-11-01 4 WM-00011 PRE Q200702210001 1999-11-01 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone. 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitted

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Fluke True RMS Multimeter, Model # 87 III, Serial # 73980497 (01/30/2007) ML070640545 1999-11-01 4 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120006 1999-11-01 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitted B

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Hewlett Packard Data Acquisition/Switch Unit, Model # 34970A, Serial # MY44010920 (12/27/2006) ML070640457 2006-01-27 3 WM-00011 PRE Q200701220008 2006-01-27 2007-06-18 . 1 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration Certificate #

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Humidity Generator, Model # 2500, Serial # 0210373 (03/30/2007) ML071270359 2003-02-18 5 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120013 2003-02-18 2007-06-18 * SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-521 5 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration Calibration La

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Keithley 614 Electrometer, Model # 614, Serial # 467374 (01/25/2007) ML070640480 1990-12-31 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200701310004 1990-12-31 2007-06-18 Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory B ACCR certificate EWTED # SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Certificate of Cali

* [2007-06-19] Instrument Calibration Record for Keithley Electrometer, Model # 614, Serial # 0555368 (02/15/2007) ML070870792 1993-09-13 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702210002 1993-09-13 2007-06-18 c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitted

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Ludlum Frisker, Model # 177-45, Serial # 59298 (02/01/2005 through 02/06/2007) ML070640559 1997-12-31 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120018 1997-12-31 2007-06-18 INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION RECORD Inst. Model 17 7 -Y',- Year ; ? C + I

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Ludlum Geiger Counter, Model # 14C, Serial # 83561 (02/06/2006 through 02/06/2007) ML070640549 1997-12-31 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120016 1997-12-31 2007-06-18 INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION RECORD

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Ludlum Micro-R-Meter, Model #19, Serial # 151675 (02/07/2007) ML070640568 1998-11-04 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120021 1998-11-04 2007-06-18 INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION RECORD Inst. Model / '?

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Ludlum Scaler Ratemeter, Model 2200, Serial No. 110912 (02/07/2006 through 02/06/2007 ML070640565 1998-02-13 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120020 1998-02-13 2007-06-18 INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION RECORD I

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Ludlum Survey Meter, Model # 3, Serial # 100939 (02/06/2007) ML070640563 1997-12-31 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120019 1997-12-31 2007-06-18 INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION RECORD Inst. Model 7 C:\DHibbs\FORMS\calibra-record.doc

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Ludlum Survey Meter, Model # 3, Serial # 82374 (02/04/2003 through 02/06/2007) ML070640558 1997-12-31 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120017 1997-12-31 2007-06-18 INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION RECORD Inst. Type Inst. Model Asset No. S/N t' - L Ud/lW su f / ? y 0% AJ r .> 0035-3 7 .9 a 3 79 - x Q # I - X/Od r=iw PauI Be, t e ft,' - 7 Range Year User Name " . I Y C:\DHibbs\FOR

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Mettler Electronic Balance, Model # PM 480, Serial # N45601 (01/05/2007) ML070640452 1994-01-06 3 WM-00011 PRE Q200701220007 1994-01-06 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0. Drawer 285 10 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate # Certificate of Calibration 097

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Omega Digital ThermoCouple Meter, Model # DP465KC-MDSSD, Serial # 3130900 (02/02/2007) ML070640514 1993-07-27 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120001 1993-07-27 2007-06-18 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate # Submitted By: DIV20 Work Order: 303072962 Address: B57 Date

* [2007-06-19] Instrument Calibration Record for Orion Expandable Ion Analyzer, Model # EA 920, Serial # S001A (02/13/2007) ML070870788 1992-10-05 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702190002 1992-10-05 2007-06-18 J SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 ~ _ _ ~

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Orion pH/Ion Meter, Model # 720A, Serial # 003368 (01/23/2007) ML070640500 1996-08-14 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702010004 1996-08-14 2007-06-18 B ACCREWIED SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate # Certificate of Calib

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Paros Scientific Portable Pressure Gauge, Digital, Model # 740-45A, Serial # 60999 (03/22/2007) ML071270333 1995-07-24 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703290008 1995-07-24 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-521 5 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration Certificate #0972-

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Starrett Caliper 6 inch, Micrometer, Model # 721, Serial # 03031512 (03/01/2007) ML071270321 2003-02-07 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703220004 2003-02-07 2007-06-18 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Submitted By: DIV20 Work Order: 303073373 Address: B57 Date Issued: Mar 1,

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Starrett Micrometer, Model # 734M, Serial # 02437171 (03/01/2007) ML071270326 2003-02-07 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703220006 2003-02-07 2007-06-18 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Submitted By: DIV20 Work Order: 303073372 Address: B57 Date Issued: Mar 1, 2007 Contact: DON BANNON Calibration Date: Mar 1, 2007 Manufacturer / Mod

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for SwRI Resistor Box Model # 10 Ohm, Serial # 171002, Asset No.: 003095 (03/20/2007) ML071270328 1994-11-08 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703260003 1994-11-08 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration Certificate #0972

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for SwRI Resistor Box, Model # 10K-100M OHMS, Serial # 7243 (03/07/2007) ML071270327 1999-04-02 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703220007 1999-04-02 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 285 I O Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratoiy Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate # Certificate of Calibration 097

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Temperature, Model # Fluke 54 II, Serial # 90810070 (04/03/2007) ML071270340 2006-04-17 4 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120005 2006-04-17 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 2 10-522-521 5 Fax 21 0-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration Calibration La

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for ThermoCouple Meter, Model # Omega Type B, Serial # 11116 (01/31/2007) ML070870786 2004-08-26 3 WM-00011 PRE Q200702190001 2004-08-26 2007-06-18 I SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone: 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration 0972-01 Submitt

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for ThermoCouple Meter, Model # Omega Type K, Serial # 11117 (01/03/2007) ML070640493 2004-08-24 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200701310005 2004-08-24 2007-06-18 .- 1 . SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebia Road, P 0 Drawer 285 10 Ins ti tu te Q ua 11 t y S y s te m s Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Certificate of Calibration

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Thermocouple Probe, Model # Digi-Sense 08516-55, Serial # 12159 (04/05/2007) ML071270357 2006-04-27 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120011 2006-04-27 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 2 10-5 22-5 2 15 Fax 2 10-5 22-48 34 Certificate of Calibration Certificate

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Thermocouple Probe, Model # Digi-Sense 08516-55, Serial # 12196 (04/05/2007) ML071270354 2006-05-08 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120010 2006-05-08 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@' 6220 Culebra Road, P 0. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-521 5 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calib

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for Troemner Weight Class 2, Model # 1G, Serial # 66665 (04/06/2007) ML071270342 2005-03-21 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120006 2005-03-21 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0. Drawer 28510 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratory Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate of Calibra

* [2007-06-19] Instrument calibration record for YSI Conductance Meter, Model # 35, Serial # 90D014379 (03/20/2007) ML071270329 1990-11-19 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703260004 1990-11-19 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE@ 6220 Culebra Road, P 0 Drawer 285 10 Institute Quality Systems Institute Calibration Laboratoiy Phone 210-522-5215 Fax 210-522-4834 Calibration Laboratory Certificate #0972-01 C

* [2007-06-19] MFIX Version MFIX2005-4 (Software function: Simulation of multphase flow and fluid dynamics in Eulerian-Eulerian) ML070870784 2007-01-09 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200701100001 2007-01-09 2007-06-18 Software Release Notice Acquired Software Installation Performed by: K . DA5 D 6ASU 1. Software Name and Project Number: Software Version: MFM f&j& lube 2O.06002*0'~302 MFx~2005-4 2. Software Function: 3.

* [2007-06-19] NCR Report 2007-05 (CNWRA 2006-02, Summary of Current Understanding of Drift Degradation & Its Effects on Performance at a potential YM Repository) Was Delivered on 8/26/2006 & Revised, Retransmitted 12/13/2006. In 1/2007, a Slightly Different Version.. ML071280521 2007-03-06 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704130006 QA Nonconformance Report Number 2007-05 2007-03-06 2007-06-18 I GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION NONCONFORMANCE REPORT Project No. 06002.01.342 NCR NO. 2007-05 PART 1: DESCRIPTION OF NONCONFORMANCE IM 06002.01.342.650 (CNWRA

* [2007-06-19] Nonconformance Report 2006-26 (FLOW-3D V. 9.0 was Modified to Become what is Now Known as FLOW-3D YMUZ2 V. 1.0. A SRD was Prepared, but No SDP was Prepared as Required by TOP-018. The SRD also Indicated that a SDP Would be Prepared ML070870796 2006-10-25 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200701030002 QA Nonconformance Report Number 2006-26 2006-10-25 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION NONCONFORMANCE REPORT roject No. 06002.01.262 NCR NO. 2006-26 PART 1: DESCRIPTION OF NONCONFORMANCE FLOW3D version 9.0 was modifie

* [2007-06-19] Nonconformance Report 2006-28 (TOP-012, Identification and Control of Samples and Chemical Reagents and Standards, Para. 4.4.1.) ML070870798 2006-12-13 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200701170002 QA Nonconformance Report Number 2006-28 2006-12-13 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION NONCONFORMANCE REPORT Project No. 06002.01.362 NCR NO. 2006-28 PART 1: DESCRIPTION OF NONCONFORMANCE TOP-012, Identification and C

* [2007-06-19] Nonconformance Report 2007-01 ( QAP-001, Scientific Notebook Control, Section 3.2.5 states, "ln-process entries document the specific conduct of the technical activity and results. SN inprocess entries shall be made at the time the work is performed. .) ML071280502 2007-01-25 5 WM-00011 PRE Q200704100003 QA Nonconformance Report Number 2007-01 2007-01-25 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION NONCONFORMANCE REPORT Project No. Scientific Notebook (SN) # 781 E NCR NO. 2007-01 PART 1 : DESCRIPTION OF NONCONFORMANCE: QAP-001

* [2007-06-19] Nonconformance Report 2007-02 (TOP-012, Identification & Control of Samples & Chemical Reagents and Standards, Para. 4.4.1 states, Routine Sample Storage Shall be Accomplished in SwRl & Div. Labs) ML070870802 2007-02-08 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200702260001 QA Nonconformance Report Number 2007-02 2007-02-08 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION NONCONFORMANCE REPORT Project No. 06002.01.222 NCR No. 2007-02 PART 1 : DESCRIPTION OF NONCONFORMANCE TOP-012, Identification and

* [2007-06-19] Nonconformance Report 2007-03 (QAP-012, QA Records Control, requires validated QA records to be stored in the Bldg 189 QA records storage room or in a similar auxiliary location in Bldg 139. The procedure also states that original records... ML071280495 2007-02-23 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704030001 QA Nonconformance Report Number 2007-03 2007-02-23 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION NONCONFORMANCE REPORT roject No. 06002-01 -031 NCR NO.: 2007-03 PART 1: DESCRIPTION OF NONCONFORMANCE QAP-012, Quality Assurance R

* [2007-06-19] Nonconformance Report 2007-04 ( Proto 6104 Torque Screwdriver, s/n 139072, AN009202 is Out of Tolerance Per SwRl Cal. Lab.) ML071280501 2007-03-05 5 WM-00011 PRE Q200704090003 QA Nonconformance Report Number 2007-04 2007-03-05 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION NONCONFORMANCE REPORT roject No. OHD20.131 NCR NO. 2007-04 PART 1: DESCRIPTION OF NONCONFORMANCE Proto 6104 Torque Screwdriver, s/

* [2007-06-19] Nonconformance Report 2007-06 (Contrary to QAP-001, Calculations & Analyses Documented in Electronic Files & Hard Copy Supporting AI 06002.01.356.701 Were Not Compiled as a Scientific Notebook.) ML071280527 2007-03-09 3 WM-00011 PRE Q200704200002 QA Nonconformance Report Number 2007-06 2007-03-09 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION NONCONFORMANCE REPORT Project No. 06002.01.356 NCR NO., 2007-06 PART 1: DESCRIPTION OF NONCONFORMANCE Contrary to QAP-001, calcula

* [2007-06-19] Preclosure Safety Analysis (PCSA) Tool Version 3.0.1 (Software Development Plan, Revision 6) ML070870783 2005-04-29 18 WM-00011 PRE NRC-02-02-012 Q200612140001 2005-04-29 2007-06-18 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE PRECLOSURE SAFETY ANALYSIS TOOL REVISION 6 Prepared for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contract NRCÐ02Ð02Ð012 Prepared by G. Adams Center for Nuclear Waste

* [2007-06-19] Preclosure Safety Analysis (PCSA) Tool Version 3.1.0 (Software Requirement Description.) ML070870780 2006-11-17 7 WM-00011 PRE NRC-02-02-012 Q200611170001 2006-11-17 2007-06-18 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION FOR PRECLOSURE SAFETY ANALYSIS (PCSA) TOOL VERSION 3.1.0 Prepared for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contract NRC-02-02-012 Prepared by George Adams Fernan

* [2007-06-19] QA Report 2007-06 ( Control of Measuring and Test Equipment in GED and associated (Div. 18) facilities.) ML071280531 2007-03-01 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703090003 QA Surveillance Report Number 2007-06 2007-03-01 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT PROJECT NO.: All I REPORT No.:2007-06 I Page 1 of2 SURVEILLANCE SCOPE: Control of Measuring an

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report 2007-07 ( Validation Testing Planning and Configuration Change Control for TPA, Version 5.1) ML071280530 2007-03-06 1 WM-00011 PRE Q200703090002 QA Surveillance Report 2007-07 2007-03-06 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT NCR NO.: None PROJECT NO.:N/A I REPORT No.:2007-07 I Page I of I CAR NO.:None SURVEILLANCE SCOPE: Tot

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report 2007-08 (Control of GED samples and chemicals.) ML071280536 2007-03-16 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200703220002 QA Surveillance Report Number 2007-08 2007-03-16 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT PROJECT NO.: Various 1 REPORT No.2007-08 I Page 1 of2 SURVEILLANCE SCOPE: Control of GED sampl

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report 2007-10 (CNWRA Hydrology Activities: 1. Climate and Infiltration; 2. Flow Paths in the Unsaturated Zone; 3. Flow Paths in the Saturated Zone; and 4. Concentration of Radionuclides in Groundwater) ML071280539 2007-04-02 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704090002 QA Surveillance Report Number 2007-10 2007-04-02 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT PROJECT NOS.06002.01.252, 262,272,282 I Page Of2 REPORT N0.:2007-10 SURVEILLANCE SCOPE: CNWRA

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report 2007-11 (GED Quality Planning.) ML071280544 2007-04-09 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704120015 QA Surveillance Report Number 2007-11 2007-04-09 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT PROJECT NO. All I REPORT No.: 2007-1 1 I Page 1 of2 SURVEILLANCE SCOPE: GED Quality Planning R

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report 2007-12 (GED Corrective Action Effectiveness.) ML071280547 2007-04-30 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200704300008 QA Surveillance Report Number 2007-12 2007-04-30 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT START DATE: 4/30/07 I END DATE: 4/30/07 PROJECT NO.: All ~ 1 REPORT No.: 2007-12 I Page 1 of2

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report No. 2006-23 (Mining, Geotechnical, and Facility Engineering (MGFE) Activities.) ML070650109 2006-11-27 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200612010002 QA Surveillance Report Number 2006-23 2006-11-27 2007-06-18 G EOSC I EN c ESAN DEN G I NEE RI NG D IVISIO N QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT PROJECT NOS: 06002.01.332, 334, 342 I Page Of REPORT NO.: 2006-23 su RVE I LLANCE S

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report No. 2007-01 (Division-Wide Scientific Notebook (SN) Control (as a Programmatic Element Surveillance.) ML070650112 2007-01-08 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200701260006 QA Surveillance Report Number 2007-01 2007-01-08 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT I Page Of PROJECT NO.: All GED technical tasks 1 REPORT No.: 2007-01 SURVEILLANCE SCOPE: Divis

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report No. 2007-02 (Software Development.) ML070650111 2007-01-17 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200701260001 QA Surveillance Report Number 2007-02 2007-01-17 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE S U RVEl LLAN C E RE PORT PROJECT NO.:N/A I REPORT No.:2007-02 I page I of2 SURVEILLANCE SCOPE: Software Developme

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report No. 2007-03 (Review of Geochemistry (GC)-Related Activities) ML070650114 2007-02-09 4 WM-00011 PRE Q200702140002 QA Surveillance Report Number 2007-03 2007-02-09 2007-06-18 FORM QAP-8 (8/2005) Page 1 of 4 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT PROJECT NOs: 06002.01.212, 214, 222, 232, 242, 011 REPORT No.:

* [2007-06-19] QA Surveillance Report No. 2007-04 (GED Document Control and Records Management) ML070650116 2007-02-14 2 WM-00011 PRE Q200702230002 QA Surveillance Report Number 2007-04 2007-02-14 2007-06-18 FORM QAP-8 (8/2005) Page 1 of 2 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT PROJECT NO.: 06002.01.031 REPORT No.: 2007-04 Page 1 of 2 SURV

* [2007-06-19] QAP-001, Scientific Notebook Control, Revision 8, Change 1 (02/20/2007) ML070650097 2007-02-06 7 WM-00011 PRE Q200702080004 QAP-001 2007-02-06 2007-06-18 Proc. QAP-001 Revision 8 ChgL Page 1 of z 1 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURE Title: QAP-001 SCIENTIFIC NOTEBOOK CONTROL EFFECTIVITY AND APPROVAL Revision 8 of this pro

* [2007-06-19] QAP-016, Procurement, Revision 9, Change 3 (02/02/2007) ML070650095 2007-01-02 10 WM-00011 PRE Q200701220003 QAP-016 2007-01-02 2007-06-18 1 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION I Proc. QAP-O16 Revision2 Chg3 Page1 o f x QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURE Title: QAP-016 PROCUREMENT EFFECTIVITY AND APPROVAL Revision 9 of this procedure became e

* [2007-06-19] Scientific Notebook No. 580E Initial Evaluation of Repository Effects on Groundwater (02/27/2003 through 10/06/2006) ML070390359 2003-02-27 14 WM-00011 PRE Notebook Number 580E Q200610160003 2003-02-27 2007-06-18 SCIENTIFIC NOTEBOOK E580E GARY R. WALTER ISSUED FEBRUARY 27,2003 Electronic Scientific Notebook 580E 1Electronic Notebook 580E Started February 27,2003 Evaluation of the effect of the re

* [2007-06-19] Scientific Notebook No. 606E Drift-Dike Interaction (08/12/2003 through 10/12/2006) ML070390372 2003-08-12 48 WM-00011 PRE Notebook Number 606E Q200610190004 2003-08-12 2007-06-18 Scientific Notebook 606E Date Printed 9/28/2006 SCIENTIFIC NOTEBOOK 606E Author: Dr. Kevin J. Smart Date Initiated: August 12,2003 Dr. Kevin J. Smart I Scientific Notebook 606E Date Prin

* [2007-06-19] Scientific Notebook No. 778E Preclosure Seismic Calculations (08/21/2006 through 08/30/2006) ML071090440 2006-08-21 16 WM-00011 PRE Notebook Number 778E Q200610160004 2006-08-21 2007-06-18 Scientific Notebook 778E Entry: Sarah Gonzalez Date: 0812 1 12006 Initial Entry: Introduction Title: Preclosure Seismic Calculations Authors: Sarah Gonzalez Objectives: This scientif

* [2007-06-19] Scientific Notebook No. 816E Apatite and Zircon Fission Track Data (08/02/2006 through 08/02/2006) ML070390367 2006-08-02 17 WM-00011 PRE Notebook Number 816E Q200610160006 2006-08-02 2007-06-18 Scientific Notebook 81 6E Date: August 2,2006 Entry: John Stamatakos 2006 Title: Apatite and Zircon Fission track data Background: The information in this scientific notebook directly su

* [2007-06-19] Sup. Mat. Tech. Act. Sup. Doc.: Exp. Data Analysis of Liquid Samples Metals by ICP and IC for K, Na, CI, NO3, NO2,Si: Task Order: 061031-4, 06113-5, 061128-; SRR: 29977, 30037, 30103; Samples Recd: 10/31/06, 11/10/06, 11/27/06 ML070650131 2006-10-31 481 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120013 2006-10-31 2007-06-18 010001 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29977,30037,30103 SDG: 288871,289369,290099 CASE: L. Yang VTSR: 10/31/06,11/10/06,11/27/06 PROJECT#: 06002.01.322 TASK ORDER: 0610

* [2007-06-19] Sup. Material, Tech. Act. Supporting Doc.: Exp. Data for Analysis of Liquid Sam. ICP, IC for Fe, Cr, Ni, Mo, W, Cu, CO, CI, N, NO3, SO4, Zn, Ca, Mn, Ti, Mg, PO4, Co3, HCO3, NO2: TK #: 061102-10; SRR: 29995; Samples Recd: 11/2/06 ML070650125 2006-11-02 276 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120011 2006-11-02 2007-06-18 I . 'a80001 I SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29995 SDG: 288996 CASE: L. Yang VTSR: 11/02/06 PROJECT#: 06002.01.322 TASK ORDER: 061102-10 FINAL REPORT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH

* [2007-06-19] Sup. Material, Tech. Activity Supporting Doc.: Exp. Data for Analysis of Liquid Samples by ICP, IC and Alkalinity, per COC Biological Samples: Task Order: 061027-2; SRR: 29969; Samples Received: 10/26/06 ML070650126 2006-10-26 285 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120012 2006-10-26 2007-06-18 010001 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29969 SDG: 288759 CASE: L. Yang VTSR: 10/26/06 PROJECT#: 06002.01.322 TASK ORDER: 061027-2 FINAL REPORT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITU

* [2007-06-19] Supplemental Material, Tech. Activity Supporting Doc.: Exp. Data for Analysis of liquid samples for by ICP, and IC for K, Na, Cl, NO3, and NO2: Task Order: 061002-7, 061013-8 and 060919-6; SRR 29862, 29917, and 29778: Samples Received: 9/15 & 29... ML070360125 2006-09-15 254 WM-00011 PRE Q200701180005 2006-09-15 2007-06-18 Q l O O O l SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE I' NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29862,29917,29778 SDG: 287406,286222 CASE: L. Yang VTSR: October 13,2006 PROJECT#: 06002..01.322 / TASK ORDER. 061013-8,06

* [2007-06-19] Supplemental Material, Technical Activity Supporting Documentation: Experimental Data for Analysis of anions by IC: Task Order: 060915-3; SRR: 29770; Samples Received: September 14, 2006 ML070360114 2006-09-14 114 WM-00011 PRE Q200701100003 2006-09-14 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29770 SDG: 286156 CASE: M. Roberts VTSR: September 14,2006 PROJECT#: 06002.01.242 TASK ORDER: 060915-3 FINAL REPORT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH IN

* [2007-06-19] Supplemental Material, Technical Activity Supporting Documentation: Experimental Data for Analysis of liquid samples by ICP for Major and Minor elements, Task Order: 060828-6; SRR: 29696; Samples Received: October 5, 2006 ML070360119 2006-12-15 585 WM-00011 PRE Q200701180001 2006-12-15 2007-06-18 010001 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29696 SDG: 285418 CASE: M. Roberts VTSR: August 25,2006 PROJECT#: 06002.01.242 TASK ORDER: 060828-6 FINAL REPORT 010002 SOUTHWEST

* [2007-06-19] Supplemental Material, Technical Activity Supporting Documentation: Experimental Data for Analysis of liquid samples by ICP: Task Order: 061104-3: SRR: 30004; Samples Received: November 3, 2006 ML070360123 2006-11-03 68 WM-00011 PRE Q200701180003 2006-11-03 2007-06-18 . .. f SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 TASK ORDER: 061 104-3 SRR: 30004 . * SDG: 289054 CASE: K. Chiang VTSR: November 3,2006 PROJECT#: 06002;01.322 L . 010001 FINAL REPORT

* [2007-06-19] Supplemental Material, Technical Activity Supporting Documentation: Experimental Data for Analysis of liquid samples for major and minor elements by ICP: Task Order: 060915-4: SRR: 29771; Samples Received: September 2006 ML070360139 2006-09-01 568 WM-00011 PRE Q200701180007 2006-09-01 2007-06-18 0i000l SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29771 SDG: 286170 CASE: B. Werling VTSR: September 14,2006 PROJECT#: 06002.01.242 TASK ORDER: 060915-4 FINAL REPORT SOUTH WEST RES

* [2007-06-19] Supplemental Material, Technical Activity Supporting Documentation: Experimental Data for Analysis of liquid samples for major and minor elements by ICP: Task Order: 061005-14: SRR: 29884; Samples Received: October 5, 2006 ML070360146 2006-10-05 214 WM-00011 PRE Q200701180009 2006-10-05 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29884 SDG: 287764 CASE: M. Roberts VTSR: October 5,2006 PROJECT#: 06002.01.242 TASK ORDER: 061005-14 FINAL REPORT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST

* [2007-06-19] Supplemental Material, Technical Activity Supporting Documentation: Experimental Data for Analysis of liquid samples for metals by ICP: Task Order: 061129-8; SRR: 30107; Samples Received: November 28, 2006 ML070650118 2006-11-28 159 WM-00011 PRE Q200702120010 2006-11-28 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29969 SDG: 290147 CASE: L. Yang VTSR: 11/28/06 PROJECT#: 06002.01.222 TASK ORDER: 061 129-8 FINAL REPORT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE SAM

* [2007-06-19] Supplemental Material, Technical Activity Supporting Documentation: Experimental Data for Analysis of water samples for anions by IC: Task Order: 061005-13: SRR: 29884; Samples Received: October 5, 2006 ML070360142 2006-10-05 107 WM-00011 PRE Q200701180008 2006-10-05 2007-06-18 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE NUCLEAR PROJECT CLIENT: Division 20 SRR: 29884 SDG: 287760 CASE: M. Roberts VTSR: October 5,2006 PROJECT#: 96002.01.242 TASK ORDER: 061005-13 FINAL REPORT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST

* [2007-06-19] Sur. Report No. 2006-24 (PA activities; including Methodology & Overall System Performance, TPA Code Development, Redistribution of Radionuclides in Soil, Biosphere Characteristics & Public Outreach.) ML070650110 2006-12-04 3 WM-00011 PRE Q200701030004 QA Surveillance Report Number 2006-24 2006-12-04 2007-06-18 GEOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE REPORT I START DATE: 12/04/06 I END DATE: 12/20/06 PROJECT N0.06002.01.161, REPORT NO.: 2006-24 352,

June 16, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-15] 06/27/2007, Notice of Forthcoming U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Visit to U.S. Department of Energy Yucca Mountain Site ML071640478 2007-06-12 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-12 2007-06-14 June 12, 2007 SUBJECT: FORTHCOMING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION VISIT TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE DATE/TIME: June 27, 2007 8:00 a.m.(PDT) LOCATION: Yucca Mountain Site Proposed Surface Operation

* [2007-06-15] 6/20/2007 - Notice of Meeting with Department of Energy (DOE) to Observe Field Activities at Yucca Mountain Site Proposed Surface Operations Area ML071640456 2007-06-12 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-12 2007-06-14 June 12, 2007 SUBJECT: FORTHCOMING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION VISIT TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE DATE/TIME: June 20, 2007 8:00 a.m.(PDT) LOCATION: Yucca Mountain Site Proposed Surface Operation

* [2007-06-15] Final - Poster for AGU 2006 AGU Fall Meeting (AI 06002.01.212.703), Flow of In-Drift Water Through Stress Corrosion Cracks ML070780392 2006-11-29 1 WM-00011 PRE 2006-11-29 2007-06-14 Application of Rayleigh-Taylor Model for Circular Cracks If crack radius is larger than Rcritical, water will seep through cracks Ð As the radius decreases, capillarity increases, and a crack can hold a larger height of w

* [2007-06-14] Final Version "Markov Modeling Application to a Redundant Safety System." ML071570040 2007-06-05 7 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-05 2007-06-13 1 Proceedings of PWR2007 ASME Power July 17-19, 2007, San Antonio, TX, USA POWER2007-22119 MARKOV MODELING APPLICATION TO A REDUNDANT SAFETY SYSTEM George Adams and Fernando Ferrante Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory An

* [2007-06-14] Lattice-Boltzmann simulations of active fracture model parameter for tilted channel networks ML071640238 2007-06-08 30 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-08 2007-06-13 1 Lattice-Boltzmann simulations of active fracture model parameter for tilted channel networks Hakan Basagaoglu *, Sauro Succi, Chandrika Manepally, Randall Fedors, Danielle Y. Wyrick Abstract: A two-dimensional multiphas

* [2007-06-14] Response to NRC's Comments on the DOE Preliminary Transportation, Aging, and Disposal Canister System Performance Specification, Revision B ML071630086 2007-06-08 3 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-08 2007-06-13 * .. Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management 1551 Hillshire Drive QA: N/A ES Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 Project No. WM-000 1I JUN 0 8 2007 OVERNIGHT MAIL ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Di

* [2007-06-13] 06/26/2007, Notice of Meeting with US Dept of Energy to Improve NRC Understanding of the Status of DOE's Quality Assurance ML071620469 2007-06-11 6 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-11 2007-06-12 June 11, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Lawrence E. Kokajko, Director Division of High Level Waste Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: Thomas O. Matula, Senior Project Manager /RA/ Project Manage

* [2007-06-13] 06/28/2007 - Forthcoming U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Department of Energy Technical Exchange on Physical Protection, Material Control and Accounting, Emergency Planning and Other Related Topics ML071620450 2007-06-11 5 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-11 2007-06-12 June 11, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Lawrence E. Kokajko, Director Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: Alexander P. Sapountzis, Project Manager /RA/ Project Manage

June 9, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-08] Final Version - Surface Lithology, Vegetation, and Tephra Characterization Using a Combined Analysis of Optical and Radar Imagery ML071310360 2007-04-18 32 WM-00011 PRE CNWRA 2007 0098 IM 20.06002.01.312.750 NRC-02-02-012 2007-04-18 2007-06-07 Research at Sunset Crater, Arizona, offers the opportunity to study the evolution of a 900-year-old tephra deposit in a semiarid climate. This feature is an analog for

* [2007-06-08] Modification No. 248 to Contract No. NRC-02-02-012 ML071510065 2007-05-30 10 WM-00011 PRE Job Code D1035 Job Code D5562 NRC-02-02-012 2007-05-30 2007-06-07 4. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATIONIMODIFICATION OF CONTRACT I BPA NO. I. CONTRACT ID CODE 'AGS ESS" 5O07R034/ 5/36 1 OF PAG I 3 2. AMENDMENTIMODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 14. REQ

* [2007-06-07] A. Mohseni FCIX 2007 Abstracts and Slide Presentations ML071510243 2007-05-31 17 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-31 2007-06-06 1 FCIX 2007 Licensing the Proposed DOE Repository at Yucca Mountain Aby Mohseni U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission June 12-13, 2007 2 FCIX 2007 ¥ NRC Responsibilities ¥ Schedule of Events ¥ The Hearing Process ¥ NRC Staff

* [2007-06-07] Comments on Draft Interim Staff Guidance Document HLWRS-ISG-03, "Preclosure Safety Analysis - Dose Performance Objectives and Radiation Protection Program." ML071010540 2007-04-04 12 WM-00011 PRE 2007-04-04 2007-06-06 p Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management 1551 Hillshire Drive QA: N/A Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 Project No. WM-0001 I APR 0 4 2007 OVERNIGHT MAIL ATTN: Document Control Desk Sheena Whaley, Nuc

* [2007-06-06] G20070387 - Talking Points for Commission Meeting With South Korean Delegation on June 6-8, 2007 ML071550396 2007-06-06 1 WM-00011 PRE G20070387 2007-06-06 2007-06-05 Talking Points for Commission Meetings with South Korean Delegation, June 6-8, 2007 Potential Geologic Repository for High-level Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada United States policies governing the permanent dis

* [2007-06-06] Gary Hollis, Ltr re: Response to 02/20/2007 Letter to Lawrence Kokajko, Requesting Support from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Improved Telecommunications Facilities for Nye County During Potential Licensing Proceeding for Proposed Repository ML071160479 2007-06-04 5 WM-00011 PRE 2007-06-04 2007-06-05 ML071160473+ June 4, 2007 Mr. Gary Hollis Yucca Mountain Liaison Nye County Board of County Commissioners Nye County Courthouse William P. Beko Justice Facility P.O. Box 153 Tonopah, NV 89049 Dear Mr. Hollis, This is to a

* [2007-06-06] Incoming Letter from Garry Hollis to Lawrence Kokajko dated 02/20/2007. Requests NRC Commit to Provide & Fund Interactive Telecommunications for Nye County for Duration of Licensing Proceeding to Facilitate Information Exchange & Participation ML071210301 2007-02-20 2 WM-00011 PRE 2007-02-20 2007-06-05 ML071160473+ Board of County Commissioners Tonopah Office Administration Department Nye County Courthouse NY Tonopah, Nevada William P. Beko Justice Facility PO Box 153 Tonopah, NV 89049 Phone (775) 482-8191 Fax (775) 482

* [2007-06-05] Comments on Draft Interim Staff Guidance Document HLWRS-ISG-04, Preclosure Safety Analysis - Human Reliability Analysis ML071520069 2007-05-30 9 WM-00011 PRE 72FR19729 HLWRS-ISG-04 2007-05-30 2007-06-04 Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management QA: N/A 1551 Hillshire Drive Project No.WM-0001 1 ELas Vegas, NV 89134-6321 MAY 3 0 2007 OVERNIGHT MAIL ATTN: Document Control De

June 2, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-02] 2007/05/31- The Department of Energy's Twenty-Fifth Monthly Status Report Regarding LSN Certification and License Application Submittal ML071510626 2007-05-31 8 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 183 2007-05-31 2007-06-01 2007-05-31 May 31, 2007 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE PRE-LICENSE APPLICATION PRESIDING OFFICER BOARD In the Matter of ) Docket No. PAPO-00 ) U.S. D

* [2007-06-01] 06/05/2007 Notice of Appendix 7 Teleconference Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Department of Energy to Gather Information on Human Reliability Analysis ML071510471 2007-05-31 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-31 2007-05-31 May 31, 2007 NOTE CHANGE FROM MEETING TO TELECON SUBJECT: FORTHCOMING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY APPENDIX 7 TELECONFERENCE DATE/TIME: June 5, 2007 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (PT) LOCATION:

* [2007-06-01] 06/14/2007 Notice of Forthcoming Meeting with U.S. Department of Energy and U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Quarterly Management Meeting ML071510192 2007-05-31 6 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-31 2007-05-31 May 31, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Lawrence E. Kokajko, Director Division of High Level Waste Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: Brian J. Benney, Senior Project Manager /RA/ Project Manageme

* [2007-06-01] 06/19 -20/2007, Agenda for Workshop for Affected Units of Local Government ML071500235 2007-05-29 3 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-29 2007-05-31 THE NRC'S HEARING PROCESS: JUDGING THE SAFETY OF A POTENTIAL HIGH-LEVEL WASTE REPOSITORY Ð 2007 Update 2nd Workshop for Affected Units of Local Government NRC Las Vegas Hearing Facility Building No. 1, 3520 Pepper Lane La

* [2007-06-01] 2007/05/30 - Official Transcript of U.S. DOE High-Level Waste Depository, on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, Pages 1052-1213 ML071500568 2007-05-23 164 WM-00011 ASLB 04-829-01-PAPO HLW-PAPO-00227 NRC-1590 PAPO-00 2007-05-23 2007-05-31 2007-05-30 SLU) - ?A fo Official Transcript of Proceedings NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Title: U.S. DOE High-Level Waste Depository Docket Number: PAPO-00 DOCKETED USNRC Ma

* [2007-06-01] 2007/05/31-The Department of Energy's Twenty-Fifth Monthly Status Report Regarding LSN Certification and License Application Submittal ML071510563 2007-05-31 8 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 182 2007-05-31 2007-05-31 2007-05-31

* [2007-06-01] Final Version of FRN 03 - "Preclosure Safety Analysis - Dose Performance Objectives and Radiation Protection Program." ML071240076 2007-05-22 14 WM-00011 PRE HLWRS-ISG-03 2007-05-22 2007-05-31 [7590-01P] NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HLWRS-ISG-03 PRECLOSURE SAFETY ANALYSIS - DOSE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AND RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM; AVAILABILITY OF FINAL INTERIM STAFF GUIDANCE DOCUMENT AGENCY: N

* [2007-05-31] 06/19-20/2007 Notice of Forthcoming U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Workshop for Affected Units of Local Government on "The NRC'S Licensing Process: Judging The Safety on a Proposed Repository At Yucca Mountain: Update 2007." ML071500146 2007-05-29 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-29 2007-05-30 May 29, 2007 MEETING NOTICE SUBJECT: FORTHCOMING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WORKSHOP FOR AFFECTED UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 'THE NRC'S LICENSING PROCESS: JUDGING THE SAFETY ON A PROPOSED REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOU

* [2007-05-31] 2007/05/16- Notice of Appearance submitted by Kevin Kamps, NIRS ML071500265 2007-05-16 1 WM-00011 HLW-PAP0-000228 2007-05-16 2007-05-30 2007-05-16 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges: Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Alex S. Karlin Alan S. Rosenthal In the Matter of U.S

* [2007-05-31] Alan Kalt Ltr re: Workshop for Affected Units of Local Government - June 19-20, 2007 ML071500221 2007-05-29 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-29 2007-05-30 May 29, 2007 Mr. Alan Kalt Churchill County Comptroller 155 North Taylor Street, Suite 182 Fallon, NV 89406 SUBJECT: WORKSHOP FOR AFFECTED UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT Dear Mr. Kalt: It is my pleasure to invite you to attend

* [2007-05-31] G20070286/LTR-07-278 - Robert R. Loux, Ltr re: Consideration of Credit for Use of "Drip Shields" in the Proposed Yucca Mountain Repository ML071290360 2007-05-21 5 WM-00011 PRE G20070286 LTR-07-278 2007-05-21 2007-05-30 ML071290348+ 1We note that you raised the same concerns in your December 2, 2005, comments on NRC's proposed rule (September 8, 2005, 70 FR 53313) that would amend NRC's regulations to implement the U

* [2007-05-31] The Nature of Flow in the Faulted and Fractured Paintbrush Nonwelded Hydrogeologic Unit ML071410138 2007-04-30 115 WM-00011 PRE NRC-02-02-012 2007-04-30 2007-05-30 THE NATURE OF FLOW IN THE FAULTED AND FRACTURED PAINTBRUSH NONWELDED HYDROGEOLOGIC UNIT Prepared for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contract NRC-02-02-012 Prepared by C. Manepally K. Bradbury S. Colton C

* [2007-05-30] Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analysis, Trip Report, Software Quality Engineering Training Course (AI No. 06002.01.011.055) ML071410134 2007-04-15 2 WM-00011 PRE 20.06002.01.011 20.06002.01.011.055 NRC-02-02-012 2007-04-15 2007-05-29 CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES TRIP REPORT SUBJECT: Software Quality Engineering Training Course (AI No. 06002.01.01 1.055) DATE/PLACE: April 15-20, 2007; Sa

* [2007-05-30] LTR-07-0376 - Ltr. Robert Loux Regarding Total System Performance Assessment for the Yucca Mountain Repository ML071450477 2007-05-16 4 WM-00011 PRE LTR-07-0376 2007-05-16 2007-05-29 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: May 25, 2007 08:04 PAPER NUMBER: ACTION OFFICE: AUTHOR: AFFILIATION: ADDRESSEE: SUBJECT: ACTION: DISTRIBUTION: LETTER DATE: ACKNOWLEDGED SPEC

* [2007-05-30] Mark H. Williams Comments re: Comments on Draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) Document HLWRS-ISG-03, Preclosure Safety Analysis - Dose Performance Objectives and Radiation Protection Program ML071380172 2007-04-04 5 WM-00011 PRE 0405070679 CCU.20070404.0008 HLWRS-ISG-03 2007-04-04 2007-05-29 ML071380139+ Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management 1551 Hillshire Drive Las Vegas, NV 891 34-6321 QA: N/A Project No. WM-00011 APR 0 4 2007 OVERNIGH

* [2007-05-30] Mark H. Williams Enclosure Comments: Department of Energy's Comments on Draft Interim Staff Guidance, Document HLWRS-ISG-03 ML071380175 2007-04-02 9 WM-00011 PRE HLWRS-ISG-03 2007-04-02 2007-05-29 ML071380139+ ENCLOSURE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S COMMENTS ON DRAFT INTERIM STAFF GUIDANCE, DOCUMENT HLWRS-ISG-03 Comment 1: Line 14 Revise the reference to 63.11 1 to be explicit to the Category 1 event sequence

* [2007-05-30] Mark Williams, ltr re: Topics for the June 28, 2007, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy Technical Exchange on Physical Security, Material Control and Accounting, Emergency Planning and Other Related Topics ML071370723 2007-05-29 6 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-29 2007-05-29 May 29, 2007 Mr. Mark H. Williams, Director Office of License Application and Strategy Office of Repository Development U.S. Department of Energy 1551 Hillshire Drive North Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 SUBJECT: TOPICS FOR THE

* [2007-05-30] Rob McCullums Comments re: Nuclear Energy Institute Comments on Division of High- Level Waste Repository Safety (HLWRS)-Draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-3, Preclosure Safety Analysis Dose Performance Objectives and Radiation Protection Program.... ML071380159 2007-04-02 9 WM-00011 PRE 72FR7778 HLWRS-ISG-3 2007-04-02 2007-05-29 ML071380139+ NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE Rod McCullum DIRECTOR, YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT NUCLEAR GENERATION DIVISION April 2, 2007 Ms. Sheena Whaley Nuclear Engineer, Technical Review Directorate Division

* [2007-05-30] Transmittal of Aliquots of Atmospheric Dust Samples ML071450080 2007-05-23 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-23 2007-05-29 Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management 1551 Hillshire Drive Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 QA: N/A Project No. WM-0001 1 MAY0 23 2007 OVERNIGHT MAIL ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Division o

May 26, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-25] Final Version of ISG 03 - "Preclosure Safety Analysis - Dose Performance Objectives and Radiation Protection Program." ML071240112 2007-05-23 13 WM-00011 PRE HLWRS-ISG-03 2007-05-23 2007-05-24 1Deviations from procedures, or equipment failures, that do not involve important to safety (ITS) structures, systems, and components (SSCs) failures, and that do not lead to significantly elevated exposures

* [2007-05-24] 2007/05/22-Notice of Appearance of Merril Hirsh ML071420539 2007-05-22 5 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 181 2007-05-22 2007-05-23 2007-05-22 In the Matter of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges: Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Alex S. Kar

* [2007-05-24] 2007/05/22-Notice of Appearance of William H. Briggs, Jr ML071420538 2007-05-22 5 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 180 2007-05-22 2007-05-23 2007-05-22 In the Matter of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges: Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Alex S. Kar

* [2007-05-24] Enclosure: NRC, NMSS, Review of the DOE Agreement Responses Related to the Potential Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: AIN for KTI Agreements to RT 3.05, Comment 8, and Structural Deformation and Seismicity 3.01 ML071150133 2007-05-21 11 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-21 2007-05-23 ML071150064+ U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS, REVIEW OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S AGREEMENT RESPONSES RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOUNTA

* [2007-05-24] G20070308/LTR-07-0317- Robert R. Loux, ltr re: NRC Staff's Characterization of Grave Yucca Mountain Quality Assurance Problems as "Minor." ML071280240 2007-05-18 5 WM-00011 PRE G20070308 LTR-07-0317 2007-05-18 2007-05-23 ML071280233+ May 18, 2007 Robert R. Loux, Executive Director Agency For Nuclear Projects Office of the Governor State of Nevada 1761 E. College Parkway, Suite 118 Carson City, NV 89706 SUBJECT: CHARA

* [2007-05-24] Mark H. Williams ltr re: Pre-licensing Evaluation of AIN Associated with Key Technical Issue Agreements Radionuclide Transport 3.05 Additional Information Needed-1, Comment 8 1, and Structural Deformation and Seismicity 3.01 AIN ML071150078 2007-05-21 6 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-21 2007-05-23 ML071150064+ May 21, 2007 Mr. Mark H. Williams, Director Regulatory Authority Office Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management U.S. Department of Energy 1551 Hillshire Drive North Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 SUBJECT: P

* [2007-05-23] 06/05/2007, Forthcoming Meeting with NRC and U.S. Department of Energy to Gather Information on Human Reliability Analysis ML071420450 2007-05-22 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-22 2007-05-22 May 22, 2007 SUBJECT: FORTHCOMING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY APPENDIX 7 MEETING DATE/TIME: June 5, 2007 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (PT) LOCATION: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civili

* [2007-05-23] Farouk Eltawila, James Lyons, Robert Pierson, E. William Brach memo re: Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety Draft Interim Staff Guidance HLWRS-ISG-04 "Preclosure Safety Analysis - Human Reliability Analysis." ML071290571 2007-05-16 2 WM-00011 PRE HLWRS-ISG-04 2007-05-16 2007-05-22 May 16, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Farouk Eltawila, Director Division of Risk Assessment and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research James E. Lyons, Director Division of Risk Assessment Associate Dire

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* [2007-05-19] 05/30/2007 Forthcoming Meeting Notice with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Department of Energy Technical Exchange to Discuss Preclosure Facility Layout and Operations. ML071370673 2007-05-17 5 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-17 2007-05-18 May 17, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Lawrence E. Kokajko, Director Division of High Level Waste Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: Robert K. Johnson, Senior Project Manager /RA/ Project Manage

* [2007-05-19] 09/25/2006, Summary of NRC Work and Waste Package Corrosion Risk Insights. ML071160347 2007-05-01 13 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-01 2007-05-18 Summary of NRC Work and Waste Package Corrosion Risk Insights Tae Ahn and Yi-Ming Pan* US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC *Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, San Antonio, TX NWTRB Workshop on Loca

* [2007-05-19] Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analysis, Trip Report on the 32nd Annual Meeting of the National Association of Environmental Professionals (AI No. 06002.01.011.052). ML071370407 2007-04-22 3 WM-00011 PRE 20.06002.01.01.011 AI 06002.01.011.052 AI 20.06002.01.161 NRC-02-02-012 Q200705170001 2007-04-22 2007-05-18 CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES SUBJECT: TRIP REPORT 32"' Annual Meeting of the National Association of Environmental Prof

* [2007-05-19] Comments to Draft Interim Staff Guidance Document HLWRS-ISG-01 Review Methodology for Seismically Initiated Event Sequences. ML063330382 2006-07-06 2 WM-00011 PRE HLWRS-ISG-01 2006-07-06 2007-05-18 ML063200077+ July 6, 2006 Mahendra Shah Senior Structural Engineer Technical Review Directorate Division of High-Level Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulator

* [2007-05-19] Draft Responses to Public Comments - ISG-01. ML063330275 2006-08-25 13 WM-00011 PRE 2006-08-25 2007-05-18 ML063200077+ Draft Responses to Public Comments - ISG-01 1 Mahendra J. Shah, 8-25-2006 DOE- Comment 1(Lines: 38 to 43, Page: 2) DOE recommends that the sentence starting at Line 38 be re-phrased as: "The mean fragility cu

* [2007-05-19] ISG-01 DOE Comments Enclosure. ML063330369 2006-06-29 17 WM-00011 PRE 2006-06-29 2007-05-18 ML063200077+ ENCLOSURE COMMENTS ON DRAFT INTERIM STAFF GUIDANCE HLWRS-ISG-01, "REVIEW METHODOLOGY FOR SEISMICALLY INITIATED EVENT SEQUENCES" Lines: 38 to 43 Page: 2 No. The mean fragility curve for an SSC ITS may be estim

* [2007-05-19] ISG-01 DOE Comments Transmittal Ltr. ML063330378 2006-06-30 4 WM-00011 PRE 0703068844 CCU.20060703.0002 HLWRS-ISG-01 2006-06-30 2007-05-18 ML063200077+ Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management 1551 Hillshire Drive QA: NIA Las Vegas, NV 891 34-6321 Project No. WM-00011 OVERNIGHT MAIL ATTN:

* [2007-05-19] Nye County Comments on Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety (HLWRS)-Draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-01, "Review Methodology for Seismically Initiated Event Sequences." ML063350021 2006-06-28 3 WM-00011 PRE 06-243-DS (L) HLWRS-ISG-01 2006-06-28 2007-05-18 ML063200077+ ~Nye County - Nuclear Waste Repositoryt Ofi ice 1210E. Basin Rd. Ste. #6 * Parup, Neda 89060 4, ,(775) 727-7727 . Fax (775)'727-7919 ¥06-243-DS (L) June 28, 2006 C. William Reamer,

* [2007-05-19] Potential Yucca Mountain Repository: The Materials Behavior in the Risk-Informed Performance-based Evaluation. ML071160333 2007-05-01 32 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-01 2007-05-18 1 Potential Yucca Mountain Repository: the Materials Behavior in the Risk-informed Performancebased Evaluation Tae M. Ahn Senior Materials Engineer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, U.S.A. 2

* [2007-05-19] Programmatic Review of Presentation (AI 06002.01.322.709) - "Understanding Conditions for Localized Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Alloy 22 in Repository Settings." ML071030393 2007-04-12 25 WM-00011 PRE 2007-04-12 2007-05-18 1. TITLE (State in full as it appears on the speech, paper, or journal article) Understanding Conditions for Localized Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Alloy 22 in Repository Settings 2. AUTHOR(.) Osvaldo Pensad

* [2007-05-19] Third International Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems, Pennsylvania State University (with OECD), State College, PA, May 14 - 18, 2007. ML071210581 2007-05-03 23 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-03 2007-05-18 Third International Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems, Pennsylvania State University (with OECD), State College, PA, May 14 - 18, 2007 Understanding Long-Term Corrosion of Alloy

* [2007-05-19] Understanding Long-Term Corrosion of Alloy 22 Container in the Potential Yucca Mountain Repository for High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal. ML071210587 2007-05-03 23 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-03 2007-05-18 1 Understanding Long-Term Corrosion of Alloy 22 Container in the Potential Yucca Mountain Repository for High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal T. Ahn, 1 H. Jung, 2 X. He2 and O. Pensado2 1U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

* [2007-05-19] White Pine County Letter Re: Comments to Draft Interim Staff Guidance Document HLWRS-ISG-01 Review Methodology for Seismically Initiated Event Sequences. ML063330386 2006-07-07 2 WM-00011 PRE HLWRS-ISG-01 2006-07-07 2007-05-18 ML063200077+ July 7, 2006 Mahendra Shah Senior Structural Engineer Technical Review Directorate Division of High-Level Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulator

* [2007-05-18] 2007/05/16-Department of Energy's Response to the Pre-License Application Presiding Officer Board's April 19, 2007 Order. ML071360493 2007-05-16 20 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 173 2007-05-16 2007-05-17 2007-05-16 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE PRE-LICENSE APPLICATION PRESIDING OFFICER BOARD In the Matter of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (High Level Wast

* [2007-05-18] 2007/05/16-Notice of Appearance of David E. Roth. ML071360489 2007-05-16 7 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 172 2007-05-16 2007-05-17 2007-05-16 May 16, 2007 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE PRE-LICENSE APPLICATION PRESIDING OFFICER BOARD In the Matter of ) ) Docket No. PAPO-00 U.S. D

* [2007-05-18] 2007/05/16-NRC Staff Answers to April 19, 2007 Order Regarding Access to Safeguards Information. ML071360494 2007-05-16 17 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 174 2007-05-16 2007-05-17 2007-05-16 May 16, 2007 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE PRE-LICENSE APPLICATION PRESIDING OFFICER BOARD In the Matter of ) Docket No. PAPO-00 ) U.S. D

* [2007-05-18] 2007/05/16-State of Nevada's Memorandum Providing Answers to Questions in the PAPO's April 19, 2007 Order. ML071360464 2007-05-16 9 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 171 2007-05-16 2007-05-17 2007-05-16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE In accordance with the PAPa Board's Second Case Management Order of July 8, 2005, I certify that I have filed a true and correct copy of the above and

* [2007-05-18] 2007/05/16-State of Nevada's Memorandum Providing Answers to Questions in the PAPO's April 19, 2007 Order. ML071370703 2007-05-16 13 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 179 2007-05-16 2007-05-17 2007-05-17 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (High Level Waste Repository: Pre-Applica

* [2007-05-18] 2007/05/17-Exhibits to Department of Energy's Response to the Pre-License Application Presiding Officer Board's April 19, 2007 Order. ML071370626 2007-05-17 63 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 176 2007-05-17 2007-05-17 2007-05-17 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE PRE-LICENSE APPLICATION PRESIDING OFFICER BOARD In the Matter of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (High Level Wast

* [2007-05-18] 2007/05/17-Notice of Appearance for Michele Boyd. ML071370662 2007-05-17 1 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 178 2007-05-17 2007-05-17 2007-05-17 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE PRE-LICENSE APPLICATION PRESIDING OFFICER ______________________________________ ) In the Matter of ) ) Doc

* [2007-05-18] 2007/05/17-Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance of Brian Wolfman. ML071370661 2007-05-17 1 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 177 2007-05-17 2007-05-17 2007-05-17 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE PRE-LICENSE APPLICATION PRESIDING OFFICER ______________________________________ ) In the Matter of ) ) Doc

* [2007-05-18] Seminar: Analyzing Risk-Science, Assessment, and Management in Boston, Massachusetts on April 10-13, 2007. ML071370135 2007-05-16 3 WM-00011 PRE 20.06002.01.161 NRC-02-02-012 Q200705160011 2007-05-16 2007-05-17 CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES TRIP REPORT SUBJECT: Seminar: Analyzing Risk-Science, Assessment, and Management DATEIPLACE: Boston, Massachusetts April 10-13, 2007

* [2007-05-18] Trip Report Field Examination of Fractures and Talus from Lithophysal Tuffs at a Rubble Analog Site, South End of Fran Ridge, Yucca Mountain, Nevada on 02/05-08/2007. ML071270700 2007-04-09 7 WM-00011 PRE 20.06002.01.262 AI 20.06002.01.262.706 AI 20.06002.01.342.704 NRC-02-02-012 Q20070410002 2007-04-09 2007-05-17 1Topopah Springs welded (TSw) is referenced throughout this report. Consequently, the acronym will be used. 2Exploratory Studies Fac

* [2007-05-18] Trip Report: Joint International Topical Meeting on Mathematics & Computations and Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications (M&C+SNA 2007) Project No. 20.06002.01.212; AI No. 20.06002.01.212.706. ML071280285 2007-05-08 3 WM-00011 PRE 20.06002.01.212 NRC-02-02-012 Q200705080001 2007-05-08 2007-05-17 CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES TRIP REPORT SUBJECT: Joint International Topical Meeting on Mathematics & Computations and Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications (M

* [2007-05-17] 03/15/2007 - Ltr fm Robert R. Loux re: Yucca Mountain Licensing Hearing ML070920060 2007-03-15 3 WM-00011 PRE CORR-07-0061 LTR-07-0207 2007-03-15 2007-05-16 ML071340262+ OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Mar 28, 2007 16:49 PAPER NUMBER: ACTION OFFICE: LTR-07-0207 OGC LOGGING DATE: 03/28/2007 AUTHOR: AFFILIATION: ADDRE

* [2007-05-16] 05/09/2007 - Ltr to Robert R. Loux fm Chairman Klein, re: responds to ltr requesting that the Commission reconsider establishing rules and procedures to ensure fairness in Yucca Mountain proceeding ML071340263 2007-05-09 2 CORR-07-0061 LTR-07-0207 2007-05-09 2007-05-15 ML071340262+ May 9, 2007 Mr. Robert R. Loux Executive Director Agency for Nuclear Projects Office of the Governor State of Nevada 1761 E. College Parkway, Suite 118 Carson City, Nevada 89706 Dear Mr. Loux: On

* [2007-05-16] LTR-07-0207 - Ltr to Robert R. Loux re: Yucca Mountain Licensing Hearing ML071340262 2007-05-15 ML070920060+ML071340263+ FNWEBNAVIGATE=1.0 SYSTEMTYPE=MEZZANINE DOCUMENTID=071340262 STARTPAGE=1 LIBRARYNAME=ml_adams^hqntad01

* [2007-05-15] Abstract for Submission to 2006 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Session H20, "Relationship of Short-Term Precipitation Records at Yucca Mountain to Long-Term Climate Records." ML062410356 2006-08-28 1 2006-08-28 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] ACNW Working Group on Future Volcanism at the Proposed Nuclear Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain. ML063200403 2006-09-20 7 2006-09-20 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA 2006-02, Rev 01, "Summary of Current Understanding of Drift Degradation and its Effects on Performance at a Potential Yucca Mountain Repository." ML070650462 2007-01-31 80 2007-01-31 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Abstract: Methodology for Assessment of Preclosure Safety for Yucca Mountain Project, Revision 2001 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 29-May 2, 2001. ML061700322 2000-02-13 4 2000-02-13 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Paper: A Numerical Model for the Evolution of the Carbon System Geochemistry at the Proposed Nuclear Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA, No information on location and date for this paper. ML061370439 1995-12-12 48 1995-12-12 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Paper: Effects of Alternate Flow Pathways on Water Chemistries in Reactive Transport Simulations of the Ambient Unsaturated Zone at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Devil's Hole Workshop, Death Valley, CA, May 21-23, 2003. ML061310296 2003-04-23 1 2003-04-23 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Paper: Estimating the Probability of Volcanic Disruption of the Candidate Yucca Mountain Repository Using Spatially and Temporally Nonhomogenous Poisson Models FOCUS '93 in Las Vegas, NV, September 26-29, 1993. ML061370306 1993-08-01 7 1993-08-01 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Paper: Independent Post-closure Performance Estimates of the Proposed Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, 2003 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, March 30-April 2, 2003 ML061080041 2003-01-09 9 2003-01-09 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Paper: Mechanical Analyses of a Yucca Mountain Fault Model, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and for publication in the FOCUS '95 Proceedings. ML061370394 1995-09-28 68 1995-09-28 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Paper: Methodology for Assessment of Preclosure Safety for Yucca Mountain Project, 2001 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 29-May 2, 2001. ML061700250 2000-10-30 10 2000-10-30 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Paper: Radionuclide release rates at the receptor location for the proposed high-level radioactive waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, 1999 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 30-December 3, 1999. ML061370396 1999-10-29 7 1999-10-29 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Poster: Reactive Transport Model for Fracture and Matrix Geochemistry at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, 2003 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 8-12, 2003. ML061310402 2003-11-07 1 2003-11-07 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Presentation: A Comparative Analysis of Fault Zone Architectures in Welded Tuff at Yucca Mountain, NV, with Implications for Paleohydrology, CA Inst. for Geophysics & Planetary Physics (ICPP) Workshop. Location and date not available. ML061310441 2003-08-08 23 2003-08-08 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Presentation: An Abstracted Model for Estimating Temperature and Relative Humidity in the Proposed Repository at Yucca Mountain 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, Charlotte, NC, July 11-15, 2004 ML061080121 2004-06-11 15 2004-06-11 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Presentation: Key uncertainties in calculation volcanic risk for the proposed Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository, Nevada, USA, Cities of Volcanoes Third Meeting, Hilo, Hawaii, July 14-18, 2003. ML061310297 2003-05-30 1 2003-05-30 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Presentation: Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Alluvium in the Fortymile Wash Region South of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, November 2-5, 2003. ML061310304 2003-10-10 19 2003-10-10 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Presentation: Reactive Transport Modeling of the Unsaturated Zone Hydrogeochemical System at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Browning at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, January 25-27, 2004. ML061310439 2004-01-28 25 2004-01-28 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Presentation: Tectonic Setting of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, in Evaluations of Fault, Earthquake, and Volcanic Hazards Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO, October 27-30, 2002. ML061310289 2002-09-27 14 2002-09-27 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] CNWRA Presentation: Using temperature to test conceptual models of flow and fault-zone recharge near Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, November 2-5, 2003. ML061310398 2003-10-03 13 2003-10-03 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Enclosure - Advisory Committee on NRC Waste Draft White Paper on Igneous Activities at Yucca Mountain. ML070600793 2007-03-18 9 2007-03-18 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Enclosure - Letter from Martin G. Malsch, Quality Assurance Requirements for DOE's Yucca Mountain License Application. ML070811108 2007-03-14 3 2007-03-14 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Enclosure: NRC, NMSS, Review of the DOE Agreement Responses Related to the Potential Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Key Technical Issue Agreements to Igneous Activity 2.11 Additional Information Need ML070330315 2007-02-26 6 2007-02-26 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] EPRI Presentation - January 30, 2007, EPRI Perspectives on NRC's Yucca Mountain ISG-1. ML070570499 2006-12-12 9 2006-12-12 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] FLOW-3D YMUZ2 Version 1.0 (Software Function: To model in-drift heat transfer processes related to radiation and moisture transport specific to the Yucca Mountain drift.) ML063330077 2006-10-24 5 2006-10-24 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] G20060824/LTR-06-0502 - Ltr. Robert Loux re: Comments on the NRC's 09/18/2006 Ltr on a Possible Aging Facility at Yucca Mountain. ML062790305 2006-09-28 4 2006-09-28 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] G20060824/LTR-06-0502, Robert R. Loux, Ltr re: Comment on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's September 18, 2006, Letter on a Possible Aging Facility At Yucca Mountain. ML062970226 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] G20070225/LTR-07-0218/SECY-2007-0086 - Ltr. Robert Loux re: Interactions of the NRC Staff with DOE Staff re Preparation of a License Application for a Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. ML070960161 2007-04-02 8 2007-04-02 2007-05-14 ML071000183+

* [2007-05-15] Journal Article: Facies architecture, hydrostratigraphy, and aquifer characterization of Quaternary alluvium adjacent to Yucca Mountain, Nevada Geological Society of American Bulletin. ML061080125 2004-09-17 49 2004-09-17 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Journal Article: Use of Balanced Two-Dimensional Geological Cross-Sections in Development of Scenarios for Performance Assessment Analyses at Yucca Mountain, Nevada Radioactive Waste Management and Nuclear Fuel Cycle Journal. ML061370259 1992-06-19 45 1992-06-19 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Journal Paper: Alternative explanation for groundwater temperature variations near Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Ground Water ML061080019 2002-04-02 27 2002-04-02 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Journal Paper: Fault zone deformation in welded tuffs at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Journal of Structural Geology. ML061370452 2001-08-20 51 2001-08-20 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Ltr to Reamer re: DOE's Misuse of Expert Elicitation in the Yucca Mountain Licensing Process. ML070810405 2006-08-11 5 2006-08-11 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] LTR-06-0639 - Robert Loux Ltr. re Improper NRC Licensing Procedures in the Yucca Mountain Case. ML070120253 2006-12-13 3 2006-12-13 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Martin G. Malsch Ltr re: Request for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Require U.S. Department of Energy to Apply a Quality Assurance Program to a Potential License Application for a High-Level Radioactive Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain. ML070750352 2007-03-23 6 2007-03-23 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Martin G. Malsch ltr re: Request for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Require U.S. Department of Energy to Apply a quality Assurance Program to a Potential License Application for a High-Level Waste at Yucca Mountain. ML070811094 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Martin G. Malsch, Ltr re: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Consideration of the Use of Expert Elicitation in the Licensing Process for a Potential Hi-Level Radioactive Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain. ML070800463 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Michael Ryan, ltr re: Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste Draft White Paper on Igneous Activity at Yucca Mountain. ML070530690 2007-03-19 5 2007-03-19 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Michael Ryan, ltr re: Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste Draft White Paper on Igneous Activity at Yucca Mountain. ML070600791 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] NRC, NMSS, Review of the DOE Agreement Response Related to the Potential Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: KTI Agreement to TSPAI 2.02, Comment 59, Additional Information Need, with Reference to Related Agreements TEF 2.05 and ..... ML070590127 2007-03-20 8 2007-03-20 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Paper: Geometric, Thermal, and Temporal Constraints on the Development of Extensional Faults of Bare Mountain (Nevada) and Implications for Neotectonics of the Yucca Mountain Region, Geologic Society of America (GSA) Bulletin ML061070248 1996-07-16 35 1996-07-16 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Paper: Quasi-Steady State Model for Coupled Liquid, Vapor, and Heat Transport: Application to the Proposed Yucca Mountain High-Level Waste Repository, Water Resources Research. ML061370338 1995-05-18 40 1995-05-18 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Paper: Sensitivity of Long-Term Bare-Soil Infiltration Simulations at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Groundwater. ML061370337 1995-03-30 21 1995-03-30 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Paper: Strain Distribution and the Tectonic Setting of Yucca Mountain and Crater Flat - Composite 13 million year record of extensional faulting and basin growth in Crater Flat, Nevada, Geological Society of America Journal. ML061370422 2000-02-25 93 2000-02-25 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Revised Journal Article: Fault-zone deformation in welded tuffs at Yucca Mountain, Nevada Journal of Structural Geology. Revised in response to NRC review comments. No AP-6 review was done. ML061370471 2004-11-01 45 2004-11-01 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Scientific Notebook No. 464: Proposed Experiment to Understand the Deliquescence Behavior of Salt Mixtures from Yucca Mountain Waters (07/12/2002 through 04/07/2006) Cover through Page 45. ML063400387 2002-07-12 25 2002-07-12 2007-05-14 ML063400383+

* [2007-05-15] Scientific Notebook No. 464: Proposed Experiment to Understand the Deliquescence Behavior of Salt Mixtures from Yucca Mountain Waters (07/12/2002 through 04/07/2006) Page 46 through Page 135. ML063400390 2002-07-12 45 2002-07-12 2007-05-14 ML063400383+

* [2007-05-15] Scientific Notebook No. 464: Proposed Experiment to Understand the Deliquescence Behavior of Salt Mixtures from Yucca Mountain Waters (07/12/2002 through 04/07/2006) Pages 136 through 193. ML063400392 2002-07-12 29 2002-07-12 2007-05-14 ML063400383+

* [2007-05-15] Scientific Notebook No. 464: Proposed Experiment to Understand the Deliquescence Behavior of Salt Mixtures from Yucca Mountain Waters (07/12/2002 through 04/07/2006) Pages 194 - End. ML063400407 2002-07-12 5 2002-07-12 2007-05-14 ML063400383+

* [2007-05-15] Scientific Notebook No. 464: Proposed Experiment to Understand the Deliquescence Behavior of Salt Mixtures from Yucca Mountain Waters (07/12/2002 through 04/07/2006). ML063400383 2007-05-14 ML063400387+ML063400390+ML063400392+ML063400407+

* [2007-05-15] Scientific Notebook No. 789E: Review of Bechtel SAIC Company, LLC Report Titled "Peak Ground Velocities for Seismic Events at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, ANL-MGR-GS-000004, Rev. 00" (05/01/2006 through 05/02/2006). ML063200374 2006-05-01 17 2006-05-01 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Slides to Transcript of 176th ACNW Meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in Rockville, MD, Understanding the Process of Volcanism is Important for Calculating the Probability of Future Volcanism at Yucca Mountain. Related Correspondence. ML070580162 2007-02-13 91 2007-02-13 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Slides: RIC 2007 Licensing the Proposed DOE Repository at Yucca Mountain ML070330061 2007-03-14 12 2007-03-14 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Yucca Mountain, Figures 1 - 7. ML062290148 2006-08-11 7 2006-08-11 2007-05-14

May 12, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-11] Mark H. Williams ltr re: Topics for the May 30, 2007, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy Technical Exchange and Management Meeting on Facility Layout and Operations. ML071170593 2007-05-02 5 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-02 2007-05-10 May 2, 2007 Mr. Mark H. Williams, Director Regulatory Authority Office Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management U.S. Department of Energy 1551 Hillshire Drive North Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 Subject: TOPICS FOR THE

* [2007-05-10] 03/27/2007 Summary of Meeting With U.S. Department of Energy Quarterly Management to Discuss the Status of Various Management and Programmatic Issues Concerning a Proposed High-level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. ML070990171 2007-05-09 ML070990187+ML071000028+ML071000029+ML071230741+ML071270704+ FNWEBNAVIGATE=1.0 SYSTEMTYPE=MEZZANINE DOCUMENTID=070990171 STARTPAGE=1 LIBRARYNAME=ml_adams^hqntad01

* [2007-05-10] 03/27/2007 Notice of Meeting With U.S. Department of Energy Quarterly Management Re to Discuss the Overall Progress of the Yucca Mountain Project (YMP) on the Proposed Geologic Repository Site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. ML071270704 2007-05-07 7 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-07 2007-05-09 ML070990171+ SUMMARY OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION / U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUARTERLY MANAGEMENT MEETING ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND March 27, 2007 Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and U.S.

* [2007-05-10] 03/27/2007 Summary of Meeting With U.S. Department of Energy Quarterly Management to Discuss the Status of Various Management and Programmatic Issues Concerning a Proposed High-level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Cover Letter. ML071230741 2007-05-04 4 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-04 2007-05-09 ML070990171+ May 4, 2007 Mark H. Williams, Director Office of License Application and Strategy Office of Repository Development U.S. Department of Energy 1551 Hillshire Drive North Las Vegas, NV 89134-6321 SUBJECT: SUMMAR

* [2007-05-10] 05/24/2007 Notice of Meeting With U.S. Department of Energy to Gather Information on Topics re Emergency Planning for Potential Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain. ML071290046 2007-05-09 2 WM-00011 PRE 2007-05-09 2007-05-09 May 9, 2007 SUBJECT: FORTHCOMING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY APPENDIX 7 MEETING DATE/TIME: May 24, 2007 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (PT) LOCATION: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civilia

* [2007-05-09] G20070211/G20070253 - Robert R. Loux Ltr re: U.S. Department of Energy's Total System Performance Assessment. ML070960291 2007-05-07 5 WM-00011 PRE G20070211 G20070253 LTR-07-0214 2007-05-07 2007-05-08 ML070960285+ May 7, 2007 Robert R. Loux, Executive Director Agency For Nuclear Projects Office of the Governor State of Nevada 1761 E. College Parkway, Suite 118 Carson City, NV 89706 SUBJE

* [2007-05-08] 05/08/02 Invites Commission Testimony at the May 23, 2002 Hearing on SJ Res 34 Approving Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the development of a respository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste. ML070870961 2002-05-08 4 WM-00011 PRE FOIA/PA-2007-0106 2002-05-08 2007-05-07 ML071170550+

May 5, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-05] A. Mohseni, Memo Re: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on-Site Licensing Report on the Yucca Mountain Project, for January 01, 2007,Through March 31, 2007. ML071150252 2007-04-30 27 WM-00011 PRE OR-07-01 2007-04-30 2007-05-04 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 30, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Aby Mohseni, Deputy Director Licensing and Inspection Directorate Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safe

* [2007-05-05] G20070308/LTR-07-0317 - Ltr Robert Loux re: NRC Staff's Characterization of Grave Yucca Mountain Quality Assurance Problems as "Minor" EDATS: SECY-2007-0123. ML071240422 2007-05-02 4 WM-00011 PRE G20070308 LTR-07-0317 SECY-2007-0123 2007-05-02 2007-05-04 EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 05/23/07 EDO CONTROL: G20070308 DOC DT: 05/02/07 FINAL REPLY: Robert Loux State of Nevada TO: Chairman Klein FOR SIGNATURE OF : ** GRN *

* [2007-05-04] G20070225/LTR-07-0218/SECY-2007-0086 - Robert Loux Ltr re: Information-Gathering By The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Technical Staff, During Prelicensing ML071000306 2007-05-02 4 WM-00011 PRE CORR-07-0064 G20070225 LTR-07-0218 SECY-2007-0086 2007-05-02 2007-05-03 ML071000183+ May 2, 2007 Robert R. Loux, Executive Director Agency for Nuclear Projects Office of the Governor State of Nevada 1761 E. College Parkway, Suite 118 Carson Ci

* [2007-05-03] 2007/05/01-Notice of Appearance of Andrea Curatola. ML071210594 2007-05-01 7 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 164 2007-05-01 2007-05-02 2007-05-01 May 1, 2007 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of ) ) Docket No. PAPO-00 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EN

* [2007-05-02] 2007/04/30-The Department of Energy's Twenty-Fourth Monthly Status Report Regarding LSN Certification and License Application Submittal. ML071200493 2007-04-30 8 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 2007-04-30 2007-05-01 April 30, 2007 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE PRE-LICENSE APPLICATION PRESIDING OFFICER BOARD In the Matter of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (High Level Waste Re

* [2007-05-01] Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety Management Board Charter. ML071080251 2007-04-22 3 WM-00011 PRE 2007-04-22 2007-04-30 ML071080204+ Enclosure DIVISION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE REPOSITORY SAFETY MANAGEMENT BOARD CHARTER I PURPOSE The purpose of the High-Level Waste Repository Safety (HLWRS) Management Board is to provide efficient and effective

* [2007-05-01] G20070286/LTR-07-0275/EDATS: SECY-2007-0117 - Ltr. Robert R. Loux, re Denial of Safety Credit for DOE's Use of "Drip Shields" in the Proposed Yucca Mountain Repository. ML071200169 2007-04-19 111 WM-00011 PRE EDATS: SECY-2007-0117 G20070286 LTR-07-0275 NRC-02-02-012 CNWRA 2006-02, Rev 1 2007-04-19 2007-04-30 EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 05/18/07 EDO CONTROL: G20070286 DOC DT: 04/19/07 FINAL REPLY: LpkiTS' 5(::,pJ~a07-O( (7 Robert

* [2007-05-01] Lawrence E. Kokajko memo re: High-Level Waste Repository Safety Management Board Charter. ML071080212 2007-04-22 2 WM-00011 PRE 2007-04-22 2007-04-30 ML071080204+ April 22, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Lawrence E. Kokajko, Director Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: Aby Mohseni, Deputy Director /RA/ Licensing an

* [2007-05-01] Notice of Appearance of Judy Treichel to Represent Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force as Participant at any & all Conferences & hearings of the Pre-License Application Presiding Officer Board. ML071200248 2007-04-16 1 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 RAS 162 2007-04-16 2007-04-30 2007-04-30 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges: Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Alex S. Karlin Alan S. Rosen

May 4, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Nevada Legislature Works to Iron Out Budget Issues
KRNV

* Nevada lawmakers work to complete state budget
Amanda Fehd, Las Vegas SUN

* Master plan may have found some traction
Richard Stephens, Pahrump Valley Times

* County will lease more office space
Mark Waite, Pahrump Valley Times

* Risks and Realities: The "New Nuclear Energy Revival"
Sharon Squassoni, Arms Control Today

* Faux Renaissance: Global Warming, Radioactive Waste Disposal, and the Nuclear Future
Harold A. Feiveson, Arms Control Today

* When is recycling not recycling?
Natalie Troyer, Grist Magazine

May 3, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Highway fire raises nuclear waste concern
UPI

* The world in his hands: Markey sees us spinning off course
Brett Arends, Boston Herald

May 2, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* The Maze Meltdown: Safety: Nuclear shipments questioned
Keay Davidson, San Francisco Chronicle

* Duke CEO: Nuclear is answer--Rogers says Congress must address option with climate change
Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, Charlotte Observer

* Analysts: PSEG set to gain from expansion
Cherry Hill Courier Post

May 1, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Documents added to Yucca database
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* Former aide to Idaho senator to be nominated to NRC post--Svinicki worked as nuclear engineer in connection with Yucca project
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* John Edwards Holds Town Hall Meeting At UNLV
KTNV

* Letter: CCHS Student Clarifies Issues about Yucca Mountain Trip
Rachel Mills, Lahontan Valley News

* Argonne lab director Rosner says increasing use of nuclear energy unavoidable in U.S.
E&ETV

* Letter: Nuclear positives
W.D. Walker, News & Observer

April 30, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Nuclear Energy Institute: Delays fan frustration with Yucca
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* Rep will fight tax on Yankee
Neal Goswami, Bennington Banner

April 29, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* McCain casts himself as Western hero
Michael J. Mishak, Las Vegas SUN

* McCain slams Bush Iraq policy in Elko visit
Sandra Chereb, Reno Gazette-Journal

* Talk of 4th nuclear reactor on Del. River draws criticism
Jeff Montgomery, News Journal

* Report condemns nuke project Local group maintains its safety, begins support campaign
Ashley Lykins, Chillicothe Gazette

April 28, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Mina off the table, Caliente is back on
Steve Tetreault, Pahrump Valley Times

* Steve Wiegand: It's time to power up nuke talk
Sacramento Bee

* Green Heroine: Rachel Carson, whose Silent Spring started a movement, remembered on the centennial of her birth
Steve Paul, Kansas City Star

April 28, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-04-28] Final Version - "CNWRA Assistance to U.S. Nuclear Regulartory Commission: Contributions to Regulatory Science." ML062850156 2006-09-29 6 WM-00011 PRE 2006-09-29 2007-04-27 C (P 5 A center of excellence in earth sciences and engineeringTm Geosciences and Engineering Division 6220 Culebra Road ¥ San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. 78238-5166 (210) 522-5160 ¡ Fax (210) 522-5155 September 29, 2006 Contr

* [2007-04-26] Final Version - Modeling Potential Tephra Dispersal at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. ML071040064 2006-11-28 1 WM-00011 PRE NRC-02-02-012 V33B-0655 2006-11-28 2007-04-25 MODELING POTENTIAL TEPHRA DISPERSAL AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA Donald Hooper Hooper1, Franklin , Nathan Franklin2, , Nancy Adams Adams1, Debashis Basu , and Basu1 1Center for Nuclear Waste Regulator

* [2007-04-25] Mark Williams, ltr re: U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Observation Audit Report OAR-07-02, Observation Audit of Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Office of Quality Assurance, Audit OQA-OCRWM-07-19 of the Submittal, Control, and Use ..... ML071070029 2007-04-20 5 WM-00011 PRE OAR-07-02 OQA-OCRWM-07-19 2007-04-20 2007-04-24 ML071070019+ April 20, 2007 Mr. Mark H. Williams, Director Regulatory Authority Office Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management U.S. Department of Energy 1551 Hillshire Drive North Las Veg

* [2007-04-25] Michael T. Lesar Memo re: Notice of Availability of Interim Staff Guidance on Three Documents and Opportunity to Provide Written Comments. ML070380033 2007-02-09 2 WM-00011 PRE 2007-02-09 2007-04-24 ML070180446+ February 9, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Michael T. Lesar, Chief Rules Review and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration FROM: Jon Chen, Project Manager /RA/ Licensing and Inspe

* [2007-04-25] Mark Williams, ltr re: U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Observation Audit Report OAR-07-02, Observation Audit of Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Office of Quality Assurance, Audit OQA-OCRWM-07-19 of the Submittal, Control, and Use ..... ML071070019 2007-04-24 ML071070029+ML071070040+ FNWEBNAVIGATE=1.0 SYSTEMTYPE=MEZZANINE DOCUMENTID=071070019 STARTPAGE=1 LIBRARYNAME=ml_adams^hqntad01

* [2007-04-25] Trip Report, 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition (AI No. 06002.01.212.704). ML071100294 2007-03-25 4 WM-00011 PRE AI 06002.01.212.704 2007-03-25 2007-04-24 CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES TRIP REPORT SUBJECT: 233'(' American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition (AI No. 06002.01 212.704) DATEIPLACE: March 25-29, 2007; Chicago, Illi

* [2007-04-25] U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Observation Audit Report OAR-07-02, Observation Audit of Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Office of Quality Assurance, Audit OQA-OCRWM-07-19 of the Submittal, Control, and Use of Technical Data ..... ML071070040 2007-04-20 7 WM-00011 PRE OQA-OCRWM-07-19 OAR-07-02 2007-04-20 2007-04-24 ML071070019+ Enclosure U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OBSERVATION AUDIT REPORT OARÐ07Ð02, OBSERVATION AUDIT OF OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE, AU

* [2007-04-24] Transmittal of Audit Report, OQA-OCRWM-07-19 of the Submittal, Control, and Use of Technical Data Developed for Yucca Mountain Project (YMP). ML071100194 2007-04-11 16 WM-00011 PRE OQA-OCRWM-07-19 2007-04-11 2007-04-23 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 QA: QA rES APR 112007 J. Russell Dyer, DOE (RW-4) NV Ted C. Feigenbaum, BSC, Las Vegas, NV S. Andrew Orrell, SNL, Las Vegas, NV REPORT FOR AUDIT OQA-OCRWM-07-19 OF

* [2007-04-24] Yucca Mountain Project Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Integrated Internal Audit Schedule, April 2007. ML071100168 2007-04-11 8 WM-00011 PRE 2007-04-11 2007-04-23 Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 QA: QA APR 112007 Edward F. Sproat, III, DOE (RW-1) FORS Ted C. Feigenbaum, BSC, Las Vegas, NV S. Andrew Orrell, SNL, Las Vegas, NV YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2007 IN

April 21, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Energy group eyes Barnwell--Company looks for nuclear fuel recycling facility
Tim Hicks, Augusta Chronicle

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-04-21] Final Version - Exploratory Modeling of Extreme Peak Ground Accelerations. ML071040008 2007-04-12 18 WM-00011 PRE 2007-04-12 2007-04-20 Exploratory Modeling of Extreme Peak Ground Accelerations Seismological Society of America Meeting 2007Kona, HawaiiApril 12, 2007Luc Huyse ÐMechanical and Materials Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute ¨ , S

* [2007-04-20] 2007/04/19-PAPO Board Order (Scheduling Case Management Conference). ML071090265 2007-04-19 19 WM-00011 PRE ASLBP 04-829-01-PAPO PAPO-00 2007-04-19 2007-04-19 2007-04-19 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKETED 04/19/07 ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD SERVED 04/19/07 Before Administrative Judges: Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Al

* [2007-04-20] Correction to a General Notice Document - Nuclear Regulatory Commission Preclosure Safety Analysis-Level of Information and Reliability Estimation; Availability of Final Interim Staff Guidance Document. ML070920106 2007-04-11 3 WM-00011 PRE 2007-04-11 2007-04-19 [7590-01P] CORRECTION TO A GENERAL NOTICE DOCUMENT NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PRECLOSURE SAFETY ANALYSISÑLEVEL OF INFORMATION AND RELIABILITY ESTIMATION; AVAILABILITY OF FINAL INTERIM STAFF GUIDANCE DOCUMENT AGENCY: Nu

* [2007-04-19] Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses Trip Report, re Quantitative Risk and Reliability Techniques, ABS Consulting Training Course in Knoxville, TN on March 12 - 16, 2007. ML071070322 2007-03-12 3 WM-00011 PRE 2007-03-12 2007-04-18 1 CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES TRIP REPORT SUBJECT: Quantitative Risk and Reliability Techniques ABS Consulting Training Course Project No. 20.06002.01.338 AI No. 20.06002.01.338.704 DATE/PLACE: March 12Ð1

* [2007-04-19] G20070253/LTR-07-0243/SECY-2007-0093 - Ltr. Robert R. Loux re: Inscrutability of DOE's Total System Performance Assessment (TSPA) for Yucca Mountain. ML071080078 2007-04-10 11 WM-00011 PRE G20070253 LTR-07-0243 SECY-2007-0093 2007-04-10 2007-04-18 EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 05/08/07 Robert Loux, Office of the Governor State of Neveda Agency for Nuclear Projects EDO CONTROL: G20070253 DOC DT: 04/10/07 FINAL R

* [2007-04-18] CNWRA 94-011, "Fracture Transport of Uranium at the Nopal I Natural Analog Site." ML033630674 1994-05-30 54 WM-00011 PRE -nr NRC-02-93-005 CNWRA 94-011 Q199405310006 1994-05-30 2006-04-17 Prepared for Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contract NRC-02-93-005 Prepared by Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses San Antonio, Texas May 1994 t -i I i n f*y - , T~ l)

* [2007-04-18] Software Validation Report for Streamanalyzer Version 2.0. ML053130050 2005-11-08 21 WM-00011 PRE +sunsi/sispmjr=200603 NRC-02-02-012 2005-11-08 2006-04-17 SOFTWARE VALIDATION REPORT FOR STREAMANALYZER VERSION 2.0 Prepared for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contract N RC-02-02-012 Prepared by Alka Jain Roberto Pabalan Center for Nuclea

* [2007-04-17] Trip Report for the CORROSION/2007 Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, March 11-15 , 2007, Organized by NACE International (AI No. 20.6002.01.322.705). ML071030405 2007-03-11 8 WM-00011 PRE 2007-03-11 2007-04-16 1 CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES TRIP REPORT SUBJECT: CORROSION/2007 Annual Conference and Exposition Project No. 20.06002.01.322; AI No. 06002.01.322.705 DATE/PLACE: March 11Ð15, 2007, Nashville, Tennessee

* [2007-04-17] Trip Report, Design of Foundations for Dynamic Loads Seminar Offered by the American Society of Civil Engineers Project # 20.06002.01.336; Al # 20.06002.01.336.701. ML071020340 2007-04-11 2 WM-00011 PRE 20.06002.01.336 20.06002.01.336.701 NRC-02-02-012 Q200704120014 2007-04-11 2007-04-16 CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES SUBJECT: TRIP REPORT Design of Foundations for Dynamic Loads Seminar Offered by the American Society of Civil En

April 20, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* McCain questions Nevadan's assertion
Molly Ball, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* State official refutes Yucca Mountain claims
Robert Loux, Lahontan Valley News

* Walker River Tribe nixes nuclear waste transport through Lyon County
Patrick Abanathy, Reno Gazette-Journal

* Senator McCain Looks for Las Vegas Support
KLAS-TV

* 2008 Candidates Show Affinity for Atomic Energy
Josh Gerstein, New York Sun

* McCain tells critics to 'lighten up' in Las Vegas stop
Kathleen Hennessey, Lompoc Record

* County Roundup(#3): SLO County
San Luis Obispo Tribune

April 19, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Nevada Official Calls for NRC to Address 'Critical Safety Issue' Related to Nuclear Waste Dump Proposed for Yucca Mountain
Business Wire

* Nevada Official Calls for NRC to Address ÒCritical Safety IssueÓ Related to Nuclear Waste Dump Proposed for Yucca Mountain
Business Wire

* Tribe derails Yucca plans
Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal

* Nevada Nuke Czar Comes Out Against Energy Department Plan
KRNV-TV

* NOTICES Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Yucca Mountain Review PlanÑ Preclosure safety analysis-human reliability analysis, 19729–19730 [E7–7466]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

* Nevada official calls for NRC to address 'critical safety issue' related to nuclear waste dump proposed for Yucca Mountain
State of Nevada (pdf-475K)

* Denial of Safety Credit for DOE's Use of'Drip Shields' In the Proposed Yucca Mountain Repository (letter to Honorable Dale Klein, Chairman, NRC)
Robert Loux, State of Nevada (pdf-493K)

* Drip Shield Configuration
State of Nevada (pdf-158K)

* CNWRA Report on Drift Degradation
State of Nevada (pdf-780K)

* Letter from NRC to DOE, Re: Drift Degradation
State of Nevada (pdf-302K)

* Kendorski Report to TRB
State of Nevada (pdf-2.5M)

* TRB Transcript
State of Nevada (pdf-340K)

April 18, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Reid Statement on Walker River Paiute Tribe Decision to Prohibit the Transportation of Nuclear Waste Through its Reservation
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)

* Yucca passage dealt setback--Paiute tribe blocks one railroad route
Steve Tetreault and Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* Walker River tribe pulls permission for Yucca Mountain rail line
Las Vegas SUN

* Jon Ralston on the water decision and the shrewdness of Pat Mulroy
Las Vegas SUN

* Q+A: Chris Dodd--Presidential hopeful not willing to gamble on Yucca Mountain
Michael J. Mishak, Las Vegas SUN

* Proposed nuke waste route presents potential hazards
Jessica Mosebach, Sparks Tribune

* Walker River Tribe Pulls Permission for Yucca Mountain Rail Line
KOLO

* Pahrump Dems see first '08 presidential hopeful
Mark Waite, Pahrump Valley Times

* SRS plutonium plan under review
Julia Sellers, Augusta Chronicle

* Our View: Nation's nuclear plumbing still isn't connected to anything.
Fayetteville Observer

April 17, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Sparks asked to fight transporting nuke waste by rail--Loux wants Paiute Tribe to rescind access
Scott Sonner, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* Sparks City Council opposes Yucca Mountain rail route
Scott Sonner, Las Vegas SUN

* Sparks warned about Yucca plans
Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal

* Panel rejects bill to lift nuclear ban--Assembly committee vote doesn't deter Fresno group
E.J. Schultz, Fresno Bee

* Nuclear power plant bill dies -- committee chair cuts off author
Matthew Yi, San Francisco Chronicle

* Biden Opposes Yucca Mountian
WLTX

April 16, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Nevada Nuclear Czar to Speak Tonight on Risks of Transported Radioactive Waste
KRNV

* Sparks City Council concerned about Yucca rail lines
KSBY

* Yucca Stalemate Major Stumbling Block--U.S. nuclear energy push could generate more global competition for uranium
Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb

* NOTICES Meetings: Yucca Mountain, NVÑ Repository development; technical and scientific issues, 19058-19059 [07-1876]
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

April 15, 2007

Today's articles highlighted as Yucca Mtn-related by Nevada Governor's nuclear office

* Proposed Nuclear Waste Site Could Be Toxic Issue for Some Candidates
Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray, Washington Post

* Nuke dump is dead? Don't believe it until we put a stake through project's heart
Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* Letters(#4,5): Re: Nuclear power's flaws
Terry Oldberg, James Hopf, San Francisco Chronicle

* A new frontier for nuclear power?
Andy Lenderman, Santa Fe New Mexican

* Handling nuclear waste is a persistent problem
Katherine Bouma, Birmingham News

* The nuclear option--Needed: Renewed focus on non-fossil power source
Worcester Telegram

March 27, 2007

* Managers Blamed in Yucca Controversy
Erica Werner, Associated Press

Two years ago, emails between US Geological Survey scientists working on Yucca Mountain Project caused quite a hubbub when they were made public. They referred to falsifying data in what seemed quite matter-of-fact and unambiguous terms. About a year ago, the US Attorney's office in Nevada announced that no indictments would be brought. Meanwhile, Sandia Lab was tasked with redoing the USGS work. Today, DOE released a report on the matter. Among other things, the report said a review of modeling reports and notebooks didn't turn up evidence that information actually was falsified or modified as the e-mails suggested.

December 14, 2006

* Clark County Podcast #10 - Interview with Agency for Nuclear Projects Executive Director Bob Loux
Clark County, Nevada

Summary Letter of the October 24-25, 2006, Technical Exchange and Management Meeting on the Department of Energy's Total System Performance Assessment. ML063460286 2016-12-11 4 WM-00011 PRE 2016-12-11 2006-12-13 ML063050222+ -1.1,x UNITED STATES 0' NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 0' WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December111, 20@6 Mr. Mark H. Williams, Director Regulatory Authority Office Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Managemen

Summary of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission/U.S. Department of Energy Technical Exchange and Management Meeting On Total System Performance Assessment, October 24-25, 2006 - Las Vegas, Nevada. ML063470456 2006-12-11 5 WM-00011 PRE 2006-12-11 2006-12-13 ML063050222+ SUMMARY OF U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TECHNICAL EXCHANGE AND MANAGEMENT MEETING ON TOTAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT October 24-25, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada INTRODUCTION On O

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October 25, 2006

* Groups pressure DOE; Activists say changes for waste site rushed
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-05-27] Energy, NRC nominees confirmed--Posts linked to Yucca Mountain Project
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-05-27] Editorial: Yucca Mountain Johnny--Rep. Shelley Berkley fights a gallant battle
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-05-27] Boosters plan yucca strategy
Phillip Gomez, Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-05-26] Flashpoint: Just in case anyone had forgotten where President Bush stands on Yucca Mountain
Jon Ralston, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-05-25] Yucca cartoon figure withstands Berkley attack in Congress
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-05-23] The Slow Climb Up Yucca Mountain
William Tucker, American Enterprise

* [2006-05-23] Nuclear Notes: Myths and Facts about Yucca Mountain Legislation
NEI

* [2006-05-22] NOTICES NOTICES Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Yucca Mountain Review Plan; seismically initiated event sequences; review methodology, 29369 [E6Ð7782]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

* [2006-05-17] Ensign: Domenici Remarks Cast Further Doubt on Yucca Project
Senator John Ensign (R-NV)

* [2006-05-17] US won't use Yucca Mountain to store unrecycled waste: Domenici
Platts

* [2006-05-17] Senators snap over mixed messages on Yucca project
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-05-17] Yucca Plan Hits Another Snag, Domenici Sees Long Delay
Darren Goode, National Journal

* [2006-05-17] Domenici delivers new message on future of Yucca Mountain
Mary O'Driscoll, E&E Daily

* [2006-05-16] Temporary nuclear waste storage may be sought due to Yucca delays
H. Josef Hebert, AP/Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-05-16] Lawmakers fret over Yucca waste dump delays
Chris Baltimore, Reuters

* [2006-05-12] Yucca funding advances--House panel OKs request but slashes nuclear waste reprocessing plan
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-05-07] Letter: Yucca Mountain a wreckAuthorities can't ignore inquiries that detail recklessness, irresponsibility
Bob Loux, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-05-05] The heavy burden of storing nuclear waste
Los Angeles Times (CA)

This article about a nuclear waste vault in New Mexico mentions 'a similar repository in Nevada at Yucca Mountain, near Las Vegas.' It also says: 'Eventually ...

* [2006-05-05] Criminal charges won't be filed in Yucca e-mail scandal
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-05-04] Uncertainty Underground--Yucca Mountain and the Nation's High-Level Nuclear Waste
Edited by Allison M. Macfarlane and Rodney C. Ewing, MIT Press

* [2006-05-03] EPA hopes to issue final Yucca rule by end 2006
Platts

* [2006-05-03] Yucca e-mails: No blood, no foul
Phillip Gomez, Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-05-02] EPA vows to set mark--Radiation standard for Yucca expected by end of this year
Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-05-01] Slide Presentation to the Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects Las Vegas meeting April 26, 2006 RE: Global Nuclear Energy Partnership--What is it? How does it relate to Yucca Mountain?
Victor Gilinsky (pdf-638K)

* [2006-05-01] Missives Fly As More Join The Anti-Yucca Mountain Tumult
Johnny Gunn, Nevada Observer

* [2006-04-28] Letter: Yucca Mountain's science not broken
Jane Summerson, Paige Russell, Deborah Barr, Eric Smistad, and April Gil, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-04-28] No Criminal Charges in Yucca Mountain Email Science Scandal
Environment News Service

* [2006-04-28] Editorial: No crimes at Yucca?
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-28] Nye/Yucca audit 'glowing'; Hammermeister resigns
Phillip Gomez, Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-04-27] Per Peterson on Yucca Mountain's Storage Capacity
NEI Nuclear Notes

* [2006-04-27] Survey shows more residents fear Yucca Mountain impact
Tony Cook, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-27] Editorial: Full disclosure on Yucca Mountain--Officials must provide more information on e-mail inquiry
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-04-26] Reid, Ensign Say Investigation Shows Yucca Mountain is Unsafe
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) (pdf-13K)

* [2006-04-26] Yucca e-mails bring no charges--U.S. attorney's office says criminal intent cannot be proved
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-04-26] No Charges in Falsified Nuclear Waste Data
New York Times

* [2006-04-26] Feds: No charges against Yucca scientists
Robert Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune

* [2006-04-25] Yucca Mt. Project to Move Forward With Latest Decision
Edward Lawrence, KLAS-TV

* [2006-04-25] Porter Examines GAO Report at Yucca Mountain Hearing
Los Angeles Chronicle

* [2006-04-25] Porter Subcommittee To Hold Yucca Mountain Hearing - Updated GAO Report Will Be Scrutinized
Congressman Jon Porter (R-NV)

* [2006-04-25] Ensign Offers Testimony on Yucca Mountain Hearing
Senator John Ensign (R-NV)

* [2006-04-25] Investigations Memorandum: "Investigations of Allegations Involving False Statements and False Claims at the Yucca Mountain Project (OIG Case No. I05LV002)"
DOE:IG (pdf-292K)

* [2006-04-25] Testimonies: Yucca Mountain: DOE's Planned Nuclear Waste Repository Faces Quality Assurance and Management Challenges, by James E. Wells, Jr., director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-06-550T
GAO (pdf-274K)

* [2006-04-25] No criminal charges in Yucca Mountain e-mail controversy
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-25] U.S. Won't Pursue Criminal Charges Over Yucca Mountain E-Mails
Bloomberg

* [2006-04-24] DNC: Bush Flip-Flopped on Yucca Mountain, Owes Nevadans Answers
DNC press release

* [2006-04-24] A waste proposal: DOE should not have sole say over Yucca shipments
Salt Lake Tribune

* [2006-04-22] Porter Subcommittee to Hold Yucca Mountain Hearing - Updated GAO report will be scrutinized
Congressman Jon Porter (R-NV)

* [2006-04-21] EPRI Study: Yucca Mountain Could Hold Up to Nine Times Design Capacity
NEI Nuclear Notes

* [2006-04-21] Upgrades needed at Yucca
Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-04-20] Bigger repository backed in study preview--Yucca Mountain could be redesigned to hold up to 628,000 tons
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-04-20] Letter to other states' AGs concerning the Administration's proposed "fix" Yucca Mountain legislation
Nevada Attorney General George Chanos (pdf-70K)

* [2006-04-20] Report: Yucca repository could hold up to nine times more waste
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-19] New DOE strategy won't help Yucca situation
Bob Loux, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-19] DOE plans $100 million in Yucca infrastructure improvements
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-19] Congress In Receipt Of New Yucca Mountain Legislation
Johnny Gunn, Nevada Observer

* [2006-04-19] DOE to send proposed Yucca Mountain legislation to Congress
Nuclear Engineering

* [2006-04-17] Erin Neff: The arbitrary science of Yucca Mountain
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-04-17] The Enduring Battle to Climb Yucca Mountain
Energy Central

* [2006-04-16] Editorial: A messenger visits Yucca
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-15] 'The Machine' is highlight of Yucca Mountain tour
Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-04-14] Letter ... to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Regarding DOE's Proposed Yucca Mountain Legislation (S.2589 Author:Ê Western Governors Association
Western Governors Association (pdf-289K)

* [2006-04-14] Letter ... to Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman Regarding DOE's Proposed Yucca Mountain Legislation, Author: ÊGov. Theodore Kulongoski (Oregon)
Gov. Theodore Kulongoski (Oregon) (pdf-70K)

* [2006-04-14] Energy chief gives Yucca Mountain a glowing recommendation
Salt Lake Tribune

* [2006-04-13] Yucca Mountain a must for nation, energy chief says
Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-04-13] Energy Secretary to make Yucca announcement
KRNV

* [2006-04-13] New Energy Secretary Tours Yucca Mountain
KLAS-TV

* [2006-04-13] Energy Secretary promising big change at Yucca Mountain
KVBC

* [2006-04-13] Public Citizen Condemns Bush Administration Attempts to Weaken Public Health and Safety Laws for Yucca Mountain
Public Citizen

* [2006-04-12] The "Fix is In" on the "Fix-Yucca" Bill
State of Nevada (pdf-14K)

* [2006-04-12] Critique of DOEÕs Proposed Yucca Mountain Legislation
State of Nevada (pdf-74K)

* [2006-04-12] Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act
U.S. Senate (pdf-43K)

* [2006-04-12] No takers found for drill that bored Yucca Mountain test tunnel
Benjamin Grove, San Diego Union Tribune

* [2006-04-11] Gibbons fuels nuclear debate--He opposes Yucca; supports new plants
J. Patrick Coolican, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-11] Secretary of Energy to Visit Yucca Mountain
NewsBlaze

* [2006-04-09] Yucca Mountain nuclear storage gets more attention
Pioneer Press

* [2006-04-07] Repository proposal discussed--Capacity boost at Yucca Mountain seen by some as way to buy time
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-04-07] Bush Administration Ramps Up Yucca Mountain Nuclear Dump
Environment News Service, AmeriScan(#2)

* [2006-04-06] Reid, Ensign Slam Yucca Mountain Bill--DOE Legislation Called "Dead on Arrival"
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)

* [2006-04-06] Bush Makes Yucca Mountain Water Grab
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NV)

* [2006-04-06] Yucca Mountain: Measure a 'water grab'--Repository bill usurps rights, Nevadans say
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-04-06] Editorial: Bush betrays Nevada again--Ignoring what he said as a candidate, the president goes whole hog on Yucca Mountain
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-06] Nevada Leadership Opposes Latest Yucca Mountain Bill
Edward Lawrence, KLAS-TV

* [2006-04-06] Nevada Senators react to Yucca Mountain bill
KVBC

* [2006-04-06] Yucca Mountain Overhaul Proposed
Glenn Hess, Chemical & Engineering News

* [2006-04-05] Nuclear Industry Views Legislation as 'Very Positive Step' to Advance Yucca Mountain Project
U.S. Newswire

* [2006-04-05] Tom Gorman on the sheer lunacy of adding 55,000 tons of nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain when the first 77,000 tons are already called unsafe
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-05] Reid vows to block new push for Yucca Mountain nuke site
Jim Snyder, The Hill

* [2006-04-05] Yucca Mt bill excludes interim storage language: DOE
Platts

* [2006-04-05] Bodman on Yucca Mountain and GNEP
NEI Nuclear Notes

* [2006-04-05] Porter Reacts to Proposed Yucca Mountain Legislation
Congressman Jon Porter (R-NV)

* [2006-04-05] Bad 'Yucca Mountain Johnny'
Steve Tetreault, Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-04-05] DOE seeks to lift cap on Yucca waste storage
Hanford News

* [2006-04-04] DOE to Send Proposed Yucca Mountain Legislation to Congress
DOE

* [2006-04-04] Yucca Mountain: Government Accountability Office Blisters Department Of Energy
Johnny Gunn, Nevada Observer

* [2006-04-03] Yucca planning to apply in 2008, open 2020
Erica Werner, Salt Lake Tribune

* [2006-04-01] Reid calls for Yucca budget cuts, not increases
Nevada Appeal

* [2006-04-01] Yucca Mountain chief predicts application in 2008, dump by 2020
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-04-01] Editorial: Politics of nuclear waste--Safety holds little concern as federal officials, utility managers push for Yucca opening
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-31] Reid sees more cuts for Yucca Mountain--Savings might help fund geothermal research
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-31] Berkley calls on DOE to fire Yucca Mountain cartoon man
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-31] Yucca advances earth sciences technologies
Steve Tetreault, Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-03-31] Domenici to cut Yucca Mountain's FY-07 cash, may submit own bill
Platts

* [2006-03-31] DOE Awards $3 Million Contract to Oak Ridge Associated Universities for Expert Review of Yucca Mountain Work
DOE

* [2006-03-30] Key senator pushes Bush administration on Yucca Mountain bill
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-29] urges action on waste--Yucca Mountain backers want deliveries started during construction
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-29] Pro-Yucca group presses for legislative fix to move dump forward
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-28] Yucca Mountain: Scientists tout technology, research--Waste repository project might use advances
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-28] Feds continue to bully Nevada over Yucca
Nevada Appeal

* [2006-03-27] Sparing No Expense to Hear a Nuclear Waste Disposal Case
Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, p. C8

In anticipation of Yucca Mountain licensing hearings, NRC is preparing computerized courtrooms -- one at Rockville headquarters and one in Las Vegas. Work started in 2001. $6.2-million has been spent on the project.

Each participant has a microphone that is keyed to a voice-activated video system. When someone starts talking, a small ceiling-mounted camera automatically pans to that spot and zooms in, and the speaker's image appears on computer screens visible to everyone in the room and in the other courtroom as well. But the screens show more than just video; they also carry subtitles, like those on closed-caption television, entered by the court reporter and displayed immediately. That text is searchable, with a keyboard and mouse on each desk, and on playback, shows the audio and video. If the search results include evidence that has been annotated -- say, a map or a chart that a previous witness has used a mouse to "draw" on -- that, too, will pop up to the screen, complete with annotations. In a back room nearby, a bank of computer servers will hold the data and testimony and record the proceedings. It will be backed up by a home-style digital video recorder that can be used to replay recent passages of testimony the way a court reporter would read back a transcript. The archived materials will be available not only in the courtroom but also, with a password, over the Web. Everything will be recorded except for information on safeguards, like that related to sabotage, diversion of weapons materials and similar topics. The system also allows instant messaging among participants, although in this installation it is limited to the judges and their clerks, and those messages are not archived. If the judges call the lawyers for a bench conference, a "white noise" generator drowns out the conversation. The system provides most of what the commission would need to Webcast its sessions, a prospect under discussion. Nortel Government Solutions, an American subsidiary of the big Canadian networking company, says that various other courtroom systems offer some features of the one they built for the commission, but that theirs is the first to tie everything together, including integration of video images with transcripts.

This is not NRC's first foray into high-tech proceedings. In January 1996, officials tried out a combination of videoconferencing and Web conferencing; for that test, the commissioners had to walk across a six-lane road outside their headquarters to a Kinko's in a strip mall across the street.

The next trick being worked on, according to Andrew Welkie, the commission's project manager, is a portable version that could be set up easily in hotel conference rooms, for reactor licensing cases or other matters.

* [2006-03-27] Yucca Mountain Requires Stricter Management
FedNews

* [2006-03-27] Yucca Mountain battle will be fought in digital court
Doug Beizer, Washington Technology

* [2006-03-25] Yucca probe forwarded--Federal prosecutors reviewing evidence
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-25] Nevada calls for results of probes into Yucca Mountain e-mails
Ken Ritter, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-25] Editorial: Quittin' time for Yucca Johnny
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-24] Yucca Johnny targets youngsters' hearts, minds
Launce Rake, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-24] New report shows Yucca stuck in old errors, Porter says
Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-23] Nevada chases Yucca Mountain documents, sues
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-23] Nevada sues for release of secret Yucca document
Geoff Dornan, Nevada Appeal

* [2006-03-23] Jon Porter to outline weaknesses of Yucca Mountain
KVBC

* [2006-03-23] Nevada sues DOE, Energy Secretary Bodman over Yucca Mountain
Platts

* [2006-03-23] Nevada sues US government to gain documents on Yucca Mountain waste site
Holly Manges Jones, Jurist

* [2006-03-23] Reports: Yucca Mountain: Quality Assurance at DOE's Planned Nuclear Waste Repository Needs Increased Management Attention. GAO-06-313
GAO (pdf-789K)

* [2006-03-22] Nevada Sues to Obtain Key Yucca Document
Business Wire

* [2006-03-22] Nevada Sues to Obtain Key Yucca Document
State of Nevada (pdf-36K)

* [2006-03-22] Nevada files new federal lawsuit in Yucca Mountain fight
Ken Ritter, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-22] Nevada sues Energy Dept over nuclear waste plan
Reuters

* [2006-03-17] Editorial: Billions wasted on Yucca
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-17] Yucca Mountain delays echo at SRS
Philip Lord, Aiken Standard

* [2006-03-16] Yucca delays frustrate lawmakers
Erica Werner, Casper Star Tribune

* [2006-03-16] $9 billion already spent on Yucca Mountain
KVBC

* [2006-03-15] Letter: No nukes
Dennis F. Nester, Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-03-14] Porter cancels Yucca meeting
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-13] Presentation Slides: Status of the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository--Science, Technology, and Security Seminar, Stanford, March 7, 2006
Victor Gilinsky (pdf-1.57M)

* [2006-03-13] Bodman in a bind over 'broken' Yucca project
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-13] Senator Kubly tours Yucca Mountain site
Dave Smiglewski, Granite Falls Advocate Tribune

* [2006-03-12] Editorial: Fixated on 'broken' Yucca Mountain--Like French generals in red pants
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-10] Nuclear Waste: Lawmakers snub reprocessing plans--Legislators say they'd rather see repository at Yucca
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-10] Senator doubts Congress will act on Yucca this year
Steve Tetreault, Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-03-10] Open Yucca Mountain
Patriot-News

* [2006-03-09] Yucca Mountain construction won't start for 5 years, Bodman says
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-09] 'Fix' vowed for Yucca--Energy chief admits past process 'broken'
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-09] Energy Policy: Energy Secretary Bodman outlines plans on Yucca, nuclear waste and oil security
E&ETV

* [2006-03-09] Letter: Yucca site won't help at Monticello
Dee Long, Pioneer Press

* [2006-03-08] Congress won't act on Yucca legislation this year, senator says
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-08] Nuclear: EPA Yucca Mountain Rule Seen By Year's End 3/13/2006
Tom Ichniowski, Engineering News-Record

* [2006-03-07] Energy secretary's statement retracted by White House--Bodman said nuclear waste would stay at power plants until Yucca repository licensed
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-07] Lawmakers to Travel to Yucca Mountain
KVBC

* [2006-03-06] Getting to the bottom of Yucca Mountain--860-ton drill a monument to waste?
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-06] Editorial: Radiation standards a farce; Government scientists say with straight faces that Yucca can be safe for 300,000 years
Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-06] Letter: A different take on Yucca Mountain
Steven P. Kraft, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-06] Yucca Mountain faces challenges says former Energy Dept. official
Platts

* [2006-03-06] Underlying Yucca Mountain: The Interplay of Geology and Policy in Nuclear Waste Disposal
Allison Macfarlane, SSS (pdf-246K)

* [2006-03-06] DeMint Calls on Administration to Open Yucca Mountain
Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC)

* [2006-03-04] Statement of Senator Harry Reid About Yucca Mountain Oversight Hearing
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)

* [2006-03-04] Until Yucca Gets Licensed: Nuke waste staying put
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-04] Anti-Yucca attorney recovering
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-03] Yucca Mountain repository costs may drop after new review
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-03] DOE: Yucca money won't be diverted
Steve Tetreault, Pahrump Valley Times

* [2006-03-02] Ensign Testifies about Òjunk ScienceÓ at Yucca Mountain
Senator John Ensign (R-NV)

* [2006-03-02] Yucca Mountain proponents call for facility to move ahead
Doug Abrahms, Reno Gazette-Journal

* [2006-03-02] Yucca plays D.C.
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-02] EPA: Yucca radiation standards to be completed by year's end
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-02] Yucca Mountain backers get assurance--DOE official says new research no distraction
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* [2006-03-02] Committee Reviews Yucca Mountain
KLAS-TV

* [2006-03-02] Yucca Project Under Stop-Work Order Following Disclosure Of More Discrepancies
Nevada Observer

* [2006-03-02] US Forges Ahead With Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump
Environment News Service

* [2006-03-02] Yucca fight could bring work to PFS
Suzanne Struglinski, Deseret News

* [2006-03-01] EPA: Yucca radiation standards to be completed by year's end
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* [2006-03-01] Gov't plans steps to advance Nevada nuclear dump
Lisa Lambert, Reuters

* [2006-03-01] Senate to hear Yucca Mountain Testimony
KVBC

October 24, 2005

Two camps of thought amongst pro-Yucca Mountain folks

The DOE camp wants Yucca Mountain to open withing 10 years and be the primary home for commercial spent fuel. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., leads the second camp. He wants to keep the waste at nuclear plants until DOE overcomes obstacles to the repository and makes technological advances to spent fuel reprocessing. "Interim storage is happening right now under your eyes. What's happening is not bad," Domenici told Inside Energy last month.

[Source: Daniel Whitten (McGraw-Hill), "DOE poised to shift Bush's nuclear waste strategy", Inside Energy, October 24, 2005, p. 1]

* 2005-05-20: Reid warns against GOP use of 'nuclear option'
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said today the "nuclear option" under debate in the Senate could pave the way for Republicans to more easily approve legislation, including Yucca Mountain legislation. The debate is also a historic showdown over Senate rules, the so-called nuclear option, and, some say, the future of the Senate itself. "It's a slippery slope," Reid said at a press conference this morning.

Reid said he had long been "a thorn in the side" of lawmakers who advocate the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain because he had filibuster power. There is no major Yucca Mountain legislation pending in Congress, except Yucca budget bills. Reid fights each year to cut the Yucca budget. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 bars senators from filibustering Yucca legislation under the act, but Nevada senators have used, or threatened to use, filibusters to block other Yucca-related bills. Beginning in 1996, Reid and former Sen. Richard Bryan (D-NV) were able to use those tactics to delay a bill that would create a temporary nuclear waste dump at Yucca and speed waste shipments there. That legislation was ultimately approved by Congress but died after President Clinton vetoed it in 2000.

The nuclear option is so named because it is expected to yield new levels of partisan rancor and likely result in frustrated Democrats slowing the business of the Senate.

* 2005-05-20: Nuclear Power: Solution or Problem? (5 Letters)
New York Times

One of the letters is from Don M. Randel (president of the University of Chicago): "There is no solution to the twin problems of the world's energy needs and carbon dioxide emissions that does not include a nuclear component. But that does not necessarily mean that we must accept the waste and dangers of proliferation inherent in current reactor technologies, which would require more and more Yucca Mountains for waste storage. The nation must invest in research in technologies that can turn existing waste, as well as weapons-grade materials, into energy and ensure that the reactors of the future will leave behind much smaller quantities of much less dangerous waste. These technologies are within reach, and the ... national laboratories are poised to demonstrate them, given the necessary resources."

* 2005-05-20: Discrepancy in county budget
Phillip Gomez, Pahrump Valley Times

Nye County, Nevada: $800,000 mismatch between calculations by county and state; Yucca Mountain PETT fund came in handy for paying off Medical Center debt.

* 2005-05-20: Integrating Hazards Assessment and Impact Assessment: The Case of The Caliente Rail Corridor to Yucca Mountain -- Conference Paper - Waste Management 2005
Fred Dilger and Robert Halstead, State of Nevada (pdf-791K)

* 2005-05-20: Another perspective on Yucca Mountain
Jim Gibbons, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-20: Poll: Nevada governor's plan for state workers not popular
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-20: State seeks license application draft
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-19: Funds could be used to reduce amount of waste in Yucca
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-19: Judge denies Shoshone request to stop Yucca work
Mary Manning, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-19: Indian tribe's plea to block Yucca denied
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-19: New rules for Yucca budget sought
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-19: Shoshone Tribe's Challenge to Yucca Mtn Plan Rejected
Dave Reynolds, The NewStandard

* 2005-05-18: Federal judge denies Indian tribe's plea to halt nuclear dump
Ken Ritter, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-18: EPA's proposal for new Yucca radiation standard is delayed
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-18: 'Yucca is not dead,' head of nuclear energy group says
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-17: Senate urges dumping Yucca
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-17: Letter: Now is not time to relax in fight against Yucca
Ron Bourgoin, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-17: Yucca e-mails used to make case
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-17: Closer scrutiny of documents eyed
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-17: Editorial: Ensign uses wrong tactic
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-16: Nevada Senate passes measure denouncing nuclear dump
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-14: Nevada lawmakers face another bill-passage deadline
Elizabeth White, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-13: Yucca Mountain: Panel adds $10 million to request--Money would be for interim storage of nuclear waste
Tony Batt, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-12: Interim storage needed to supplement Yucca Mountain nuclear dump, House subcommittee says
Erica Werner, Associated Press/San Diego Union-Tribune 3:12 p.m.

The House Appropriations subcommittee on energy and water is directing the Energy Department to start sending nuclear waste to an interim storage site next year, a shift from the Bush administration's focus on the troubled Yucca Mountain dump in Nevada. Subcommittee chair Rep. David Hobson included $10 million for the effort, in a spending bill. The legislation, approved by voice vote, directs DOE to select one or more above ground sites that will be ready in 2006 to accept some of the thousands of tons of commercial reactor fuel and defense waste now accumulating in 39 states. Hobson said he remains committed to Yucca Mountain, the planned underground dump for the nation's nuclear waste, but that delays to the project have made interim storage necessary. The bill adds the $10-million to the $651-million Bush proposed for Yucca Mountain in his budget plan released in February. In the Senate, Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., favors legislation to permanently leave nuclear waste at the reactor sites where it now sits.

* 2005-05-12: Congressional panel promotes interim storage for nuclear waste
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-12: Editorial: A 'yes man' for Bush
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-11: Editorial: Sadly, secrecy prevails
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-11: Bodman refuses to halt Yucca--Nevada officials dismayed after meeting with secretary
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-11: E-mail scandal doesn't doom Yucca, Bodman tells lawmakers
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-10: Chronology of Selected Yucca Mountain Project Emails
State of Nevada (pdf-277K)

* 2005-05-10: More e-mail messages on Yucca revealed
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-10: Nevada says Yucca Mountain e-mails it found point to fatal flaws
Ken Ritter, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-10: Chance to KO Yucca not taken
Jeff German, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-10: Yucca e-mails used to make case
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-10: Nevada resolution urges feds to reject Yucca plan
AP/Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-05-10: Appeals Court Sides With Cheney in Lawsuit
Pete Yost, AP/Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-09: Nevada resolution urges Washington to reject nuclear waste plan
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-09: Nuclear review board will reserve Yucca judgment until investigation completed
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-09: State lawmakers cut funding for Yucca Mountain fight
KRNV

* 2005-05-09: Shoshone Nation aims to stop Yucca nuke dump
Ed Koch, Inyo Register

* 2005-05-08: Yucca Mountain Foes Scale Back Opposition
Los Angeles Times

* 2005-05-08: Yucca might not accept waste from Goshute site
Deseret News

* 2005-05-07: State lawmakers cut funding for Yucca Mountain fight
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-07: Lawmakers cut funding for Yucca Mountain fight
Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-07: Nevada legislators head into 14th week
Brendan Riley, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-06: Letter: Nuclear dump proponents use politics, deceit
Frank Perna, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-06: Editorial: Cruel with a capital 'C'
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-06: Editorial: Money grab: It's baaack
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-06: Lawmakers slash Yucca fight funds--Guinn's $2 million allocation cut in half
Cy Ryan, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-06: Nuke industry says falsified data should not kill Yucca
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-06: Nuclear Energy Institute: Trade group says Yucca still viable
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-05: DOE expects more delays in filing for Yucca license
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-05: Yucca Mountain Project: Judges hear debate on document access; Lawyers argue about proper parameters of confidentiality
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-05-05: Public absent at state budget hearing; Only lobbyists suggest ways for Senate panel to cut spending
Erin Neff, Las Vegas Review-Journal

At meeting of the Nevada state Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Bob Beers (R-Las Vegas) proposed eliminating state funding for Yucca Mountain opposition and the state's Washington, D.C., lobbying office. "Some people view this budget as Kevlar, that it can't be cut," Beers said. "I disagree."

* 2005-05-05: DOE says Yucca might not accept waste from proposed Goshutes' site
AP/Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-05-05: Senate panel hears options on how state can save money
Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal

Sen. Beers explained his Yucca Mountain budget proposal thusly: "Every indicator we have out there is that that battle has been won," he said. "It is a dead duck, yet we continue to spend millions of dollars on it." The nearly $6-billion proposed state budget includes a record surplus and nearly $2 billion in new spending Ð- all without raising taxes.

* 2005-05-05: Nevada Asking NRC Panel To Order More Yucca Documents Made Public
AP/KVVU TV-5 (Fox, Las Vegas)

* 2005-05-04: State argues to get all documents on Yucca Mountain made public
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-05-04: Yucca Mountain Project
KPVI-TV

* 2005-05-04: Nevada asking NRC panel to order more Yucca documents made public
KESQ

* 2005-05-04: Yucca won't take waste from Utah
Patty Henetz, Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-05-01: Yucca e-mails: Smoking gun or blowing smoke?
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-29: Editorial: Legal twist over Yucca
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-29: Lawyer: E-mails prove Yucca project 'flunked'
Pahrump Valley Times

* 2005-04-29: OutFront The Big Dig -- Forget Yucca Mountain. It's time to drill a new grave for America's worst radioactive waste
Christopher Helman, Forbes

* 2005-04-28: Letter(#2): Safety problems at Yucca Mountain
Joseph C. Strolin, Washington Times

* 2005-04-28: Shoshone Nation aims to stop Yucca dump
Ed Koch, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-28: Tourism decline cited in Yucca proposal
Cy Ryan, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-28: Tribe fights Yucca in court
Ken Ritter, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-28: Tribe's Lawyer Argues Yucca Mountain Case
Ken Ritter, The Guardian

* 2005-04-28: Resolution urges rejection of Yucca plan
Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-04-28: Tribe's Lawyer Argues Yucca Mountain Case
Ken Ritter, The Guardian

* 2005-04-27: Yucca Mountain revelations erode public confidence
Lahontan Valley News

* 2005-04-26: Yucca project chief to quit
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-26: Task force supporting Yucca dump site forms
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-26: Pro-Yucca forces regroup for push--New task force shows desperation, Nevada officials say
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-26: Nuclear Industry Groups Seek More Yucca Funding
KLAS-TV

* 2005-04-26: Another email scandal rocks Yucca Mountain
Nuclear Engineering

* 2005-04-26: Manager of Yucca Mountain project is retiring
Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-04-25: DOE announces new leadership of Yucca nuclear waste program
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-24: Nevada lawyer says e-mails show Yucca Mountain 'flunked' test
AP/Nevada Appeal

When the federal government was looking at various sites for long term high level waste repository, it focused on candidate sites where the natural geology would keep moisture away from the waste containers for a long time. Several sites were considered promising, but the expense of "site characterization" studies prompted the government to stop evaluating all but one -- and thus the Yucca Mountain site was chosen. Not chosen as optimal or even suitable, but chosen for further study. But the reality of spending literally billions of dollars on Yucca Mountain has given the site a certain inertia, virtually a presumption of suitability.

The billions have yielded much knowledge, and a library full of documentation. The record includes information which tends to point both for and against the suitability of the site. This article decribes some late-1990s vintage emails and their implications. Joe Egan, an attorney for the state of Nevada, emphasizes that the messages provide details about how program managers and scientists decided to change the rules in the late 1990s, shifting the program away from what Congress had directed them to find - a repository reliant on natural rock barriers to keep water away from nuclear waste - to one that relied heavily on engineered barriers, such as high-tech metal waste containers: the emails "show the site not only flunked but it flunked spectacularly and there is nothing they can do to stop it", Egan said.

Unfortunately for the state of Nevada, the NRC's decision on whether or not to approve the forthcoming license application will depend on safety margin regardless of whether the geology itself contributes as much to the safety as originaly desired in the narrowing down of candidate sites.

* 2005-04-24: Editorial: Yucca: Death by e-mails
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-22: New e-mails: Yucca 'flunked'
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-22: New pro-Yucca group formed
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-22: Nevada lawyer says e-mails show Yucca Mountain 'flunked' test
AP/Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-22: Columnist Jeff German: Expect Bush to be mum on Yucca
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-22: Editorial: Anti-Yucca forces still canÕt rest
Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-04-22: The Yucca Mountain scandal
Joshua Gilder, Washington Times

* 2005-04-21: Nevadans sketch Yucca game plan--Lawmakers work to take advantage of latest controversy
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-21: Nevada lawmakers claim tide shifting on Yucca Mountain
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-20: NRC won't get involved in current Yucca probe
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-20: Yucca Mountain: Porter's House panel to hire investigator--Scientists' e-mails will be one focus for new staff member
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-20: Legislative briefs(#2): More money OK'd for Yucca battle
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-18: DoE slammed over Yucca fraud
Thecla Fabian, Nuclear Engineering

April 16, 2005

* GOP chairman expects thorough e-mail probe
Erin Neff, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman said Friday he expects a full Bush administration investigation into the e-mails whose authors discuss possible document falsification at the Yucca Mountain project. Mehlman said e-mails sent by scientists at work on the project should be considered part of the larger scientific questions about the proposed nuclear waste repository northwest of Las Vegas. "The president, since the beginning, has said that the only way that Yucca Mountain should be sited is if it is environmentally and scientifically safe," Mehlman said. "We need to make sure that's the case; and we need to get to the bottom of what happened here; and we need to make sure that every decision we make is done based on the best science and the most honest information." Mehlman said he was convinced Energy Secretary Sam Bodman will hold a "full and fair investigation." ... Mehlman said he has not discussed the e-mails with Bush, but said, "Certainly he is very committed to making sure that this goes forward only when the people of Nevada are protected. "That was a campaign commitment. That's something he strongly believes in."

State Democratic party spokesman Jon Summers said Nevadans continue to hear the same line about Yucca Mountain. "Bush has said that from the beginning," Summers said. "We've heard 'sound science' before. It's just another disingenuous statement from President Bush, his administration and his cronies." Summers said the government's news release announcing the discovery of the e-mails included a line about the continued pursuit of a license to open Yucca Mountain.

* 2005-04-16: No-Nukes of the North -- Vermont's very civil war over nuclear power.
Geoffrey Norman, The Weekly Standard (subscription), issue cover date April 25

... lately, the issue of nuclear power has come into play. Articles in Wired and Forbes have made the pro-nuclear case, and then, in a sure sign that the old attitudes are changing, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote a pro-nuke piece a few days ago. The new, trendy case for nuclear power is that it makes electricity without putting carbon into the air. If you believe that greenhouse gases are a cause of global warming and that this increase in the world's temperature will have catastrophic effects, then nukes look pretty good. Global warming is the hip, new crisis; Three Mile Island is so last century. The anti-nuclear people, then, are losing ground and have become the reactionaries in a fight where they believe they are on the side of the future. In Vermont these people call themselves progressives, and the state's lone congressman, Bernie Sanders, is typical of the breed. Clinging with a death grip to the certainties of the '60s, they can be self-righteous, sanctimonious, utterly humorless, and incapable of civility when dealing with political opponents. (They also make good ice cream.) If you live in Vermont and don't share their faith, you can get pretty tired, pretty quickly of their didacticism. So I was looking forward, maliciously, to seeing them struggle with their new status... I wasn't sure of my directions but I knew I had the right place when I saw the rusting pickup with a hand-painted plywood sign in the bed. Veterans Against Nuclear Poison. Shaping up, I thought, to be that kind of night... Cultural profiling was no problem. The people with the pony tails were the anti-nukes.

... Vermont Yankee has been storing spent fuel in a seven-story pool of water since it began operating some 32 years ago. The pool was never meant for permanent storage. According to the original vision, most nuclear waste would be reprocessed and the rest would be stored safely somewhere else by the federal government. Well, the federals changed their minds about reprocessing. Too much risk that some of the fissionable material that is a byproduct of the process would wind up in the wrong hands. (Europeans countries, among others, continue to reprocess.) And, after a couple of decades of research and millions of dollars in construction, a nuclear waste storage facility at Yucca Mountain in Nevada is still empty. Nevada doesn't want the stuff and says putting it in Yucca Mountain is an unacceptable risk. Never mind that everyone from the NRC to the EPA has said the site is safe. The attitude is simply -- Not In My Backyard. Or, in this case, Not In My New Backyard. Clark County is the fastest-growing county in the nation and it is, basically, Las Vegas. But a city built on chance doesn't want to take any chances with nuclear waste. Among the objections to Yucca Mountain is that there is no way of knowing if it will still be stable and safe 100,000 years from now. Anyone accustomed to the odds in a casino ought to be able to live with that kind of uncertainty. But . . . the new Nevadans don't want the radioactive waste near their new homes. Never mind that the stuff was made in plants that provided electricity to their old homes (or that Las Vegas uses electricity more profligately than any city in the world). In America, you get to pack up and leave the old life behind, especially if you are moving to Vegas. The spent fuel is part of your former existence -- like the bad debts and discarded spouse. On their side, the Nevadans have the new minority leader of the Senate, Harry Reid, making sure the honeycomb of tunnels under Yucca Mountain will remain vacant at least until the spent fuel pool at Vermont Yankee fills up in 2007 or 2008, and maybe longer. So, because the feds welched on their end of the deal, Vermont Yankee became a nuclear waste storage facility -- or dump, depending on your point of view. This presents an opportunity for people who never wanted the plant in the first place. Their solution? Deny a permit to store spent fuel in dry casks, close the plant down, and go to "clean, renewable energy."

... Like most people in the room, I suspect, I wasn't swayed by any of these arguments. I favored the dry cask storage plan specifically, and nuclear power in general, before I went into the gym and I still favored them, almost four hours later, when I left. But, unexpectedly, I felt more and more charitable as the night wore on. The state of Vermont had been handed a problem by other, grander people down in Washington. As an exhibition of the way they did business down there, you had the Senate hearings on John Bolton's fitness to serve as ambassador to the United Nations. Those proceedings did not exhibit a small fraction of the thoughtfulness and civility I saw in the Brattleboro high school gym where, among others, a former governor of Vermont waited three hours for his opportunity to speak for three minutes (pro nuke). He packed more eloquence into those three minutes than Joseph Biden has managed in a lifetime. If the meeting didn't change minds, it clarified thinking in an atmosphere of civility and seriousness...

* 2005-04-16: In our view: A small success on nuclear waste
The Daily Herald (Provo, Utah), p. A6

After a meeting with Utah Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr., Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff agreed to study the security risks of shipping nuclear waste to remote sites such as Yucca Mountain in Nevada or Skull Valley in Tooele County versus leaving the material where it was created... Huntsman deserves credit for getting the Homeland Security department to look hard at the potential for terrorist attacks on nuclear waste shipments. Unfortunately, the fact that this hasn't been done already suggests the government hasn't thought it through very carefully. It shows that we're still not thinking as creatively as our enemies... If there is any lesson we should have learned from the attacks on New York and Washington it is that terrorists fight unconventionally, and we need to adjust our defenses accordingly. Who would have thought before 9/11 that terrorists would hijack commercial airliners and use them in kamikaze attacks on the World Trade Center's twin towers and the Pentagon? Likewise, we've not carefully considered how a terrorist could turn a nuclear waste shipment into a dirty bomb by simply punching a hole in a waste cask. We know from our experience in Iraq that it's not hard to get armor-piercing weapons. While spent fuel rods from nuclear reactors are not explosive, a ruptured cask could release radiation, killing or injuring people in the immediate area and creating widespread panic. A radiation release is not the kind of thing local police or emergency response teams train for on a regular basis, and many agencies likely don't have the resources or equipment to handle such a situation. If such an attack occurred in Salt Lake City, St. Louis or Las Vegas, the economic shockwaves would likely be felt around the country. In the case of Las Vegas, which depends upon tourism to survive, an attack on a radioactive waste shipment could be economically fatal...

* 2005-04-16: Professor joins study of radioactive waste
Lawrence Journal World (Kansas)

Don Steeples, Kansas University professor of geophysics and vice provost for scholarly support, will be one of 20 scholars participating in a study, commissioned by the National Academy of Sciences, examining radioactive waste stored at three federal nuclear facilities. The group will examine the Bush administration's plan to pump out most nuclear material from a site in Savannah River, S.C., and move it to a facility near Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Officials plan to seal the remaining sludge inside the tanks and leave them in place at the Savannah River site. The group also will examine a plan to manage leftover waste at sites in Idaho and Washington state.

* 2005-04-15: State of Nevada Response to EPRI Report and Recommendation for EPA's Yucca Mountain Public Health and Radiation Protection Standard
State of Nevada (pdf-93K)

* 2005-04-15: GOP chairman rallies Hispanics in Nevada
Ken Ritter, AP/Las Vegas SUN

National Republican Party chief Ken Mehlman said President Bush and the party were confident Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman would fully investigate whether scientific data relating to the Yucca Mountain project was falsified.

* 2005-04-13: Porter postpones Yucca hearing
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-13: Yucca Mountain E-Mails: No scientists, no hearing
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-13: Congressional Hearing on Yucca Mountain Canceled
LuAnne Sorrell, KLAS-TV

* 2005-04-13: Yucca e-mail author got new assignment
Erica Werner, Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-04-13: Editorial: The shadow over Yucca Mountain
The Oregonian

* 2005-04-12: Scientist Got Paid for Yucca Assignment
Erica Werner, The Guardian

* 2005-04-12: Editorial: Yucca probe intensifies
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-12: Scientist in e-mail flap returned to Yucca project
Samantha Young, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-12: Yucca Mountain Investigation
KLAS-TV

* 2005-04-12: Regardless of what happens with Yucca, PFS wants Utah storage
Provo Daily Herald

* 2005-04-11: Porter wants Yucca e-mailers to go public
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-11: Editorial: Trouble at Yucca: E-mails raise serious doubts about project
Register-Guard

* 2005-04-11: Employees in Yucca Mountain e-mail scandal will not testify
GovExec

* 2005-04-11: Yucca Mountain Data Under Fire
Jeff Johnson, Chemical & Engineering News

* 2005-04-11: Yucca woes no obstacle for PFS
Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-04-10: Whack-a-Mole: NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE: Hatch belatedly picks up the right hammer
Salt Lake Tribune editorial

Sen. Hatch this week urged that spent fuel be stored in dry casks at current plant sites until transmutation technology matures. This would obviate the need for central repository like Yucca Mountain or central "temporary" storage sites like Skull Valley. Sen. Reid has previously urged similar approach. Another proposal out of Utah is for the state government to offer an alternative ISFSI site. This "if you you can't beat 'em, join 'em" tack is not so very popular, although supporters note that it could allow siting further away from Salt Lake City and would offer funding source for the state's schools.

* 2005-04-10: Columnist Jeff German: Governor wimps out on Yucca
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-09: Yucca Mountain: E-mail investigation hits snag--Porter says House panel working to question three research hydrologists
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-09: 3 scientists won't testify about Yucca documents
Seattle Times

* 2005-04-08: Interior turns down request for testimony from Yucca Mountain scientists
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-08: Yucca Mountain data fabricated
Brenda Norrell, Indian Country Today

* 2005-04-08: Assembly approves $2 million to fight Yucca repository
Pahrump Valley Times

* 2005-04-08: Editorial: Yucca scandal getting worse
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-08: Nuclear Waste Repository: DOE probes Yucca e-mails
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-08: Editorial: Yucca planÕs days numbered
Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-04-08: More problems at Yucca
Brattleboro Reformer

* 2005-04-07: Statement of Joseph R. Egan Before the House Subcommittee On the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization: "Yucca Mountain Project: Have Federal Employees Falsified Documents?"
State of Nevada (pdf-95K)

* 2005-04-07: Scientist linked to Yucca e-mails remains on payroll
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-07: Inside Politics(#4): Yucca showdown
Greg Pierce, Washington Times

* 2005-04-06: Author of Yucca Mtn. E-Mails Rehired
Erica Werner, The Guardian

* 2005-04-06: Officials demand new Yucca probe--Lawmakers grill federal officials in hearing on e-mails
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-06: State engineer to look at Yucca water well pipes
Mary Manning, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-06: Pahrump man in the center of Yucca dispute
Pahrump Valley Times

* 2005-04-06: Exclusive: New County Information on Yucca Mountain
Brian Allen, KLAS-TV

* 2005-04-06: Nevada considering report about Yucca Mountain water bypass
KRNV

* 2005-04-06: Reid Statement at Hearing on Alleged Falsified Yucca Mountain Documents
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)

* 2005-04-06: Feds urged to scuttle Yucca plan
Doug Abrahms, Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-04-06: E-mails fuel state outrage--Guinn, lawmakers demand Yucca probe
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-06: Yucca Mountain: Nuke waste project in peril
Charles Seabrook, Atlanta Journal Constitution

* 2005-04-06: Feds probe whether nuclear waste site data was false
Jim Efstathiou Jr., Chicago Sun-Times

* 2005-04-06: Probe of Possibly Fabricated Reports Stalls Nuclear Dump
Elise Castelli, Los Angeles Times

* 2005-04-06: Importance of False Data Is in Dispute
Matthew L. Wald, New York Times

* 2005-04-06: Hearing Held on Falsified Yucca Mountain Data
Christopher Joyce, NPR (audio)

* 2005-04-06: Nevada pols call for nuke facility investigation
UPI/Science Daily

* 2005-04-06: Letter: Yucca is safer
Fred Schoenbrunn, Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-04-05: Gibbons will Demand Answers on Alleged Yucca Document Falsification
Congressman Jim Gibbons (R-NV)

* 2005-04-05: Gibbons Blasts DOE for Allegations of Falsifying Yucca Mountain Science and ignoring Public Safety
Congressman Jim Gibbons (R-NV)

* 2005-04-05: DOE had knowledge of Yucca e-mails in December--Porter conducting hearing on alleged data falsification
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-05: Top Yucca scientist opts for early retirement
Mary Manning, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-05: Nevada lawmakers fund fight again Yucca waste dump
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-05: Agency pursued damage control--Documents show how DOE coped with e-mails about Yucca Mountain
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-05: Editorial: Yucca 'science'
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-05: Fraud Allegations Probed at Yucca Mountain
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-05: Yucca Mountain E-mails Subject of Investigation
KVBC

* 2005-04-05: Yucca Hearing on Alleged Falsified Emails
KVBC

* 2005-04-05: Yucca Mountain E-Mails Subject to Criminal Probe
Bloomberg

* 2005-04-05: Energy secretary admits Yucca Mountain data fabricated
Brenda Norrell, Indian Country Today

* 2005-04-05: Yucca Mountain E-Mails May Jeopardize Project, Officials Fear
Los Angeles Times

* 2005-04-05: Charges fly over Yucca Mountain e-mails
David McGlinchey, GovExec

* 2005-04-05: Hatch: Don't move N-waste--But, he says, Yucca is next-best plan to keep it out of Utah
Robert Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-04-04: Yucca Mountain: Workers describe sabotage
Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-04: Bennett may consider 'other alternatives' to Yucca Mountain plan
Provo Daily Herald

* 2005-04-03: Illegal residents flooding across nation's borders(#2):Yucca Mountain
Guy W. Farmer, Nevada Appeal

* 2005-04-03: Week in Review: Collection of 90 e-mails details Yucca deceptions
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-03: As Yucca project stalls, Utah nuke waste dump hits fast track
Doug Abrahms, Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-04-03: Bennett not hot on Yucca now
Robert Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-04-02: E-mails say scientists fabricated quality assurance on Yucca Mountain research
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-02: Yucca Scientists Investigated Over E-Mails
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-02: E-mail shows Yucca data could be false
Doug Abrahms, Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-04-02: E-Mails Reveal Fraud in Nuclear Site Study
Matthew L. Wald, New York Times

* 2005-04-02: Senator: Scientists 'phonied up' case for Yucca depository
Paul Foy, Provo Daily Herald

* 2005-04-02: Reid: Yucca should be junked
Thomas Burr, Salt Lake Tribune

April 1, 2005

* Falsified Documents Regarding Yucca Mountain
House Government Reform Subcommittee on the Federal Work Force and Agency Organization, press release

This page also includes links to pdf versions of many of the emails provided by Depts of Energy and Interior, and some other related documents.

* 2005-04-01: Chairman Jon PorterÕs Initial Probe into Allegations that Federal Scientists Falsified Data Used to Establish the Safety of the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Reveals Disturbing Results
House Committee On Government Reform (pdf-94K)

* 2005-04-01: Yucca e-mails called damning
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-01: Yucca Scientists Investigated Over E-Mails
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-01: From the Yucca E-Mails
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-04-01: Yucca Mountain: Federal agencies criticized--Energy, Interior officials ignore panel's requests for e-mails
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-04-01: All the eggs in Yucca's basket could be rotten
Barry Smith, Nevada Appeal

* 2005-04-01: Yucca e-mails turned over to Congress
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

* 2005-04-01: Playing tourist in their own backyard
Heidi J. Bertolino, Pahrump Valley Times

* 2005-04-01: Congress schedules Yucca e-mail hearing
Pahrump Valley Times

* 2005-04-01: Yucca data scandal sees FBI probe
Nuclear Engineering

* 2005-03-31: FBI steps into Yucca document investigation
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-31: Porter calls for punishment of falsifiers of Yucca work
Cy Ryan, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-31: FBI Investigating Suspect Yucca Papers
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-31: Nevada representative says Yucca e-mails 'tip of iceberg'
Brendan Riley, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-31: Porter says Yucca e-mails Ôtip of icebergÕ
Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-03-31: Republican Senator Promoting Alternative to Yucca
KLAS-TV

* 2005-03-31: Editorial: More deception over Yucca--Safety of nuclear repository still uncertain
Daytona Beach News-Journal

* 2005-03-30: Yucca alive & well
Benjamin Grove, Inyo Register

* 2005-03-30: Could doctored docs spell end for Yucca project?
Robert Gehrke, Inyo Register

* 2005-03-30: Panel to probe alleged false documents on Yucca Mountain project
Michael Posner, GovExec

* 2005-03-29: Nevada is winning at Yucca
Gov. Kenny Guinn, Nevada Appeal

* 2005-03-29: Yucca Mountain: Falsification suspicions spur hearings
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-03-29: Emails point to falsified Yucca data
Nuclear Engineering

* 2005-03-29: Editorial: Nuclear Storage--Public must know truth about groundwater effects
Detroit Free Press

* 2005-03-27: Requiem for Yucca Mountain
Bob Loux, Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-03-26: The Yucca Mountain Basket
George F. Will, Washington Post

* 2005-03-25: Yucca Mountain woes giving push to alternate storage plans
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-25: 'Potential Hazard': State challenges Yucca rail action
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review Journal

* 2005-03-25: Porter requests falsified papers regarding Yucca
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-25: Governor opposes Yucca N-dump, wants to keep the waste where it is
Rebecca Walsh, Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-03-25: Editorial: Risky options to Yucca Mountain
Harlingen Valley Morning Star

* 2005-03-24: Opening Brief in the State of Nevada's Legal Case Challenging DOE Yucca Mountain Transportation Mode and Rail Corridor Decision
State of Nevada (pdf-3.43M)

* 2005-03-24: Yucca Mountain of lies
Bob Loux, Las Vegas City Life

* 2005-03-23: County Yucca officials alarmed by allegations of falsified data
Phillip Gomez, Pahrump Valley Times

* 2005-03-23: House panel to look into Yucca Mt. allegations
Platts

* 2005-03-22: Disturbing allegations
Las Vegas SUN editorial

As damaging as that revelation was last week, the Energy Department's troubles may have only begun. Joe Egan, a lawyer for the state of Nevada who is in charge of the legal efforts to stop a nuclear waste dump from being built here, told the Las Vegas Sun on Friday that the Energy Department may have known as far back as 2000 about the existence of other "quality assurance" problems. Lawyers working for Nevada made the discovery after scouring through a Yucca Mountain database, where they found an Energy Department audit from 2000 that revealed problems with documentation by U.S. Geological Survey scientists. Egan said the audit discovered that USGS officials had claimed to have calibrated scientific instruments used for work at the Yucca Mountain project on a date which, it turns out, was well before the instruments actually arrived or before the procedures involving the instruments were performed. The New York Times, in a follow-up story on Sunday that provided greater detail about this disturbing allegation involving these important instruments -- one of which monitors the flow of gases or liquids -- reported that an Energy Department employee said a procurement document "gives the appearance it was falsified." Allen Messenger, a consultant for Nevada who discovered the messages from the Energy Department employee, told the Times: "This appears to be smoke, and where there's smoke, there's typically fire."

Yucca Mountain, especially as more secrets are unearthed, is cementing its status as a synonym for both shoddy science and deception. The only consolation from years wasted on such a tainted project, one that has been driven by politics and not by science, would be for the federal government to cut its losses and pull the plug. To keep this project going will only invite disaster.

* 2005-03-22: Yucca project reviewer raised doubts about instruments
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Energy Department e-mail messages have raised questions about the accuracy of certain scientific instruments used in the evaluation of Yucca Mountain as a site for nuclear waste. Records for some pieces of equipment suggest they were improperly calibrated for periods of days or months when they were in use, according to e-mail written in May and June 2000 by James Raleigh, a reviewer on the project... DOE spokesperson Anne Womack-Kolton said Monday the e-mails were a favorable sign because they showed reviewers were catching mistakes and calling on them to be fixed. Womack-Kolton said DOE officials are investigating to determine whether the problems were corrected and whether they affected work. "One would expect there are many e-mails like this as part of the quality-assurance process," Womack-Kolton said. "Work is reviewed, and if there are holes to be filled, there is communications back. This is not surprising."

But Bob Loux, executive director of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, said the e-mails illustrate sloppiness within the project and could provide more ammunition to challenge the repository. "This tells me the (quality-assurance) program is a mess," Loux said. "Even the stuff that got through the system has tons of errors. We think there is probably more of this."

A Yucca quality-assurance reviewer who examined the e-mail for the Review-Journal cautioned against reading too much into them. "These really are a snapshot in time," said the reviewer, who asked not to be identified. "It doesn't show all the work that went on afterwards to resolve these issues."

* 2005-03-22: Mayor forms fund-raising committee for efforts to promote city
J.M. Kalil, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Besides landing a big-league baseball franchise and promoting tourism, the PAC's agenda includes advancing Las Vegas' interest in political issues affecting the city. They include lobbying against a proposed college sports betting ban and the federal government's push to build a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.

* 2005-03-22: State official says more e-mails suggest faulty nuke dump data
Ken Ritter, AP/Reno Gazette-Journal

An Energy Department spokesperson said the e-mails showed James Raleigh, a Las Vegas-based Energy Department subcontractor on the Yucca project, was doing his job. ÒIt was the normal quality assurance process at work,Ó said Anne Womack Kolton, a department spokeswoman in Washington, D.C. ÒWe expect there are many e-mails that reflect the back-and-forth about work product and what was needed to meet quality assurance standards.Ó Raleigh is an employee of J.K. Associates, a contractor with Bechtel SAIC, the chief contractor on the Yucca project. He did not respond Monday to messages seeking comment.

* 2005-03-22:
Bryan insisting Cheney address Yucca, land sales; Vice president to speak in Reno today
Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-03-22: The Yucca Battle Heats Up
Kara Tsuboi, KOLO TV-8 (ABC, Reno)

Yucca Mountain Project is on death row, it just hasn't reached the execution chamber yet.

* 2005-03-22: Nevada seeks united front against Yucca; Utah's 'thrown us under the bus,' official says
Joe Bauman, Deseret Morning News

While Nevada organized a strong, tenacious fight against the repository, the Utah congressional delegation sided with the federal government. Rather than support the neighboring state as they should have, said Adams [Nevada state senior deputy attorney general Marta Adams], Utah has "thrown us under the bus." She said Idaho also took that approach. Utah's senators did not back Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., in attempting to kill the repository and keep the 40,000 tons of waste where it is now stored Ñ at nuclear power plants. Adams cited Deseret Morning News reports that in 2002 Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett, both R-Utah, voted for the repository after six Eastern utilities promised not to commit funds for a temporary storage site in Tooele County. Today, the Private Fuel Storage facility planned for Skull Valley, Tooele County, is gathering momentum while Yucca Mountain is stalled. "I really would encourage the West to get together here" in opposing Yucca Mountain, Adams said Monday.

* 2005-03-22: Yucca threatens Utah
Joseph Strolin (Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects), letter to Salt Lake Tribune

If the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain is ever built, Salt Lake City, by virtue of its location on the mainline Union Pacific Railroad line and at the intersection of two main Interstate highways, will be impacted by 80 percent or more of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste being shipped to the Yucca site. That amounts to many thousands of shipments over 30 years or more. It is difficult to comprehend the position of Utah's two senators who are urging President Bush on the one hand to stop the PFS project in Utah and on the other to move ahead with Yucca Mountain. Of the two projects, Yucca Mountain has the potential to impact Utah, especially the Salt Lake City area, much more significantly and over a longer period of time than PFS. Both of these ill-conceived projects pose significant and wholly unnecessary risks inherent in transporting deadly radioactive waste across the country and through major urban centers and should be stopped. Utah's senators should be joining with Nevada in opposing the continuing victimization of Western states as dumping grounds and nuclear waste shipping corridors. Getting Utah off the hook with respect to PFS at Nevada's expense will not keep Salt Lake City and other Utah communities from being dramatically impacted by Yucca Mountain waste shipments.

* 2005-03-22: State officials: DOE's Yucca woes are 'tip of the iceberg'
Benjamin Grove and Mary Manning, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-22: Yucca Mountain woes seen having little effect on Vermont Yankee
David Gram, Barre Montpelier Times Argus

* 2005-03-21: Nevada official: More e-mails show data faulty at Yucca Mountain
Ken Ritter, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-21: Editorial: YuccaÕs delayed, not ended
Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-03-21: False Data for Yucca Mountain?
New York Times

* 2005-03-21: In Our View: Yucca Mountain's credibility breach
Provo Daily Herald

* 2005-03-21: The nuclear options: Yucca Mountain repository, even if flawed, safer and better than status quo
The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

editorial: ... Reid's latest proposal Ñ to permanently leave this radioactive material at dozens of sites where it's temporarily stored Ñ is so reckless that it actually serves to reinforce the need for Yucca Mountain. After all, if the remote, secure, exhaustively studied Yucca Mountain isn't a safe enough place to store these materials Ñ as Reid and other critics of the project contend Ñ how much more risky is it to create dozens of far less safe, far less secure sites around the country. That only expands the list of potential targets for terrorists and nuclear proliferators, and multiplies, many times over, the danger of environmental contamination. In addition, this approach would effectively kill off a nuclear energy industry that generated 20 percent of U.S. electricity, because the reactors would have to go cold once temporary, on-site storage reaches capacity.

* 2005-03-21: Editorial: Extend probe on Yucca Mountain
Denver Post

* 2005-03-21: Yucca Mountain woes seen having little effect on Yankee
WCAX

* 2005-03-20: Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: The truth about Yucca
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-20: Columnist Jeff German: Yucca lies coming to the surface
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-20: Your Week: Yucca faces a delay
Salt Lake Tribune

* 2005-03-19: E-Mail Shows False Claims About Tests at Nevada Nuclear Site
Matthew L. Wald, New York Times

* 2005-03-19: Experts unsure if Yucca hurt by revelations
Reno Gazette Journal

* 2005-03-19: Yucca scandal shows lunacy
Ed Kociela, St. George Daily Spectrum

* 2005-03-18: Scientists unsure how deeply Yucca Mountain hurt by 'false' data
Ken Ritter, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-18: Scientist allegedly falsifies Yucca data
Samantha Young, Pahrump Valley Times

* 2005-03-18: Yucca Mountain project documents may have been falsified
Capitol Reports

* 2005-03-18: AmeriScan: Nevada Senators Ask AG to Investigate Yucca Deception
ENS

* 2005-03-18: Nevada officials call for probes of Yucca Mountain false data
Ken Ritter, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-18: Yucca Mtn. Documents May Involve Scientist
Erica Werner, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-18: Reid, Ensign pursue inquiry into Yucca project allegations
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-03-18: Editorial: More fraud at Yucca Mountain
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-03-18: Public Citizen to Energy Department: Push Yucca Mountain Off the Gang Plank
Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen

* 2005-03-18: Utah factions torn over Yucca discoveries
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-03-17: Falsified Work Is Suspected at Nuclear Site
Matthew L. Wald, New York Times

Government employees assigned to predict how water would flow through a proposed nuclear waste repository in Nevada, a crucial part of estimating how fast the radioactive material would leak, may have falsified some of their work. One of the employees, who worked for the United States Geological Survey, wrote multiple e-mail messages from May 1998 to March 2000 describing how he had fabricated some records, DOE said. The messages' recipients were not disclosed. The department would not give details on how the work was fabricated and whether it might have helped or hindered the project. Nor would the department give the names of any employees being investigated or say what might happen to them. At issue are computer models used to predict water infiltration and climate over hundreds of thousands of years. The fabrication was in descriptions of how the models were prepared, the department said. Experts said they were dismayed by the announcement. "It certainly sounds important, when you start talking about falsifying of technical records," said B. John Garrick, chairman of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, an independent panel chartered by Congress to evaluate progress at Yucca and other sites. The rate at which the waste packages decay depends on the flow of water around them, Dr. Garrick said, so "that's kind of where the analysis starts" and "that's a very important part of the whole modeling process." "We can't have that kind of stuff going on and build public confidence in the repository," said Dr. Garrick, an engineer and expert on applying risk science to complex technologies.

Brian J. O'Connell, of the National Association of Utility Regulatory Commissioners, follows the progress of the project on behalf of state utility regulators. notes that the Yucca Mountain project managers have tried in the last few years to improve quality control. He said "Good for them for catching this and announcing it, and the apparent intent to pursue an investigation which will bring to light whatever may have been done."

"The N.R.C. is obsessed with openness and traceability," ACNW's Dr. Garrick said, adding that for the commission to accept materials as evidence that the repository should be licensed, it would have to know who had done the work and how. Twenty years ago, the commission forced the abandonment of a nuclear reactor on which $1.6 billion had been spent, and which was described as 97 percent complete, because of quality assurance problems.

* 2005-03-17: Letter to Hon. Alberto Gonzales, re: Yucca Mountain Project Alleged Data Falsification
State of Nevada (pdf-74K)

* 2005-03-17: Reid Statement on Falsification of Yucca Mountain Documentation
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)

ÒIt should be obvious to everyone now that Yucca Mountain isnÕt going anywhere,Ó said U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. ÒIt is abundantly clear that there is no such thing as Ôsound scienceÕ at Yucca Mountain, and IÕm disappointed President Bush rushed so quickly to push the project through and continues to make it a priority.Ó

* 2005-03-17: Ensign: Yucca Science Allegations Vindicate NevadaÕs Case
Senator John Ensign (R-NV)

ÒWe in Nevada have said for years that the science at Yucca Mountain is faulty -- now it appears the science is fraudulent," Ensign said. "This latest development provides yet another reason to abandon the misguided notion of storing high-level nuclear waste in Nevada and will hopefully encourage an accelerated discussion of alternatives that are safer and more scientifically sound... These revelations will undoubtedly bolster NevadaÕs legal case against Yucca Mountain. Senator Reid and I will remain vigilant and weigh our options for further action, but today it is clear the Yucca Mountain project continues to crumble before its supportersÕ eyes,Ó Ensign said.

* 2005-03-17: Gibbons Statement on Alleged Falsification of Yucca Documents
Congressman Jim Gibbons (R-NV)

ÒTodayÕs allegations are extremely serious and should halt the licensing process in its tracks,Ó said U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Reno, who also is a geologist. ÒFor over two decades, the Department of Energy has rushed headlong toward licensing the Yucca Mountain project no matter what.Ó

* 2005-03-17: Representative Porter Troubled by Latest Yucca News--Will hold hearing
Congressman Jon Porter (R-NV)

* 2005-03-17: Yucca Mountain: Suspicion over data surfaces
Samantha Young, Stephens/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Energy Department officials said they were uncertain whether the falsification involved quality-assurance documents -- designed to verify the accuracy and credibility of scientific data -- or the data. "It looks like a very small number of individuals," said an Energy official who requested anonymity. "Everybody needs to be careful about jumping to sweeping conclusions when it could be a matter that could be resolved quickly." The damaging e-mails were discovered by Energy Department contractor Bechtel SAIC, which is independently reviewing the government's work toward a license application for the repository from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Bechtel brought the e-mails to the Energy Department's attention Friday, sources said. A Bechtel spokeswoman Wednesday referred calls to the Energy Department. An Interior Department official said at least two government workers were named in the e-mails, and up to 10 individuals might have had some involvement. USGS chief Charles Groat said in a statement that "serious questions have been raised about quality-assurance practices performed" by his workers. He vowed appropriate actions once the facts are known.

* 2005-03-17: Yucca data allegedly falsified
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

The revelation ... supports the state's primary scientific argument against Yucca -- that the repository could not safely isolate radioactive waste from the environment, largely because of water flow, Nevada officials said. "This is enormous because it is literally the main artery of the state's dispute with the DOE's assertion that the repository can contain nuclear waste for a long period of time," said Joe Egan, a lawyer leading Nevada's court challenges against Yucca. "What we have here is an indication that their own data is wrong. I don't know how it can get much worse for DOE."

In November 1998 anti-Yucca groups petitioned the Energy Department to disqualify Yucca based on evidence that water moved relatively quickly through the repository, in violation of department "site suitability guidelines." The groups noted that in 1996 and 1997 the department had discovered the radioactive isotope chlorine-36 at unnaturally high levels deep inside Yucca. The groups said that could only come from nuclear bomb blasts in the South Pacific in the 1950s and had traveled inside the mountain via rain in less than 50 years. The department essentially scrapped its suitability guideline, said Kevin Kamps, waste specialist with Nuclear Information and Resource Service. "If you can't meet the standard, just eliminate the standard," Kamps said.

* 2005-03-17: U.S. Geological Survey has history of problems at Yucca
Mary Manning, Las Vegas SUN

"Credibility is suspect," said Robert Craig, the U.S. Geological Survey representative in Las Vegas. "Obviously, it's a very serious matter."

"How many times have we actually told them the books were cooked?" said Bob Loux, Nevada state Nuclear Projects Agency director.

* 2005-03-17: Panel reiterates chances slim of volcano affecting Yucca
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

There are no clearly defined, long-term predictors of volcanic activity at Yucca Mountain, said William Hinze, a geophysicist and professor emeritus at Purdue University, and a member of a scientific panel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that advises the five-member commission on Yucca issues. But most "scientifically acceptable" estimates predict that the chances of volcanic activity at Yucca are between 1 in 10 million and 1 in 100 million each year for the first 10,000 years of the repository, Hinze said. ... Scientists have had difficulty understanding how magma might behave in the tunnels of the repository, Hinze said. That makes it hard for scientists to know how magma would affect the high-tech metal waste containers stored in the tunnels. Hinze said more realistic models were needed to demonstrate to the NRC just how magma would flow, and to demonstrate how contaminated ash and dust could be dispersed into the environment.

* 2005-03-17: Yucca papers falsified, DOE says
Doug Abrahms, Reno Gazette-Journal

Lawyers working for the Energy Department discovered e-mails that mentioned falsified documents. According to a spokeswoman for the U.S. Geological Survey, as many as 20 e-mails discussing the falsification were sent among several USGS employees. ÒWhat we donÕt know was whether (the document falsification) impacted the science,Ó said spokeswoman A.B. Wade. The USGS employees are still on the job while the allegations are investigated, Wade said.

* 2005-03-17: Nevada leaders react to the Yucca Mountain admission
Nevada Appeal

But the Energy Department said it is not giving up on Yucca Mountain. ÒThe fact remains that this country needs a permanent geological nuclear waste repository and the administration will continue to aggressively pursue that goal,Ó Bodman said. ÒWe are committed to the safety and protection of the citizens of Nevada as we pursue the development of the Yucca Mountain project.Ó

* 2005-03-17: Letter(#3): Yucca: It's a both dump and boondoggle
William Simmons, Nevada Appeal

* 2005-03-17: Was Yucca data falsified?
Joe Bauman, Deseret Morning News

The latest developments could impact Skull Valley... They could make the proposed Private Fuel Storage plant in Tooele County more desirable to the federal government as a site for storing the highly radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. If Yucca Mountain's problems prove insurmountable, that could increase the odds that PFS is not only built, but it might become a permanent storage area, opponents fear. "I think that Skull Valley has always been an emergency Plan B" Ñ a fall-back facility, said activist Chip Ward, a Utah author who has been worried about the PFS plant for years. "It was emergency Plan B for nuclear utilities, and now it may be emergency Plan B for the NRC," the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which may soon approve the PFS proposal. "That's very disturbing," he said. He called for Utah's U.S. senators to stop supporting the move to store waste at Yucca Mountain. That bandwagon, Ward said, has four flat tires. Or, a Utah official said Wednesday, the setback could convince the federal government to keep the nuclear waste at the power plants where it is being generated, as has been proposed by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.

... Denise Chancellor, assistant Utah attorney general, ... said she was filing a motion Wednesday asking the NRC's Atomic Safety Licensing Board to reconsider the danger that the Skull Valley canisters could break open and spread radiation if hit by a crashing aircraft under a military flight path.

* 2005-03-17: Alleged lies may kill Yucca; Nevada N-site fiasco voids Goshute plan, critics say
Robert Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune

Private Fuel Storage spokeswoman Sue Martin said the consortium hopes Yucca Mountain stays on schedule, and the sooner it is completed, the less time the Utah storage will be necessary. "Delays in Yucca Mountain could mean that there is even more of a need for interim storage such as our facility would provide," she said. "We have always said that our spent fuel from PFS will go to Yucca Mountain or whatever repository the federal government opens, because that is their ultimate responsibility and we feel confident that they will come up with something."

* 2005-03-17: Falsified Yucca Mtn. Documents Bolster Nuclear Dump's Critics
ENS

"It is abundantly clear that there is no such thing as 'sound science' at Yucca Mountain, and IÕm disappointed President [George W. Bush] rushed so quickly to push the project through and continues to make it a priority. I do not believe Yucca Mountain will ever open, and Nevada and our nation will be safer for our successful efforts to stop the project... It should be obvious to everyone now that Yucca Mountain isnÕt going anywhere," Reid said.

* 2005-03-17: Inquiry Begins Into Validity of Data About Yucca Mountain
Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times

... Yucca Mountain, a complex engineering project that is running 14 years behind schedule and could end up costing $100 billion.

The Energy Department has done two studies of water penetration at Yucca Mountain. The first was conducted by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, who concluded that water moved through fissures in the mountain relatively quickly, not in hundreds of years as previously thought. The study found traces of isotopes created during atomic bomb testing after World War II, showing rain water had penetrated the rock in decades. After the Los Alamos study, the Energy Department contracted with the USGS, which backed up the department's contention that water migrated very slowly through the volcanic rock. As a result, Energy officials concluded that special alloy casks containing high-level nuclear waste would not corrode for at least 10,000 years, and that any leakage in future millenniums would not be flushed into the ground water table. If the USGS study is discredited, the Energy Department will be left with one scientific study that fails to support its claims about the project's safety. A third study is underway at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

The Energy Department has issued about 70 different contracts for studies to examine safety and engineering issues involving Yucca Mountain. The repository would hold 70,000 metric tons of high-level waste, most of it from commercial nuclear power plants across the nation. Loux said that if the water penetration study was falsified, he was concerned about the validity of other research into possible volcanism and earthquakes that could affect the site.

* 2005-03-17: Yucca Mountain Proposal Documents Now Said To Be Falsified
KVBC

* 2005-03-17: Data on Yucca nuclear waste site falsified?
MSNBC

* 2005-03-17: USGS employees say Yucca Mt. project procedures were violated
Platts

* 2005-03-16: Comments Solicited - Draft Case Management Order: Preparation of Privilege Logs and Challenges to Privilege Designations with Respect to NRCÕs Prospective Yucca Mountain Licensing Proceeding
DOE/NRC/Nevada Counsel (pdf-97K)

* 2005-03-16: Yucca Mountain documents may have been falsified, government says
H. Josef Hebert, AP/Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-16: Panel urges feds to reject Yucca plan
Reno Gazette Journal

* 2005-03-15: Yucca Alternative: Longtime nuke plan revisited
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-03-14: Reid Statement at Yucca Mountain Hearing
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)

* 2005-03-13: Steve Sebelius: Today's topic: Yucca's revenge
Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-03-12: Reid considering bill to make Yucca Mountain dump obsolete
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-11: EPA radiation options for Yucca met with criticism
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-11: Energy Department says it needs cash to move on Yucca
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-11: Energy officials turn shy in talk about Yucca schedule
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review Journal

* 2005-03-11: Yucca Mountain lawsuit filed
Brenda Norrell, Indian Country Today

* 2005-03-10: Despite delays, Yucca director says project is alive and well
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-10: Ex-Reid aide is mum on Yucca in NRC post
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-09: New timeline being prepared for Yucca project
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-09: Yucca Mountain: Court rules against Nevada
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-03-09: Nevada loses ruling on funds to fight Yucca Mountain nuclear dump
Reno Gazette-Journal

* 2005-03-08: Judges reject Nevada's bid to get more anti-Yucca funds
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-07: DOE, Nye officials take Yucca case door-to-door
Benjamin Grove, Las Vegas SUN

Federal and Nye County officials have been making door-to-door visits in parts of Nevada where a rail line has been proposed -- a $1 billion, 319-mile rail route through Lincoln and Nye Counties to ship spent fuel bound for Yucca Mountain from a railhead near the Utah-Nevada state line. DOE officials have been to about 35 homes since June to explain the plan to transport highly radioactive waste through their backyards, officials and residents said. More visits are planned with many of the 100 or so residents, ranchers and mining companies that own land affected by the proposed mile-wide rail corridor. Reactions at kitchen tables have included shock, anger and cautious curiosity, said Susan Moore, an official with the Nye County Department of natural resources and federal facilities. "The biggest concerns I have are that they don't seem to have any plans for informing people if there is an accident, or creating an evacuation plan," said Kevin Emmerich, whose property near Beatty is about 2.5 miles from the planned rail line. DOE and Bechtel SAIC representatives told him Jan. 24 that trains traveling up to 59 mph would pass three to four times a week, at any time of the day or night, Emmerich said. At least one highway overpass might be built to accommodate the trains, the officials told him, and a bad-weather protocol will be developed. DOE spokesperson Allen Benson said DOE will provide full details about a shipping campaign well before trains begin hauling waste to Yucca, and emergency responders will be trained about three years in advance of the shipments. Public hearings will be held this year along the proposed route, he said.

* 2005-03-07: Shoshone file suit against Yucca dump
Jace Radke, Las Vegas SUN

The Western Shoshone Nation filed lawsuit Friday in Federal District Court in Las Vegas, urging the court to enjoin DOE from moving forward with plans to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. The tribe's attorney, Robert Hager, said the Energy Department has completely disregarded an 1863 treaty -- Ruby Valley Treaty -- which specifies uses for the tribe's nearly 60 million acres, including Yucca Mountain. The treaty specifies that the government could only use the land for settlements, mines, ranches and the construction of roads and railroads. "The restrictions on use of lands covered by the treaty reflect the spiritual beliefs of the Western Shoshone people who hold the earth and all living things sacred," the lawsuit states. "It is the responsibility of plaintiffs to past, present and future generations to prevent the dispoiling of traditional Western Shoshone lands which the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump would portend."

* 2005-03-07: Yucca Mtn. project rife with snarls; Delay, funding cuts, possible lawsuits some of challenges ...
Jon Klusmire, Inyo Register (Bishop CA)

Maybe it should be called the "Yuck-A" Mountain Nuke Waste Mess. In-fighting in the federal government, a new boss coming online, squabbles between counties over money, nuclear utilities getting cold feet, political posturing and uncertainty about what Congress will do have put a cloud of confusion over the progress of the project. And any sort of terrorist attack could blow up the debate over transporting high-level nuclear waste across the country and create a whole new level of paranoia and public fear -- The public's tolerance for nuclear shipments would likely drop very significantly, if another terrorist attack occurs in the US, said John Gervers, of Latir Energy Consultants, Inyo County's consultant for national nuclear waste affairs. Already, the political and scientific climate now surrounding Yucca Mountain has caused some experts monitoring the huge undertaking to begin to get a feeling, and it's just a feeling, that the Yucca Mountain project "has not reached the point where it's a done deal," said Gervers. First came the announcement that DOE could not meet its December 2004 deadline to apply to the NRC for a license. That delay pushed back the target opening date for the depository two years, from 2010 to 2012. Gervers says the recent resignation of Yucca Mountain Project Director Margaret Chu will likely push that opening date back another year, if not more. "Everyone knows it's going to keep slipping," he notes. If money is any gauge, President Bush isn't in any hurry to press ahead quickly with Yucca Mountain. Bush's proposed 2005 fiscal year budget for Yucca Mountain is $650 million, a significant reduction from last year's $880 million, and far from the $1 billion the DOE was seeking for the next year's work on Yucca Mountain. Gervers also points out that only time will tell how new Senate minority leader Harry Reid will use his clout to shape Congressional oversight and funding for the project.

Another unknown is the position of the nation's nuclear utilities. In recent months, "the first hints of a changing position" in the nuclear industry have started to emerge, Gervers said. With the NRC approving and extending nuclear plants' licenses for storing waste on-site, utilities could start "easing off their level of commitment to Yucca Mountain," said Gervers. Also, the longer the opening of Yucca Mountain is delayed, the better the chance some of those utilities could begin to sue DOE for taking their money and not meeting the obligation to build a permanent nuclear waste disposal facility, he noted. The utilities have paid $16 billion into the federally-required Nuclear Waste Fund.

Conflicting scientific opinion about the containment standards that should be met at Yucca Mountain have also arisen. The National Academy of Sciences wants the depository to be able to contain radioactivity from spent nuclear fuel rods for 300,000 years, while DOE has been shooting for 10,000 years' worth of containment, said Gervers. A compromise consisting of a two-stage response, based on the 10,000-year standard and working on containing a "peak dose" of radioactivity for 300,000 years, could be under consideration, he noted. The unknown is if Congress will "intervene and make a decision not based on the best science," Gervers said.

The recent brouhaha over the funding formula to split about $8 million between 10 counties, including Inyo, that are "Affected Units of Government" appears to be "a money grab" by the nine Nevada counties, said Gervers. He noted that Nye County, Nev., had failed a DOE audit of how the county used its oversight funds, and was the driving force behind a proposed funding formula that would cut Inyo County's DOE money in the upcoming 2005 federal fiscal year from $600,000 to $285,000. The county has officially protested that proposed cut and pointed out any change in the funding formula has to be agreed upon unanimously by the 10 affected counties. "I would recommend Inyo make a lot of noise, anyway you can," to the DOE and the county's Congressional delegation to ensure the county continues to receive its previous level of funding to continue scientific studies of Yucca Mountain's potential impacts on Inyo County, said Gervers.

* 2005-03-07: Eyes on Amargosa's Yucca link; A river runs through the controversy over proposed nuke waste dump, and potential contamination of Death Valley
Robin Flinchum, Inyo Register (Bishop CA)

The Amargosa River normally flows at about two cubic-feet per second under the surface of the dust-dry Death Valley desert. Last week, swollen by record rainfalls, the seldom seen river rushed through its Tecopa monitoring station at more than 1,000 cubic-feet per second last week, measuring 8.5 feet high, according to U.S.Geologic Survey readings, and raged on to spill over State Route 127, causing brief closures and some hair-raising moments for motorists trying to navigate the rising waters. The river caught the attention of desert enthusiasts interested in kayaking or rafting this rare phenomenon they've dubbed the Mighty Amargosa. The course of this water could also help decide the future of the proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, and studying the water in the Amargosa drainage now could help protect future generations. "Every drop of surface water in the Yucca Mountain area of Nevada that is not evaporated flows south to Inyo County," said Jennifer Viereck, coordinator of an independent research project formed to study and document current levels of elements identified in the Safe Drinking Water Act. And she added, some studies indicate that the Amargosa is fed by deep aquifers running from under the Yucca Mountain area into California. In short, this means that the residents of the small Inyo County communities such as Death Valley Junction, the Timbisha Shoshone reservation, the employee housing complex at Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park and the families living in Tecopa and Shoshone "would be among the first to be poisoned if something went wrong." Despite ongoing assurances by the Department of Energy, which is building Yucca Mountain, that nothing can go wrong in the packaging, transportation or storage of nuclear waste that must remain contained for at least 10,000 years, Viereck and several other researchers are unconvinced. So, under the auspices of a nonprofit group called Healing Ourselves and Mother Earth (HOME), they are developing baseline water tests in order to create a record for future generations to use when evaluating the amounts of radiation and other carcinogens that could leak from Yucca Mountain or the Nevada Test Site into water tables.

* 2005-03-06: Yucca Mountain nuclear dump isn't 'inevitable'
Guy W. Farmer, Nevada Appeal

* 2005-03-05: Western Shoshones file Yucca lawsuit
Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-03-04: Domenici wants complete review of Yucca's status
Suzanne Struglinski, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-04: Tribe files federal lawsuit against Yucca Mountain nuclear dump
Ken Ritter, Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-04: Yucca Mountain foes challenge 1990 decision on nuclear waste
Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* 2005-03-04: Peace Treaty of 1866 Could Stop Yucca Mountain Project
Brian Allen, KLAS-TV

* 2005-03-04: The 'mighty' Amargosa sparks Yucca fear
Robin Flinchum, Pahrump Valley Times

* 2005-03-03: Briefs(#3): Yucca Mountain-Water
Las Vegas SUN

* 2005-03-01: Letter to Honorable Nils Diaz, Chairman, NRC w/ Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the CommissionÕs Waste Confidence Decision and Rule to Avoid Prejudging Yucca Mountain
State of Nevada (pdf-601K)

December 14, 2004

* Reid Statement On Nomination Of New Energy Secretary
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
"... I stressed to Dr. Bodman that, while I understand he serves at the pleasure of a President who supports the project, I hoped he would take a fresh look at alternatives to the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. He agreed to do so."

* Efficient nuke plants could lessen need for dumpsite, Domenici says
Mary Manning, Las Vegas SUN

* Senator frustrated Yucca project not moving faster
Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

* Letter: Yucca Mountain fight is a lost cause; give up
Gary L. Benefield, Reno Gazette-Journal

December 13, 2004

* Sen. Reid's new power may shut down Yucca
Washington Times

* DOE to miss Yucca deadline
Jon Klusmire and Suzanne Struglinski, Inyo Register

* Letter: Shipping plans deserve praise
Brian O'Connell, Las Vegas SUN

November 6, 2004

* Skull Valley - may be progressing so quickly that eventual Yucca Mountain transport rules may be stricter

* Skull Valley might be stuck if Yucca Mountain won't accept welded casks

November 4, 2004

Yucca Mountain still faces daunting financial and technical problems

With the dust settling on the election, the Energy Department is in the same position it was in before: striving to develop a repository that is in financial distress on Capitol Hill and lacking a radiation safety standard that was thrown out by a federal court in July, said Bob Loux, director of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects. "I don't think it makes things any easier for DOE," Loux said. Rep. David Hobson, R-Ohio, said key lawmakers supporting Yucca Mountain are working with the Bush administration to solve a funding shortfall that might be passed during the congressional lame duck session later this month. Hobson, chairman of the House energy and water subcommittee, said lawmakers are focusing on an amount between the $577 million DOE received last year for Yucca Mountain and $880 million the administration has requested for fiscal 2005. He would not disclose the amount.

[Source: Steve Tetreault (Stephens Washington Bureau), "Bush victory keeps light green for Yucca Mountain; Professor: Issue was oversold as election weapon", Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 4, 2004]

Bush reelection removes sword of Damocles from Yucca Mountain project

Critics of the Yucca Mountain Project missed an opportunity to deliver a crushing blow when Bush defeated Democrat John Kerry on Tuesday. Kerry had campaigned in Nevada on a promise to shelve the proposed repository and study alternatives. Project supporters, including those within the Energy Department, were breathing easier Wednesday, particularly when Bush won Nevada 50 percent to 48 percent on his way to re-election. "The best outcome was Bush winning, and Bush winning Nevada," said an energy industry executive who said he spoke with DOE officials this week. "At the department, the sword of Damocles was lifted. There had been a cloud of uncertainty and they certainly were expecting the worst." Former U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan of Nevada said Kerry's defeat "clearly is a devastating loss for Nevada because Kerry would have put the whole program on hold and clearly Bush will accelerate it." ... Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., said it will be difficult to combat the project when opponents know that Nevada voted for Bush even after he recommended Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste in February 2002 and signed the declaration into law four months later. "It's becoming increasingly more difficult when the people from the state of Nevada have just handed a mandate to the very person who has vowed to turn the state into a nuclear dump," she said.

Energy Department officials did not respond Wednesday to a request for comment in light of the election results. They have said they want to complete a repository license application by the end of the year, although they also are evaluating their timetables in light of legal and budget setbacks this summer.

[Source: Steve Tetreault (Stephens Washington Bureau), "Bush victory keeps light green for Yucca Mountain; Professor: Issue was oversold as election weapon", Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 4, 2004]

Sen. Reid as minority leader may or may not impact Yucca Mountain

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid's possible ascension to become the Senate's Democratic leader will be Nevada's "ace hole card," with powers to block Yucca legislation, Bryan said. But an industry executive who asked not to be identified noted Reid already had free rein in the Senate on Yucca matters. "I don't see how much more damage he can do," he said.

[Source: Steve Tetreault (Stephens Washington Bureau), "Bush victory keeps light green for Yucca Mountain; Professor: Issue was oversold as election weapon", Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 4, 2004]

Yucca Mountain issue was important to 2/3rds of Nevada voters, but was not a silver bullet

Kerry stumped on his Yucca Mountain promise during his seven trips to Nevada, and Reid spotlighted the contender's stance in a television commercial that ran late in the campaign. Exit polls showed two-thirds of voters considered Yucca Mountain important to their decision making, according to The Associated Press. But the issue failed to be a silver bullet. U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., said Yucca Mountain helped Kerry to some extent. "Without this issue, I think Nevada would have gone for Bush by 10 points," Ensign said. "There's no question that a Massachusetts liberal is not going to get within three points in Nevada without this issue." Ensign said Kerry's pressure also forced Bush to promise he would abide by court rulings and decisions by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the project.

Erik Herzik, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, said Yucca Mountain was oversold as a potent election weapon. "Bush won the state by 20,000 votes four years ago and he won the state by 20,000 votes this time," Herzik said. Democrats "tried to push (Yucca Mountain) in a big way and it just wasn't there. "This was as clear a referendum on the issue as you can find, and Yucca lost," Herzik said.

[Source: Steve Tetreault (Stephens Washington Bureau), "Bush victory keeps light green for Yucca Mountain; Professor: Issue was oversold as election weapon", Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 4, 2004]

November 3, 2004

Nevada to Bush, despite Yucca Mountain

A Bush victory is the worst possible setback for the Yucca Mountain opposition forces. Some might even call it a message of capitulation from Nevada's voters. ... We had a clear choice between a Republican incumbent pushing hard to send 77,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste here or a Democratic challenger promising to put us out of harm's way and kill the Yucca Mountain Project. And yet, ... Bush was declared the winner, giving him the state's five electoral votes... "It takes a lot of the zing out of the issue when the fellow who betrayed us wins Nevada," said former Sen. Richard Bryan, who has been part of the Yucca Mountain fight for all of its 22 years. "What it may do is encourage some folks to say this is an issue the public doesn't care about." ...[N]ow that Bush has ... won re-election, we have a president with a mandate to ram Yucca Mountain down our throats. And we will have no one but ourselves to blame. Rep. Shelley Berkley, an ardent Yucca Mountain opponent, summed things up when I spoke to her earlier Tuesday. "If George Bush is re-elected president of the United States," she said, "we are going to get Yucca Mountain. It's that simple."

I suspect she might regret saying those words in the heat of the battle because our elected officials, including Berkley, aren't ready to give up the fight just yet, however bleak it now looks in the political arena. We still have the courts to turn to, and we may have a stronger general to lead the fight on Capitol Hill. The defeat of Sen. Tom Daschle, the Senate's minority leader, in South Dakota leaves Nevada Sen. Harry Reid as the front-runner to assume his leadership duties. If that happens, Reid will be the most powerful Democrat in Washington and will have more clout to go toe-to-toe with the Bush administration in the Yucca fight.

[Source: Jeff German (Las Vegas SUN columnist), "Nevadans lost sight of Yucca", Las Vegas SUN, November 3, 2004]

October 22, 2004

Yucca Mountain - industry plans to lobby for upping capacity

The nuclear industry has studies that show Yucca Mountain can hold more waste [than the current 700,000-ton-limit], and it plans to lobby Congress for more space beneath the Nevada hills, Singer said [Mitch Singer, a spokesman for the Nuclear Energy Institute, the industry's lobbying and research arm]. "Congress can go back and decide whether that limit should be modified, which they very easily could do."

[Source: Rebecca J. Ritzell, "Study: Nuke waste site inadequate; Yucca too little, too late, group claims", Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster PA), October 22, 2004]

May 20, 2004

* Yucca Mountain faces 85% budget cut - $131 million instead of $880 million for 2005 possible

March 14, 2004

Yucca Mountain - Nevada Senators working to starve it, budget-wise

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., said Thursday that one of the big budget battles in Congress has been over funding for the U.S. Department of Energy for Yucca Mountain. "DOE wanted to include almost $900 million. I was able to hold to last year's level, almost $300 million less. Now it's up to Sen. Reid to hold to the number," Ensign said.

He said he and Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., are "working hand and glove" in their opposition to storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. Ensign is on the Senate Budget Committee, and Reid is the minority whip and on the Senate Appropriations Committee.

[Source: Adella Harding (staff writer, Elko Daily Free Press), "Ensign: Counties could opt out of land program", Elko Daily Free Press, March 14, 2004]

March 12, 2004

* Yucca Mountain may swing Nevada into a Kerry state this election

* Yucca Mountain - KTIs need to be addressed in application, but not resolved, sez OCRWM director

* Yucca Mountain - DOE mum about "what ifs" related to possibility that court will force changes

* Yucca Mountain - DOE is not nearly ready to submit an application; but the fantasyland atmosphere may prompt them to do just that

* Yucca Mountain - Nevada's goal is, not NIMBY, but compliance with the law and reliance on sound science

January 9, 2004

Yucca Mountain - Nye County looking to make lemonade out of this lemon

The proposed construction of rail shipment lines to Yucca Mountain has piqued interest in piggy-backing local uses on the lines. Nye economic development authority member Trish Rippie said "We see the possibility of an economic benefit. I think most everybody saw the routes in the paper last week that are proposed rail routes for bringing the waste in. The routes should be used for multipurpose where there could be private use of the rails. Tonopah and Goldfield haven't had rail service for many years and that could be a possible means for us to get some kind of economy going, some new industry, with the rails.

[Source: Dennis Myers, "Nye officials discuss YMP on Reno station", Pahrump Valley Times, January 9, 2004

January 7, 2003

Yucca Mountain - Rep. Ensign cancels hearing re effects of incoming route on Nellis AFB

U.S. Senator John Ensign is canceling a Yucca Mountain hearing. The senator had wanted to look at the plans to bring the waste to Nevada. There were concerns the transportation plan would interfere with Nellis Air Force Base. But the plan picked by the Department of Energy skirts the base, so Senator Ensign says there is no need for the hearing.

Congressman Jon Porter is still planning to hold a hearing on the waste route.

[Source: KLAS-TV, CBS-Las Vegas, "Nuke Waste Travel Route", January 7, 2003]

December 8, 2003

Yucca Mountain court cases could make Congress' 'Screw Nevada' vote moot

On January 14, a three-member panel of D.C. Court of Appeals judges will hear six consolidated cases brought by Nevada against the Department of Energy's project to build a high level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Should Nevada prevail in any of the lawsuits, DOE would have to go back to the drawing board and the ensuing delay and added expense could kill the project.

[Source: State of Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects press release, "What's Next in the Yucca Nuclear Waste Controversy? Reporters- Only Briefing with Experts on the Yucca Issue", December 8, 2003]

August 13, 2003

West Valley spent fuel shipment last month prompts question of how adequately-informed the local officials along the way are required to be

Las Vegas SUN ran a scorcher of an editorial today: "About four out of every 10 Americans live within 5 miles of a possible shipping route for high-level nuclear waste, a reason we believe makes the transportation of nuclear waste the Achilles' heel of the Yucca Mountain project. It's also why the Energy Department has worked so hard to keep the public in the dark about the dangers of shipping man's deadliest waste." Here's the latest example to prompt such reasoning:

Shortly after midnight on July 13, a seven-car train carrying 125 irradiated fuel assemblies left the West Valley site in New York, headed for disposal site in Idaho. The shipment arrived in Idaho four days later, apparently without incident. DOE officials have said that security and emergency preparedness were coordinated with state and tribal officials along the 2,360-mile route before and during the shipment, and the danger of the materials warranted secrecy from the general public. Public Citizen, a non-governmental organization, confirms that officials in Missouri were notified of the shipment and that it passed smoothly through that state, but the group is concerned that other localities which should have been informed were not.

Public Citizen cited Bill King, a town supervisor in Ashford, N.Y., where the West Valley facility is located, as saying local volunteer firefighters were not informed of DOE's schedule to ship the radioactive waste. Here's how the Las Vegas Sun editorial today told King's story: "Bill King certainly had good reason to be upset about being kept out of the loop. King... oversees the police force in the New York town where the nuclear waste was being stored, and he very likely would have been first on the scene if there had been an accident as the waste was first being moved. 'My own people, these volunteers that I have, could have been taken right into something that could have killed them,' King said. Other officials in nearby towns weren't told about the shipment, either, he added." And the local congressman, Rep. Amory Houghton, R-N.Y., has complained to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham that he was not informed.

Public Citizen doesn't claim to know if any laws or regulations were violated, but have asked a National Academy of Sciences board that is studying nuclear-waste transportation to evaluate the issues involved. Public Citizen analyst Lisa Gue told reporter that "...it gets back to the question of whether existing regulations are sufficient to protect the public interest and we think not." The Las Vegas Sun editorial notes, with the disgust born of the prospect of 77.000 tons of spent fuel aimed at Nevada, that Congress is considering legislation permitting DOE to restrict the public's access to unclassified information about nuclear waste activities, such as transportation. The Sun recommends the opposite approach: forcing the Energy Department to be more open -- and not shut out the public -- when it comes to the transportation of man's deadliest waste, which is nuclear waste.

[Refs: Steve Tetreault (Stephens Washington Bureau), "Waste shipment raises concerns; Some officials complain that DOE didn't tell them of plan to ship irradiated fuel assemblies", Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 13, 2003; and Las Vegas SUN, Editorial, "Secrecy envelops nuke waste", August 13, 2003]

Nevada continues use of Egan, Fitzpatrick & Malsch firm in Yucca lawsuits

The State of Nevada, continuing a deal in place since September 2001, has authorized the law firm of Egan, Fitzpatrick & Malsch, of McLean, Virginia, to bill up to $4-million, at billing rate of up to $450/attorney-hr, for work over the next year in the state's legal battle against Yucca Mountain Project. The chairman of the firm, Joseph Egan is a nuclear engineer with degree from MIT Although $3-million of the funding has been appropriated by the state legislature, there are some federal funds in the total, too. The federal money will be spent on scientific research, according to Bob Loux, executive director of the state's Nuclear Waste Project Office.

[Ref: Sean Whaley (Review-Journal Capital Bureau), "Virginia law firm to represent state in fight over Yucca; Contract that pays up to $4 million during the next year to try to stop waste dump OK'd", Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 13, 2003]

July 21, 2003

* HLW Repository Corrosion Issues: localized vs uniform

June 1, 2003

* Yucca Mountain - DOE QA whistleblowers were no-shows at Senate hearing

* Yucca Mountain - even if science was applied and work was to be top notch, too much risk to proceed

* Yucca Mountain - GAO sees recurring problems that DOE seems unable to correct

* Yucca Mountain - even independent scientists fear DOE retaliation if they challenge Yucca findings

* Yucca Mountain inadequately analyzed issue: effects of water seeping into casks

* Yucca Mountain - cask corrosion could be faster due to combined effect of temperature, radiation and groundwater

* Yucca Mountain - retired NRC official confirms DOE retaliation

* Yucca Mountain - DOE's latest quality/employee concerns initiative is hardly comforting

May 22, 2003

55% of Yucca Mtn workers think management retaliates against those who express concerns

A 14-year QA contractor wrote a seven-page letter to Nevada Senators describing worker perception that the "'Concerns Program' has been corrupt, that the Energy Department Inspector General is compromised, and that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission won't get involved". In a recent survey, 55 percent of project employees said they felt that they cannot raise concerns to managers without fear of retaliation. [Source: Benjamin Grove (Las Vegas Sun), "Yucca workers uneasy criticizing program", Las Vegas Sun, May 22, 2003]