Environmental Science, 10th Edition (Cunningham)

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Overview: Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, p. 317

While a majority of Congress voted in favor of the Yucca Mountain site, representatives from Nevada remain reluctant to accept waste from the rest of the country. Others are worried about the risks involved with shipping this dangerous material thousands of miles across the country. On the other hand, most waste is currently stored in more than 130 temporary facilities around the country. These temporary facilities are unlikely to remain a secure management system for the thousands of years this waste will remain hazardous. If we are to have nuclear-produced electricity, we need a secure place to store this material. What do you think we should do with this waste?

1			How can the landscape around Yucca Mountain be described?
			A)	Swampy and unpopulated
			B)	Arid and unpopulated
			C)	Arid and populated
			D)	Forested and populated
			E)	Forested and unpopulated
2			How does the location make the site suitable for storing hazardous waste?
			A)	Hazardous waste stores better at high temperatures.
			B)	The rock is so hard that containers won't be needed for the hazardous waste.
			C)	The arid environment means few inhabitants and little chance the site will flood.
			D)	The surrounding sand serves as a sponge in case of hazardous waste leakage.
			E)	Desert moles were already drilling into the mountain, making the digging of the repository much easier.
3			What are the chief concerns associated with this site? (See p. 317.)
			A)	Chief concern is access to electricity, which is difficult in the desert.
			B)	Chief concern is access to water, for the employees of Yucca Mountain.
			C)	Chief concern is the way Yucca Mountain keeps sinking into the sand.
			D)	Chief concern has to do with the possibility of earthquakes (geologists disagree on the likelihood of earthquake activity in the centuries and millennia ahead).
			E)	Chief worries have to do with the unresolved question of Native American sovereignty.
4			Move approximately 43 km northeast, to 37 degrees, 6 min N, 116 degrees, 2 min W. What are the circular features on the ground in this area?
			A)	The circular features are racetracks.
			B)	The circular features are nuclear bomb test sites.
			C)	The circular features are missile silos.
			D)	The circular features are meteor impacts.
			E)	The circular features are provided for aerial reference.