Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada.
Abstract
This environmental statement has been prepared by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA). As has been done in the preparation of environmental statements in the past for the testing activities at the Nevada Test Site, this environmental statement considers underground nuclear detonations which yields of one megaton or less, along with the preparations necessary for such detonations. The testing activities considered also include other continuing and intermittent activities, both nuclear and nonnuclear, which can best be conducted in the remote and controlled area of the Nevada Test Site. Specifically, this environmental statement does not include consideration of: (1) Nuclear detonations for excavation purposes; (2) Underground nuclear detonations planned above one megaton in yield; or (3) Nuclear detonations conducted away from the Nevada Test Site. Geologic formations at the Nevada Test Site are being studied for possible use in the ERDA program for management of commercially generated high-level radioactive wastes. If the Nevada Test Site is selected as a storage site, a separate site-specific environmental statement will be prepared for that activity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA956425