All of the following are true statements about the Yucca Mountain Waste Disposal Site except
A) It has been designed for long-term storage of high-level nuclear waste.
B) It is located in a low-permeability, high thermal resistant rock.
C) It is more than 100 miles from a major metropolitan center.
D) It is 200 to 400 meters above the water table and is in a region with an arid climate, so that groundwater pollution potential is minimal.
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Q19: Each of the following is true about
Q20: Conventional waste incineration,at moderate temperatures,
A) Is particularly
Q21: Disposal of radioactive wastes in clay-rich sediments
Q22: The disposal rock unit at Yucca Mountain,Nevada
Q23: Trash compaction reduces the volume of wastes
Q25: Placement of impermeable materials below a landfill
Q26: Advantages of radioactive-waste disposal in bedded salt
Q27: The sludge that is a by-product of
Q28: Which of the following statements is not
Q29: Transuranic wastes are
A) Elements heavier than uranium.
B)
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