Yucca Mountain Legacy Project

Phase I:  Groundwater Contaminant Baseline
Data for the Yucca Mountain Region

Table of Contents with Section Links

Cover, About HOME and Authors 
1.  Executive Summary 
2.  the Yucca Mt. Legacy Project 
3.  How the Water Baseline Study Was Structured
4. The Regional Setting of the Baseline Study
5.  Potential Sources of Contamination Already in the Study Area
6.  The Yucca Mountain High Level Nuclear Waste Repository
7.A.  Agencies Studying Water Chemistry Now, Part A
7.B.  Agencies Studying Water Chemistry Now, Part B
8.  Analyte Selection for the Baseline Study
9.  Additional  Steps of the Water Sampling Process
10.  Analysis Results & Discussion
11.  Conclusion and Recommendations
12.1  Element Analysis Assessment, Compiled by John Hadder 3/11/05
Table 12.2  Unclassified Radionuclide Inventory for 828 Underground Nuclear Tests
12.3  Acronyms Used in this Report
12.4  Supplemental Information About Tritium
12.5-7  Sampling Procedures, Temperature Conversion Chart
12.8    Radioactive Terminology
12.9  Potential Impacts of Radionuclides on the Human Body
12.10  Probable Health Effects from Ionizing Radiation