Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Overview, Deaf Smith County Site, Texas
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 112) - Environmental Assessment, Overview, Deaf Smith County Site, Texas
In February 1983, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) identified a<br/>location in Deaf Smith County, Texas, as one of nine potentially acceptable<br/>sites for a mined geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level<br/>radioactive waste. The potentially acceptable site was subsequently narrowed<br/>to an area of 9 square miles.