Characteristics that make Yucca Mountain suitable for nuclear waste disposal
Low population – approx. 30,000 people within a 55 mile radius of the site (State of Nevada, 1997).
Little rainfall – about 6-7” per year (State of Nevada, 1997).
Deep unsaturated water table – approx. 500 meters (State of Nevada, 1997).
Striation or layering of differing rocks in and around the site (State of Nevada, 1997).