In this selection, you will find photos that are frequently requested such as aerial views, the underground Exploratory Studies Facility, and north portal view.
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View of the south
portal of the Exploratory Studies
Facility showing the 25-foot-diameter
tunnel boring machine. |
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View of the north
and south portals at Yucca Mountain. |
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View to the south
of Yucca Mountain crest showing
coring activities. |
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View of the rear
of the tunnel boring machine showing
the laser guidance system in operation. |
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The tunnel boring
machine reaches daylight in April
1997. |
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View of the heater
test. This experiment allowed
researchers to re-create some
of the conditions that would be
found in a repository. |
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Interior view of
the drift scale test. This experiment
is designed to determine how heat
would affect the rock in a potential
repository. |
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Twilight view of
the 25-foot-diameter tunnel boring
machine entering the North Portal. |
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In October 1998,
miners completed the 1.7-mile
cross-drift tunnel built for scientific
studies near the potential repository
area. |
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A scientist uses
ultra-violet light to study how
fluids move through rock. |
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Aerial view of the
crest of Yucca Mountain. |
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View of the engineered
barrier system test. This test
is designed to help scientists
better understand how man-made
barriers work with natural barriers. |
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