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.](images/bn_9677_104_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/n_spad_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/nf_2258_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/ym_10121_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/ym_14392_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/ym_16201_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/ym_16465_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/ym_18131_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/ym_18669_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/ym_18735_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/ym_1883_thumbnail.jpg) |
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.](images/ym_18887_thumbnail.jpg) |
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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