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Ward Sproat Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman (left) tours the Yucca Mountain tunnel in 2006. Hi-res
Ward Sproat Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman (right) addresses the media outside the Yucca Mountain tunnel in 2006. Hi-res
Ward Sproat Edward (Ward) Sproat, Director of DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Managment Hi-res
Workers unload boxes containing the Yucca Mountain License Application at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission office in White Flint, MD. June 3, 2008 Workers unload boxes containing the Yucca Mountain License Application at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission office in White Flint, MD. June 3, 2008. Hi-res
OCRWM Director Ward Sproat delivers the license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. June 3, 2008. OCRWM Director Ward Sproat delivers the license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. June 3, 2008. Hi-res
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman gestures toward binders containing the Yucca Mountain License Application. June 3, 2008. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman gestures toward binders containing the Yucca Mountain License Application. June 3, 2008. Hi-res
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and OCRWM Director Ward Sproat address the media at the news conference announcing submittal of the Yucca Mountain License Application. June 3, 2008. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and OCRWM Director Ward Sproat address the media at the news conference announcing submittal of the Yucca Mountain License Application. June 3, 2008. Hi-res
Photo of the Yucca Mountain License Application Photo of the Yucca Mountain License Application. Hi-res
Photo of the Yucca Mountain License Application Photo of the Yucca Mountain License Application. Hi-res
application binders Photo illustration of the Yucca Mountain License Application. Hi-res
license application cover Cover of the General Information section of the Yucca Mountain License Application. Hi-res
ceremonial LA signing OCRWM Director Edward (Ward) Sproat signs a ceremonial copy of the Yucca Mountain License Application. Hi-res
license application ceremonial signing OCRWM Director Edward (Ward) Sproat signs a ceremonial copy of the Yucca Mountain License Application with representatives (from left) of the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program, the United States Geological Survey, primary contractor Bechtel SAIC, LLC, and lead laboratory Sandia National Laboratories. Hi-res
OCRWM is experimenting with new robotic technologies. Here, a robot, equipped with four video cameras and tank-like wheels, ascends a rock pile on the Yucca Mountain crest. OCRWM is experimenting with new robotic technologies. Here, a robot, equipped with four video cameras and tank-like wheels, ascends a rock pile on the Yucca Mountain crest. Hi-res
OCRWM is experimenting with new robotic technologies. Here, a robot rolls across the floor of the Exploratory Studies Facility (the underground laboratory inside Yucca Mountain). OCRWM is experimenting with new robotic technologies. Here, a robot rolls across the floor of the Exploratory Studies Facility (the underground laboratory inside Yucca Mountain). Hi-res
A Yucca Mountain Project scientist tests for water movement in rock inside Yucca Mountain A Yucca Mountain Project scientist tests for water movement in rock inside Yucca Mountain Hi-res
A scientist conducts a hydrology experiment in niche #3 of the Exploratory Studies Facility (the underground laboratory inside Yucca Mountain). A scientist conducts a hydrology experiment in niche #3 of the Exploratory Studies Facility (the underground laboratory inside Yucca Mountain). Hi-res
The eastern face of Yucca Mountain's crest shows areas of rocks covered with desert varnish. These rocks help geologists calculate the history of seismic activity in the Yucca Mountain area. The eastern face of Yucca Mountain's crest shows areas of rocks covered with desert varnish. Hi-res

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