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Photo History of Yucca Mountain-
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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
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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