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Main image: A section of the initial exploratory tunnel excavated beneath Yucca Mountain during the preliminary assessment studies of the site as a potential long-term repository for nuclear waste. Inset: A 2006 photograph of the summit of Yucca Mountain in southern Nevada.
1987: Yucca Mountain – The Nuclear Waste Dilemma

Yucca Mountain's future as a nuclear waste repository remains uncertain amid safety concerns and political challenges, highlighting the complexity of sustainable nuclear waste management