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Transportation
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Since the 1996 release by DOE of its first
environmental assessment of the Yucca Mountain project, the
mainline Union Pacific rail line through Lincoln County and the
City of Caliente has been viewed by the federal government as a
likely corridor along which shipments of nuclear waste would
move through Nevada to the Nevada test site. More
recently, DOE's Transportation Study 2, identifies the UP
mainline, a rail to truck cask transfer facility at Caliente,
and a heavy-haul truck route across Lincoln County. These
ideas have been picked up by the Congress and are included in
legislation now pending (S.1271 and HR.1020). Transportation studies sponsored by Lincoln County and the City
of Caliente have been designed to assess and develop measures
for reducing related impacts.
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Master Land Use Plan Along Potential
Transportation Route
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Proximity of Major Tourist Destinations to
Potential Transportation Routes
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Lincoln County's Relative Position to Yucca
Mountain
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DOE Preferred Transportation Corridor
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