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Jul. 21, 2006

Test site displays set for libraries

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Three federal Department of Energy, Nevada Site Office Environmental Management, displays regarding groundwater at the Nevada Test Site and radioactive waste transportation and disposal there are on exhibit at various Nye County libraries.

A groundwater display is at the Amargosa Library, at 829 East Farm Road, Amargosa Valley. The hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A low-level radioactive waste transportation display is at the Pahrump Community Library, 701 East St., Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It depicts low-level radioactive waste shipment routes to the test site used by approved waste generators.

The third display depicts radioactive waste disposal at the test site and is available at the Beatty Library, 400 N. 4th St. at the corner of Ward Street.

It describes through a timeline design activities at the test site from the 1950s to the present day, including the number of waste shipments.

The library is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, noon to 7 p.m.; and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Amargosa Valley and Pahrump displays will be up through Aug. 23. The Beatty Library display will be up through Sept. 20.

For more information on the displays programs, log onto www.nv.doe.gov.










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