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2012 Devil's Hole Workshop The County of Inyo, The Hydrodynamics Group LLC and the Desert Research Institute are pleased to sponsor the 2012 Devil's Hole Workshop. This year's topics include: regional ground water flow systems, the Amargosa River, basin and region, Devil's Hole Pupfish, volcanism, regional hydrology and ground water issues, Travertine Springs, geologic samples records and archiving, aquatic ecosystems, the Amargosa Vole, Amargosa Nitterwort, Yucca Mountain, groundwater managment in the Owen's Valley, and the management of large data collections. The workshop will be held May 2nd and 3rd at Death Valley National Park's Visitor Center, which has recently been remodeded to LEED Green Building Standards Certification. Accomodations in the Park can be arranged through Xanterra. For a complete agenda of topics and times:
Yucca Mountain Project is Currently Being Shut Down In February of 2009, the White House eliminated funding for the Yucca Mountain project from the budget and directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to withdraw its application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to build the repository. The Yucca Mountain site is now effectively closed. In May 2010, DOE ordered the Yucca Mountain project's main contractors to stop all work except archiving records. On October 1, 2010, the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, the organization within DOE responsible for the Yucca Moutain program, was formally disbanded, with responsibility for waste disposal activities transferred to DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy. What does this mean for Inyo County? The County's Yucca Mountain Program is being put to rest. Staff is currently working on completing the archiving of all records, data and reports regarding its Yucca Mountain program. County staff will continue to monitor the status of Yucca Mountain and will update this webpage as appropriate.
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