<P> In March 2005, the Energy and Interior departments revealed that several U.S. Geological Survey hydrologists had exchanged e-mails discussing possible falsification of quality assurance documents on water infiltration research . On February 17, 2006, the DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) released a report confirming the technical soundness of infiltration modeling work performed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) employees . In March 2006, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Majority Staff issued a 25 - page white paper "Yucca Mountain: The Most Studied Real Estate on the Planet ." The conclusions were: </P> <Ul> <Li> Extensive studies consistently show Yucca Mountain to be a sound site for nuclear waste disposal </Li> <Li> The cost of not moving forward is extremely high </Li> <Li> Nuclear waste disposal capability is an environmental imperative </Li> <Li> Nuclear waste disposal capability supports national security </Li> <Li> Demand for new nuclear plants also demands disposal capability </Li> </Ul> <Li> Extensive studies consistently show Yucca Mountain to be a sound site for nuclear waste disposal </Li> <Li> The cost of not moving forward is extremely high </Li>

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