Mineral County Yucca Mountain Oversight

Although the State of Nevada has not designated preferred routes, shipments of
transuranic waste from the Nevada Test Site to the WIPP site in New Mexico utilize U.S.
95 to Highway 127 in Nevada. Again the purpose of using this route is to avoid going
through major metropolitan areas. Other route designations by Oregon and California
may force routes that ultimately pass through northern Nevada and Mineral County. It is
not known to what extent surrounding states may choose to adjust preferred and restricted routes.