Allen Benson Quotes
Yucca Mountain was recommended by the U.S. Geological Survey because of the attributes the site possesses including a stable geology, a deep water table, no one lives there, it's a desert environment and ... it's remote. - Allen Benson
Yucca Mountain was formed 10 to 15 million years ago, and it's not a volcano; it's the result of volcanoes.
- Allen Benson
When you want to stop something you'll find every excuse you can to question it, but what are the alternatives (to Yucca Mountain)? ... Nobody is coming up with any realistic or valuable alternatives.
- Allen Benson
We're not sure we need the full 20 years. All we're getting out of it is the right of way to be able to build the rail line.
- Allen Benson
We're in the process of putting a new organization in place, which is going to take a few weeks. There will be significant organizational changes.
- Allen Benson
We're giving credence to these because we referred them to Inspectors General of Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior.
- Allen Benson
We have a letter from the director of the U.S. Geological Survey to the Energy Department supporting the site recommendation. It supports going ahead.
- Allen Benson
We did intensely study this, and when you stand on Yucca Mountain the cinder cones are moving away. The youngest one is 80,000 years old so if any new ones develop they're moving south and away.
- Allen Benson
This is the most overseen project in the history of the government. We're trying to make the organization better fit the mission to develop a license application and submit it to the NRC for a permanent deep geological repository at Yucca Mountain.
- Allen Benson
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