This research proposal’s topic is about the safe storage of Nuclear Waste. Specifically, the proposals topic is a literature review asking if Yucca Mountain, Nevada would be a suitable place for the storage of nuclear waste. The proposal has two goals, to “(1) explain the criteria for a suitable repository of high-level radioactive waste; and (2) determine whether Yucca Mountain meets these criteria” (Bloom, 1). This research will also take into account the economic impact of having a single site for nuclear waste disposal, and if the transportation costs and risks associated with travel will outweigh the harm. This proposal outlines a descriptive study, a quasi-experimental process putting together past studies to determine if Yucca Mountain is environmentally suitable and safe to house large amounts of nuclear waste. The various studies that will be used in the research will be reports of acts examining the rock structure storage safety, container corrosion, and evaluations of Yucca Mountain using the Environmental Protection Agency standards. The gathering method is simply research, going through databases and even websites, such as the EPA’s website. The author of the proposal may have already had some research done in a scientific journal as well. The proposals plan of action first outlines the criteria for a safe site for nuclear waste disposal, and secondly will evaluate Yucca Mountain based on these criteria. No analysis, or description of analysis is given in this proposal, thought I assume being a quasi-experimental study most analysis will be done in the previous studies. All this researcher must do is combine these studies and draw conclusions based on these studies. I think this is a worthwhile research proposal, though the only thing, at least I think, is missing is analysis.

Bloom, Roger. “A Proposal to Research the Storage Facility
for Spent Nuclear Fuel at Yucca Mountain.” Penn State Engineering. Undergraduate Engineering Review. Feb, 1999. Web. March, 2017. <http://writing.engr.psu.edu/workbooks/proposal.samples.html>