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Since
the
1996
release
by
DOE
of
its
first
environmental
assessment
of
the
Yucca
Mountain
project,
the
mainline
Union
Pacific
rail
line
through
Lincoln
County
and
the
City
of
Caliente
has
been
viewed
by
the
federal
government
as
a
likely
corridor
along
which
shipments
of
nuclear
waste
would
move
through
Nevada
to
the
Nevada
test
site.
More
recently,
DOE's
Transportation
Study
2,
identifies
the
UP
mainline,
a
rail
to
truck
cask
transfer
facility
at
Caliente,
and
a
heavy-haul
truck
route
across
Lincoln
County.
Transportation
studies
sponsored
by
Lincoln
County
and
the
City
of
Caliente
have
been
designed
to
assess
and
develop
measures
for
reducing
related
impacts.
Interactive Google Caliente Route Map
Caliente Corridor Maps
Analysis
of
Impact
&
Alternatives,
with
Recommended
Mitigation
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