Faff is a term used to describe wasting time and energy on activities that are not necessary or productive. It can be used to describe a person who is unfocused and easily distracted, or a situation where people are not using their time and resources efficiently. Faffing
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The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, as designated by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act amendments of 1987, is a proposed deep geological repository storage facility within Yucca Mountain for spent nuclear fuel and other high-level radioactive waste in the United States. The site is on federal land adjacent to the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada, about 80 mi (130 km) northwest of the Las Vegas Valley.