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L.1<br />

APPENDIX L<br />

WASTE ISOLATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM<br />

A program <strong>of</strong> waste isolation research and development is underway to obtain the data<br />

identified as needed in this report, as well as those identified in other review activities.<br />

The Department <strong>of</strong> Energy (DOE), conducting research and development toward waste<br />

isolation, has placed emphasis on the development <strong>of</strong> plans and strategies which incorporate<br />

an iterative approach which includes substantial scientific peer review. An important<br />

activity <strong>of</strong> this type was the preparation <strong>of</strong> the Earth Science Technical Plan (ESTP) for<br />

Disposal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Radioactive</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> in a Mined Repository (DOE/USGS 1980). The ESTP describes<br />

the research and development programs sponsored by the Departments <strong>of</strong> Energy and Interior.<br />

Additional work is in progress in the U.S. sponsored by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission<br />

(NRC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the utility industry. Additional work is<br />

also in progress in Sweden, Germany, France, England, Japan and Russia. A list <strong>of</strong> ongoing<br />

research projects organized by the technology categorization <strong>of</strong> Section 5.2 (Geologic<br />

Disposal--States <strong>of</strong> Technology and Research and Development) is presented below. This list<br />

is not complete, but rather is intended to suggest the scope and depth <strong>of</strong> current research.<br />

L.1 GEOLOGIC SITE SELECTION<br />

Research and development projects supporting site selection technology are listed below<br />

by several subcategories.<br />

L.1.1 Long Term Geologic Stability<br />

ONWI(a) Regional studies to exclude tectonically active areas<br />

from further siting considerations<br />

LASL/SLA Prediction <strong>of</strong> volcanic activity<br />

LLL/SLA Flow charts for investigation and evaluation <strong>of</strong> candi-<br />

date sites<br />

LLL Derivation <strong>of</strong> parameters for evaluating sites<br />

ONWI Criteria for geologic disposal <strong>of</strong> radioactive waste and<br />

site qualification criteria<br />

DOE/Woodward-Clyde Evaluation <strong>of</strong> the Paradox Basin<br />

DOE/TBEG Evaluation <strong>of</strong> the West Texas Bedded Salt<br />

DOE/Law Eng. Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Gulf Coast Salt Domes<br />

DOE/Stone & Webster Evaluation <strong>of</strong> the Salina Salt Basin<br />

(a) The research and development organizations indicated by abreviation are identified<br />

on page L.1.7.

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