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Issues<br />

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ALTERNATIVE DISPOSAL ISSUES<br />

Several commenters stated that certain <strong>of</strong> the alternative concepts should:<br />

- Receive additional funding and study in order to further investigate feasibility <strong>of</strong><br />

concept (or some aspect there<strong>of</strong>). (9, 11, 23-DOC, 28, 35, 36, 63, 84, 96, 113-EPA,<br />

120, 180, 194, 196, 212)<br />

- Be eliminated as potential alternatives for such reasons as cost, safety, or tech-<br />

Response<br />

nical feasibility. (9, 28, 30, 36, 43,-62, 86, 88, 96, 121, 122, 123, 140, 141,<br />

144, 177, 194, 196, 213, 216)<br />

This Statement has been prepared to analyze the environmental impacts <strong>of</strong> implementing<br />

a national strategy for the disposal <strong>of</strong> commercially-generated radioactive waste including<br />

the possible effects <strong>of</strong> implementing a number <strong>of</strong> alternative concepts for waste disposal.<br />

To the extent possible, with information currently available, these alternative concepts<br />

have been considered in this Statement.<br />

As a result <strong>of</strong> analysis in this Statement, and independent analysis by the Interagency<br />

Review Group on Nuclear <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> (IRG, 1979), the Department <strong>of</strong> Energy proposes to<br />

continue to place primary programmatic emphasis on geologic disposal with other disposal<br />

technologies (e.g., seabed and very deep hole disposal) receiving less program emphasis.<br />

Issue<br />

Several commenters felt that more exotic or additional disposal concepts should be<br />

included and analyzed. (6, 119, 149, 158, 164, 187, 192)<br />

Response<br />

The concepts analyzed in the Statement are viewed as a comprehensive set <strong>of</strong> disposal<br />

technologies. Any other disposal options that have so far been proposed are variations on<br />

one or more <strong>of</strong> the techniques addressed in the Statement.

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