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Response<br />

material.<br />

183<br />

WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS<br />

Section 4.4.1 (DOE/ET-0029) contains a discussion on surface drainage from excavated<br />

Draft p. 3.1.123<br />

Issue<br />

It does not seem credible for water inflow through shale to be ten times that <strong>of</strong><br />

granite. (218-DOI)<br />

Response<br />

The figures cited represent conservative estimates <strong>of</strong> inflow volumes during repository<br />

operation only.<br />

Draft p. 3.1.136<br />

Issue<br />

(208-NRC)<br />

Response<br />

Justification is needed for the stated maximum surface temperature rise and uplifts.<br />

Justification has been included in Appendix K <strong>of</strong> the final Statement.<br />

Draft p. 3.1.244<br />

Issue<br />

"Other factors influencing the time required include licensing procedures . . ." This<br />

is a really gross understatement. Taking nuclear power plants on historical precedent, the<br />

greatest delays in undertaking a project have not been in siting, designing, or other<br />

technical problems prior to construction, but in the licensing process and its procedures.<br />

This fact <strong>of</strong> life is not a condemnation <strong>of</strong> the NRC, but an indication <strong>of</strong> the difficulties<br />

in deciding technical issues relating to safety and environmental impact within an<br />

adjudicatory administrative framework. In the case <strong>of</strong> a geologic repository, these<br />

difficulties will be compounded by the present lack <strong>of</strong> established criteria and standards.<br />

(154)<br />

Response<br />

The sentence referred to has been deleted from the final Statement. However, it<br />

should be noted that the EPA and NRC are currently developing criteria and formulating

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