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Response<br />

187<br />

WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS<br />

Appendix K <strong>of</strong> the final Statement discusses the impact <strong>of</strong> waste age on repository capa-<br />

city. DOE agrees that there appears to be an advantage in terms <strong>of</strong> repository spacing<br />

requirements for aging high-level wastes.<br />

Issue<br />

The rationale for the thermal and thermomechanical limits on which repository design<br />

is based is missing from the GEIS and should be provided. (208-NRC)<br />

Response<br />

Issue<br />

The rationale has been added to Appendix K <strong>of</strong> the final Statement.<br />

Different repository designs and waste storage designs should be considered for differ-<br />

ent media. (208-NRC)<br />

Response<br />

In the absence <strong>of</strong> detailed site specific geologic data, a standardized repository<br />

design using a conventional undergound layout is specified.

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