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200<br />

SAFEGUARDS<br />

For the waste in the waste management programs the accountability problems are trivial<br />

by comparison. Only gross measurements will be required to account for bulk material and<br />

simple item count inventories will suffice to account for the balance i.e., a visual -count,<br />

identification and minimum record system <strong>of</strong> each cannister, drum or container.<br />

Draft p. 1.23<br />

Issue<br />

One commenter expressed concern about a statement in paragraph 2 apparently calling<br />

fission products an attractive material (for theft and sabotage) while non-proliferation<br />

strategies call for introducing fission products because <strong>of</strong> their hazardous properties.<br />

(181)<br />

Response<br />

This subject <strong>of</strong> attractiveness <strong>of</strong> materials for theft or sabotage is addressed in the<br />

final Statement in Section 3.2.9. A material that is an unattractive target for theft may<br />

be an attractive target for sabotage.<br />

Draft p. 1.23<br />

Issue<br />

Several commenters noted that the first sentence, second paragraph, and the last sen-<br />

tence, third paragraph are assertions that are not backed up by analyses in this section or<br />

in later sections. They should be substantiated. Further, the second sentence, second par-<br />

agraph. From a sabotage standpoint, high-level waste without plutonium might also be an<br />

attractive material and should be included in the list <strong>of</strong> material in this sentence.<br />

(208-NRC, 218-DOI)<br />

Response<br />

See Sections 4.10, 5.7 and 3.2.9 <strong>of</strong> the final Statement.<br />

Draft p. 1.23<br />

Issue<br />

One commenter expressed a concern that the material used for the waste cannisters might<br />

also be valuable enough in the future to attract invasion <strong>of</strong> the repository (copper, stain-<br />

less steel, titanium, and even gold have been mentioned...). (218-D01)

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