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4.7<br />

Although they are not necessarily waste management functions, the spent fuel handling<br />

and storage operations that occur before reprocessing are, to be conservative, also included<br />

in the predisposal system in the system simulation analyses in Chapter 7. This includes the<br />

operations shown in Figure 4.1.1 prior to treatment and packaging.<br />

4.1.3 Predisposal System Relationships to Program Alternatives<br />

The predisposal systems for the preferred alternative, that is, a program leading to<br />

utilization <strong>of</strong> mined geological repositories, are listed with the mined geologic disposal<br />

option in Tables 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3. If the alternative program to develop several dis-<br />

posal options in parallel were to be adapted, some <strong>of</strong> the other predisposal operations shown<br />

in these tables might be utilized. For the no-action alternative, spent fuel would be<br />

stored indefinitely without either reprocessing or final disposal.<br />

The predisposal waste management operations for the preferred alternatives are given<br />

schematically in more detail for both fuel cycles in Figure 4.1.3. These operations are<br />

discussed in more detail in Sections 4.3 to 4.6.

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