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Draft pp. iv and 1.13<br />

Issues<br />

283<br />

SOCIOECONOMIC/SOCIOPOLITICAL ISSUES<br />

It is all right to spell out the technical requirements to be met in siting <strong>of</strong> repos-<br />

itories, but should it not be mentioned that the major impasse in site selection will be<br />

the gaining <strong>of</strong> acceptance <strong>of</strong> the population surrounding the proposed site(s)?<br />

Sociopolitical factors should be approached in Stage I in the selection <strong>of</strong> regions.<br />

It seems more logical to gain regional acceptance before tying into the local acceptance<br />

issue. (181)<br />

Response<br />

Appendix B <strong>of</strong> the final Statement notes that the nontechnical concerns will be eval-<br />

uated throughout the entire site-selection process. Also 'see final Section 2.3.<br />

Draft pp. 1.6 and 1.15<br />

Issue<br />

One letter suggested that institutional controls would increase isolation <strong>of</strong> waste but<br />

not containment. (154)<br />

Response<br />

It is believed that the effect <strong>of</strong> such control is apparent, however, as noted below,<br />

minimal reliance will be placed on long-term institutions.<br />

Draft pp. 1.6, 1.15, 3.1.62-64<br />

Issue<br />

One commenter stated that institutions <strong>of</strong> man would provide adequate repository mark-<br />

ers to prevent inadvertant human intrusion. (17) Other commenters felt that waste manage-<br />

ment programs could not and/or should not rely on long-term transfer <strong>of</strong> information, and<br />

such mechanisms would not prevent human actions over the long term. (41, 43, 62, 113-EPA,<br />

171, 186, 213, 216, 218-DOI)<br />

Response<br />

While this Statement concluded that there are apparently no reasons in principle why<br />

human surveillance could not survive for hundreds <strong>of</strong> years, it is also concluded that waste<br />

management systems adopted in the present should place minimal reliance on any human insti-<br />

tutional management after repository closure (see final Section 3.5).

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