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SOCIOECONOMIC/SOCIOPOLITICAL ISSUES<br />

Expand the analysis <strong>of</strong> the "sociopolitical" factors which will determine access to any<br />

technically.feasible site. (18)<br />

Specify a firm mechanism for state and local participation pior to detailed site inves-<br />

tigations in Stage III <strong>of</strong> the proposed site selection process. (43)<br />

Response<br />

The non-technical issues that are relevant to the site selection process have been pre-<br />

sented in final Section 2.3 and Appendix B. Further discussion <strong>of</strong> non-technical issues<br />

along the lines suggested is not considered appropriate for a generic impact statement<br />

because such considerations will be highly site-specific and cannot be detailed at this<br />

time.<br />

Issue<br />

Several commenters pointed out that the draft statement did not sufficiently address<br />

institutional issues relating to waste management. (35, 38, 154, 198)<br />

Response<br />

As a result <strong>of</strong> the revised structure (outline) for Volume 1, information relevant to<br />

nontechnical issues that did appear in several places <strong>of</strong> Section 3.1 <strong>of</strong> the draft was drawn<br />

together and presented in a single section (final Section 3.5). The function <strong>of</strong> this dis-<br />

cussion is to air non-technical issues relating to nuclear waste management. In addition,<br />

the secti.on on Technology Comparisons (final Section 6.2) uses Domestic Political Considera-<br />

tions and conformance with Federal Law International Agreements as two <strong>of</strong> the factors on<br />

which the disposal options are examined and evaluated.<br />

Issue<br />

One commenter stated that the draft Statement did not adequately address the uncer-<br />

tainties and risks with regard to future institutions and how this relates to the like-<br />

lihood <strong>of</strong> securing a repository from man-caused events. (114)<br />

Response<br />

This Statement does address the issue <strong>of</strong> human institutions in long-term waste manage-<br />

ment. It notes that there is debate over the roles human institutions may have on long-<br />

term management <strong>of</strong> nuclear wastes including the following:<br />

1. The functions that can or should be performed.<br />

2. The subjective need for these institutions.<br />

3. The likelihood the functions will be performed at any point in time.<br />

A supporting document (Hebert et al. 1978) outlines in more detail non-technical issues in<br />

nuclear waste management and serves as the basis for the discussion in Section 3.5.

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