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Draft Section 1.3.5<br />

Issue<br />

339<br />

ALTERNATIVE DISPOSAL CONCEPTS<br />

Section 1.3.5 states that, "Salt deposits are unlikely to be available at island sites;<br />

the most probable disposal formation (sic) is crystalline rock." From this statement one<br />

would conclude that crystalline rock was the most common rock type exposed on islands. This<br />

is not the case; e.g. the Antilles, the Japanese and Phillippine archipelagos, New Guinea,<br />

Bikini, Bermuda, etc. (208-NRC)<br />

Response<br />

The statement does not suggest that crystalline rock is the most common type exposed on<br />

islands; rather it is the most probable disposal formation.<br />

Draft Sections 1.3.5 and 3.5<br />

Issue<br />

In view <strong>of</strong> the statements:<br />

"The DOE Task Force Rough Draft Report states that the DOE has no program to<br />

actively investigate the concept." (p. 3.5.1)<br />

"Institutional and political aspects <strong>of</strong> acceptance <strong>of</strong> either U.S. or foreign<br />

island sites have not been addressed and are neither suggested nor implied."<br />

(p. 3.5.2)<br />

it is not clear why this "alternative" is included. (154)<br />

Response<br />

It is nowhere stated as to why this alternative is being considered. (34)<br />

Island disposal is a potential disposal method which has been suggested as a candidate<br />

for consideration in the alternative waste program. This disposal concept is a variation<br />

<strong>of</strong> the mined repository disposal concept in that the waste would be entombed in a deep geo-<br />

logic formation and is therefore a valid concept for consideration. Section 6.1.3.1 in the<br />

final Statement briefly presents a discussion <strong>of</strong> the attributes and disadvantages <strong>of</strong> this<br />

disposal option. A comparative assessment <strong>of</strong> the eight alternatives and the mined reposi-<br />

tory is presented in Section 6.2 <strong>of</strong> the final Statement.

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