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Draft p. 3.6.22-28<br />

Issue<br />

373<br />

ALTERNATIVE DISPOSAL CONCEPTS<br />

See comments for 3.6.10, Section 3.6.2.8. Subseabed emplacement must comply with EPA<br />

regulations promulgated under authority given exclusively to EPA under Public Law 92-532,<br />

the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act <strong>of</strong> 1972. (113-EPA)<br />

Response<br />

Prior to application for a permit to dispose <strong>of</strong> waste in the subseabed sediments it<br />

would be necessary to successfully complete several procedural steps. These would likely<br />

include (in addition to current efforts to develop necessary information and verify envi-<br />

ronmental and engineering feasibility) a licensing and public review process as well as an<br />

EPA permit.<br />

Draft p. 3.6.23<br />

Issue<br />

Should high-level waste be released, it most certainly-will affect other nations, con-<br />

trary to the suggestions in the fifth paragraph. (113-EPA)<br />

Response<br />

It appears that the third paragraph is actually being discussed. No similar opinion<br />

appears in the final Statement, as it is recognized that radionuclides which might be<br />

released from any disposal facility might have wide spread effects. The content <strong>of</strong> the<br />

original thought was to express the remote nature from populated land areas.<br />

Draft p. 3.6.24<br />

Issue<br />

It should be made clear that tsunamis could pose no danger to a ship that was not in<br />

shallow, near shore waters, or near the source <strong>of</strong> tsunami. Even a large tsunami would prob-<br />

ably not be noticed by a ship in mid-ocean because <strong>of</strong> the long wave length (typically hun-<br />

dreds <strong>of</strong> kilometers) and relatively small oceanic wave heights (usually less than a meter).<br />

A minor storm or just rough seas would pose greater danger in mid-ocean. (208-NRC)<br />

Response<br />

Tsunamis would pose no difficulty for ship directed emplacement operations or ship<br />

transportation to the disposal area. Tsunamis would only be <strong>of</strong> concern for water transport<br />

activities occurring in coastal regions.

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