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The Statement, however, deals inadequately with the humanistic effects Response<br />

<strong>of</strong> each stage in the process <strong>of</strong> each alternative management system, espec-r In considering social impacts, unemployment and employ-<br />

ially with those stages before waste reaches a final site. The Statement ment projections, migration streams and demographic changes<br />

deals with social and economic consequences <strong>of</strong> constructing and operating were taken into account in estimating the demographic impact<br />

a storage facility more fully, but even in this instance the treatment is <strong>of</strong> various waste management and disposal facilities. Great<br />

statchy. For instance, insufficient attention is given to the inter- effort was made in selecting different reference environments<br />

action with waste management operations <strong>of</strong> alternative employment so that these factors could be considered. The impacts <strong>of</strong><br />

and unemployment projections nationally and regionally, <strong>of</strong> migration decommissioning waste management facilities were also ana-<br />

streams, and <strong>of</strong> easily demonstrable demographic changes, to mention a few lyzed to ensure greater clarity. All <strong>of</strong> these discussions<br />

conditions considered too summarily or not at all. Neglected for each were placed in a single section (Section 5.4).<br />

option are occupational opportunities, training requirements, and.hazards Specific plans relating to institutional arrangements<br />

involved in handling, shipping, encapsulating, and inserting and re- for control <strong>of</strong> disposal sites were not <strong>of</strong>fered because such<br />

covering wastes. plans are site specific and no site has been selected. How-<br />

Even. in addressing issues surrounding only site selection and operation,<br />

detail is lacking on how participation by State and local governments<br />

and the public takes place in the experimental or final site selection.<br />

The Statement is sketchy on environmental surveillance, monitoring, and<br />

managing each kind <strong>of</strong> site. The problems to be encountered in<br />

clean-up in the event <strong>of</strong> decommissioning or serious accident,as well<br />

as possible evacuation, require more detailed analysis taking into<br />

account comparative environmental effects before and after the event, for<br />

each option, with emphasis on behavioral and biological science approaches.<br />

ever, Section 3.5 <strong>of</strong>fers discussions <strong>of</strong> general institutional<br />

arrangements which could apply to any site.

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