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4. EDITORIAL AND TERMINOLOGICAL Response<br />

The Board recommends: Editorial and terminological recommendations made by<br />

i-Minimizing the use <strong>of</strong> acronyms and defining them when first used and in the Board were considered during preparation <strong>of</strong> the final<br />

the glossary. Statement and the appropriate changes were made.<br />

-- A simple page-numbering system without competing section numbers.<br />

-A clear, well-organized table <strong>of</strong> contents.<br />

-A comprehensive. index.<br />

-A complete glossary with readable definitions.<br />

-Identifying the key persons involved in preparing the Statement.<br />

-Distinguishing clearly between "containment" and "isolation."<br />

-Not using the title "Conventional Geologic Disposal" to denote a<br />

disposal not yet "conventional". More accurate would be "Disposal<br />

in Mined Repositories".<br />

-Using "Well Injection" instead <strong>of</strong> "Reverse Well Disposal"<br />

-Not calling spent fuel "waste", since spent fuel has intrinsic energy value.<br />

-Changing the phrase "Geologic Emplacement Following Chemical Synthesis"<br />

to "<strong>Waste</strong> Solidification".<br />

-Distinguishing between individual radiation dose equivalents and accumu-<br />

lative dose to populations. An amount <strong>of</strong> man-rem per individual, for<br />

example, is a contradiction in terms.

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