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vii<br />

VOLUME 1<br />

CONTENTS<br />

FOREWORD . . . . . . .<br />

CHAPTER 1 - SUMMARY . . . . . . . . 1.1<br />

1.1 THE NEED FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL . . . . . . . 1.3<br />

1.2 THE PROGRAMMATIC ALTERNATIVES . . . . . . . . . . 1.6<br />

1.3 THE PROPOSED ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7<br />

1.3.1 Mined Geologic Disposal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Radioactive</strong> <strong>Waste</strong>s . . . . . 1.8<br />

1.3.2 An Example Geologic Repository . . . . . . . . 1.8<br />

1.3.3 Environmental Impacts Associated with Construction and<br />

Operation <strong>of</strong> Example Geologic Repositories . . . . . . 1.10<br />

1.3.3.1. Radiological Impacts . . . . . . . . . 1.10<br />

1.3.3.2 Resource Commitments . . . . . . . . . 1.11<br />

1.3.3.3 Socioeconomic Impacts . . . . . . . . 1.11<br />

1.3.3.4 Land Use, Ecological Impacts and Other Impacts . . . 1.12<br />

1.3.4 Environmental Impacts in the Long Term . . . . . . 1.13<br />

1.4 ALTERNATIVE ACTION--BALANCED DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE<br />

DISPOSAL METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.16<br />

1.4.1 Very Deep Hole <strong>Waste</strong> Disposal Concept . . . . . . . 1.16<br />

1.4.2 Rock Melt <strong>Waste</strong> Disposal Concept . . . . . . . . 1.16<br />

1.4.3 Island-based Geologic Disposal Concept . . . . . . 1.17<br />

1.4.4 Subseabed Disposal Concept . . . . . . . . . 1.17<br />

1.4.5 Ice Sheet Disposal Concept . . . . . . . . . 1.18<br />

1.4.6 Well Injection Disposal Concepts . . . . . . . . 1.18<br />

1.4.7 Transmutation Concept . . . . . . . . . . 1.19<br />

1.4.8 Space Disposal Concept . . . . . . . . . . 1.19<br />

1.5 NO-ACTION ALTERNATIVE . . . . . . . . . . . 1.21<br />

1.6 PREDISPOSAL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.22<br />

1.6.1 Predisposal System for the Once-Through Cycle . . . . . 1.22<br />

1.6.2 Predisposal System for the Reprocessing Cycle . . . . . 1.22

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