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1.6.3 Accident Impact Summary for Predisposal Operations . . . . 1.22
1.7 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PROGRAMMATIC ALTERNATIVES FOR THE
ONCE-THROUGH AND THE REPROCESSING FUEL CYCLE OPTIONS AND
VARIOUS NUCLEAR POWER GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS . . . . . 1.24
1.7.1 System Radiological Impacts . . . . . . . . . 1.26
1.7.2 System Resource Commitments . . . . . . . . . 1.27
1.7.3 Systems Costs . . . . . . . . . . . 1.29
1.8 CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.31
REFERENCES FOR CHAPTER 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.34
CHAPTER 2 - INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
2.1 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER WASTE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS . . . . . 2.1
2.1.1 Mining and Milling . . . . . . . . . 2.2
2.1.2 Uranium Enrichment . . . . . . . . . 2.3
2.1.3 Uranium Fuel Fabrication . . . . . . . .2.3
2.1.4 Low-Level Waste . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3
2.1.5 Spent Fuel Storage . . . . . . . . . . 2.3
2.1.6 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4
2.1.7 Alternative Reactor Types . . . . . . . . . 2.4
2.1.8 Wastes From National Defense Activities . . . . . . 2.4
2.1.9 National Plan for Nuclear Waste Management . . . . . 2.5
2.2 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF STATEMENT . . . . . . . . 2.7
2.3 OTHER DECISIONS CONCERNING DISPOSAL OF COMMERCIAL WASTES . . . . 2.10
2.3.1 The DOE's National Environmental Policy
Act Implementation . . . . . . . . . . 2.12
2.3.1.1 Program Strategy . . . . . . . . . 2.12
2.3.1.2 Site Selection Process . . . . . . . 2.12
2.3.1.3 Land Acquisition . . . . . . . . . 2.14
REFERENCES FOR CHAPTER 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
CHAPTER 3 - DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES AND BACKGROUND . . . . 3.1
3.1 PROPOSED ACTION AND PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES . . . . . . . 3.1
3.1.1 Proposed Action . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4