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CONTENTS (contd)<br />

REFERENCES FOR SECTION 3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35<br />

3.4 RISK AND RISK PERSPECTIVES . . . . . . . . . . 3.36<br />

3.4.1 Hazard Indices . . . . . . . . . . 3.36<br />

3.4.2 Consequence Analysis and Risk Assessment . . . . . . 3.38<br />

3.4.2.1 Disruptive Events . . . . . . . . . 3.39<br />

3.4.2.2 Lithosphere/Atmosphere Transport . . . . . . 3.39<br />

REFERENCES FOR SECTION 3.4 . . . . . . . . . . 3.42<br />

3.5 NONTECHNICAL ISSUES . . . . . . . . . 3.43<br />

3.5.1 Social Issues . . ... . . . . . . 3.43<br />

3.5.2 Institutional Issues . . . . . . . . 3.47<br />

3.5.2.1 Short-Term Concerns and Institutional Design . . . . 3.47<br />

3.5.2.2 Institutions in Long-Term Nuclear <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> . . 3.49<br />

REFERENCES FOR SECTION 3.5 . . . . . . . . . . . 3.51<br />

CHAPTER 4 - PREDISPOSAL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1<br />

4.1 RELATIONSHIP OF PREDISPOSAL OPERATIONS TO DISPOSAL AND<br />

PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1<br />

4.1.1 Predisposal System for the Once-Through Cycle . . . . 4.1<br />

4.1.2 Predisposal System for the Reprocessing Cycle . . . . . 4.4<br />

4.1.3 Predisposal System Relationships to Program Alternatives . . . 4.7<br />

4.2 UNTREATED WASTE CHARACTERIZATION . . . . . . . . . 4.9<br />

4.2.1 Once Through-Cycle <strong>Waste</strong>s . . . . . . . . . 4.11<br />

4.2.2 Reprocessing Cycle . . . . . . . . . . 4.13<br />

4.3 WASTE TREATMENT AND PACKAGING . . . . . . . . . . 4.17<br />

4.3.1 Spent Fuel Treatment and Packaging in Once-Through Cycle . . . 4.17<br />

4.3.1.1 Encapsulate Intact Assembly (Example Method) . . . . 4.17<br />

4.3.1.2 Chop Fuel Assembly, Voloxidize Fuel,<br />

and Encapsulate . . . . . . . . . 4.19<br />

4.3.1.3 Dissolve Fuel and Convert to Glass . . . . . . 4.20<br />

4.3.1.4 Dissolve Fuel for Disposal as a Liquid . . . . . 4.20<br />

4.3.2 High-Level Liquid <strong>Waste</strong> Treatment . . . . . . 4.22<br />

4.3.2.1 Chemical Partitioning . . . . . . . . 4.25

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