SITE RECOMMENDATION COMMENT SUMMARY DOCUMENT
DOE/RW-0548
FRONT MATTER
COVERTABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY 1.1 BACKGROUND 1.2 METHODOLOGY 1.3 RESULTS 1.4 ORGANIZATION OF THE SITE RECOMMENDATION COMMENT SUMMARY DOCUMENT 1.5 ADDITIONAL NOTE
2. STATE COMMENTS AND RESPONSES UNDER SECTION 114(a)(1)(F) OF THE NWPA
2.1 ALABAMA
2.1.1 Alabama—Governor’s Office
2.2 GEORGIA
2.2.1 Georgia—Governor’s Office
2.3 KANSAS
2.3.1 Kansas—Governor’s Office
2.4 MICHIGAN
2.4.1 Michigan—Governor’s Office
2.5 NEVADA
2.5.1 Nevada—Governor’s Office
2.5.2 Nevada—Office of the Lieutenant Governor
2.5.3 Nevada—Representing Office of Governor
2.6 NORTH CAROLINA
2.6.1 North Carolina—Governor’s Office
2.7 OHIO
2.7.1 Ohio—Governor’s Office
2.8 TENNESSEE
2.8.1 Tennessee—Governor’s Office
2.9 WASHINGTON
2.9.1 Washington—Governor’s Office
3.1 U.S. SENATORS/REPRESENTATIVES 3.1.1 California 3.1.2 Nevada 3.1.3 Oklahoma 3.2 NEVADA STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS 3.2.1 Nevada State Elected Officials 3.2.2 Nevada (including Inyo County, CA) County Elected Officials 3.2.3 Nevada City Elected Officials 3.3 NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
4. SUMMARY COMMENTS AND RESPONSES 4.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 4.1.1 General Opposition 4.1.2 General Support 4.1.3 Public Information Process 4.1.4 Decision and Need for Repository 4.1.5 Project Schedule and Licensing Process 4.1.6 Need for Nuclear Power 4.1.7 DOE Past Performance 4.1.8 Other Purpose and Need Comments 4.2 REGULATORY AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 4.2.1 NRC Licensing-Related Requirements 4.2.2 DOE Siting Guidelines 4.2.3 Federal Environmental Regulatory Requirements 4.2.4 NWPA 4.2.5 State of Nevada Environmental Regulatory Requirements 4.2.6 U.S. Congress 4.2.7 Quality Assurance and Technical Credibility 4.2.8 Other Regulatory Comments 4.3 SITE AND REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION 4.3.1 Categorization of Geology and Geologic Stability 4.3.2 Characterization of the Seismic Environment 4.3.3 Characterization of Volcanic Environment 4.3.4 Characterization of Unsaturated Zone Hydrology 4.3.5 Characterization of Saturated Zone Hydrology 4.3.6 Characterization of Site Geochemistry 4.3.7 Characterization of Climatic Conditions (Past, Present, and Future) 4.3.8 Ongoing Technical Studies 4.3.9 Evaluation of Groundwater Upwelling and Thermohydrology 4.4 REPOSITORY SAFETY 4.4.1 Repository Design Analyses 4.4.2 Surface Facility Material Receipt and Handling Design 4.4.3 Surface Facility Structural Design 4.4.4 Surface Generated Low-Level Waste 4.4.5 Surface Facility Design—Other 4.4.6 Subsurface Facilities Design 4.4.7 Engineered Barrier Design 4.4.8 Radiation Protection 4.4.9 Seismic Design 4.5 WASTE FORM AND WASTE PACKAGE 4.5.1 Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste Forms 4.5.2 Waste Package Design 4.5.3 Waste Form and Waste Package—Other 4.6 PRECLOSURE DESIGN 4.6.1 Hypothetical Operational Accidents 4.6.2 Accident Event Sequences 4.6.3 Terrorist Attack and Sabotage Impacts 4.6.4 External Hazard Impacts 4.7 POSTCLOSURE SAFETY AND TOTAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 4.7.01 Waste Package and Drip Shield Degradation 4.7.02 Waste Form Degradation and Radionuclide Release 4.7.03 Unsaturated Zone Transport 4.7.04 Saturated Zone Transport 4.7.05 Biosphere Performance—Nominal Performance 4.7.06 Disruptive Events 4.7.07 Human Intrusion Events—Other 4.7.08 Biosphere Performance Events 4.7.09 Uncertainty in Total System Performance Assessment 4.7.10 Postclosure Safety—Other 4.7.11 Engineered Barriers and Near Field Environment Performance 4.7.12 Total System Performance Assessment 4.8 NATIONAL AND NEVADA TRANSPORTATION 4.8.1 General Transportation 4.8.2 Transportation in the State of Nevada 4.8.3 Transportation Mode and Routing 4.8.4 Transportation Cask Design and Performance 4.8.5 Transportation Operational Policies and Procedures 4.8.6 Transportation Impact Analyses 4.8.7 Transportation Impacts of Terrorist Attack and Sabotage 4.8.8 Emergency Response for Transportation Incidents 4.8.9 Other Transportation Concerns 4.9 SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND QUALITY OF LIFE 4.9.1 General Socioeconomic Impacts 4.9.2 Perceived Economic Impacts 4.9.3 Demographic Projections 4.9.4 Transportation Related Economic Impacts 4.9.5 Mitigation of Socioeconomic Impacts 4.9.6 Quality of Life Impacts Including Aesthetics, Noise, and Air Quality 4.9.7 Environmental Justice 4.9.8 Other Socioeconomic Concerns 4.10 NATIVE AMERICANS 4.10.1 Native American Affected Tribe Status and Determination 4.10.2 DOE Communication with Native American Tribes 4.10.3 Native American Tribal Concerns Regarding Land Ownership 4.10.4 Native American Environmental Justice
5. INDICES 5.1 INDEX TO COMMENTS BY ORGANIZATIONS 5.2 INDEX TO COMMENTS BY INDIVIDUALS