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Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada Volume II Appendices A through J U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management DOE/EIS-0250F-S1 June 2008 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS To ensure a more reader-friendly document, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) limited the use of acronyms and abbreviations in this Repository supplemental environmental impact statement. In addition, acronyms and abbreviations are defined the first time they are used in each chapter or appendix. The acronyms and abbreviations used in the text of this document are listed below. Acronyms and abbreviations used in tables and figures because of space limitations are listed in footnotes to the tables and figures. °C degrees Celsius CFR Code of Federal Regulations dBA A-weighted decibels DOE U.S. Department of Energy (also called the Department) EIS environmental impact statement EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency °F degrees Fahrenheit FEIS final environmental impact statement FR Federal Register GNEP Global Nuclear Energy Partnership MTHM metric tons of heavy metal NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NWPA Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended PM10 particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 micrometers or less PM2.5 particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less REMI Regional Economic Models, Inc. RMEI reasonably maximally exposed individual SEIS supplemental environmental impact statement Stat. United States Statutes TAD transportation, aging, and disposal (canister) TSPA Total System Performance Assessment U.S.C. United States Code VdB vibration velocity in decibels with respect to 1 micro-inch per second TERMS AND DEFINITIONS In this Repository SEIS, DOE has italicized terms that appear in the Glossary (Chapter 12) the first time they appear in a chapter. UNDERSTANDING SCIENTIFIC NOTATION DOE has used scientific notation in this Repository SEIS to express numbers that are so large or so small that they can be difficult to read or write. Scientific notation is based on the use of positive and negative powers of 10. The number written in scientific notation is expressed as the product of a number between 1 and 10 and a positive or negative power of 10. Examples include the following: Positive Powers of 10 Negative Powers of 10 101 = 10 × 1 = 10 10-1 = 1/10 = 0.1 102 = 10 × 10 = 100 10-2 = 1/100 = 0.01 and so on, therefore, and so on, therefore, 106 = 1,000,000 (or 1 million) 10-6 = 0.000001 (or 1 in 1 million) Probability is expressed as a number between 0 and 1 (0 to 100 percent likelihood of the occurrence of an event). The notation 3 × 10-6 can be read 0.000003, which means that there are 3 chances in 1 million that the associated result (for example, a fatal cancer) will occur in the period covered by the analysis. Substantive changes in this document are indicated in the margins with change bars. Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada Volume II Appendices A through J U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management DOE/EIS-0250F-S1 June 2008 COVER SHEET RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) TITLE: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada (DOE/EIS-0250F-S1) (Repository SEIS). CONTACTS: For more information about this document, For general information on the DOE NEPA process, write write or call: or call: U.S. Department of Energy Carol M. Borgstrom, Director Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-20) U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Energy 1551 Hillshire Drive M/S 011 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Las Vegas, NV 89134 Washington, DC 20585 ATTN: Dr. Jane Summerson Telephone: (202) 586-4600 Telephone: (800) 967-3477 Or leave a message: (800) 472-2756 Fax: (800) 967-0739 Information about this document is available on the Internet at the Yucca Mountain Project Web site at http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov and on the DOE National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Web site at http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/. ABSTRACT: DOE’s Proposed Action is to construct, operate, monitor, and eventually close a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Under the Proposed Action, spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in storage or projected to be generated at 72 commercial and 4 DOE sites would be shipped to the repository by rail (train), although some shipments would arrive at the repository by truck. The Repository SEIS evaluates (1) the potential environmental impacts from the construction, operations, monitoring, and eventual closure of the repository; (2) potential long-term impacts from the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; (3) potential impacts of transporting these materials nationally and in the State of Nevada; and (4) potential impacts of not proceeding with the Proposed Action (the No-Action Alternative). COOPERATING AGENCIES: Nye County, Nevada, is a cooperating agency in the preparation of the Repository SEIS. PUBLIC COMMENTS: In preparing this Repository SEIS, DOE considered written comments received by letter, electronic mail, and facsimile transmission, and oral and written comments given at public hearings at six locations in Nevada, one location in California, and in Washington, DC. iii Contents CONTENTS Volume II Appendix A Options to Elements of the Proposed Action B Nonradiological Air Quality C Floodplain/Wetlands Assessment for the Proposed Yucca Mountain Geologic Repository D Radiological Health Impacts Primer and Estimation of Preclosure Radiological Health Impacts E Potential Repository Accident Scenarios and Sabotage: Analytical Methods and Results F Environmental Impacts of Postclosure Repository Performance G Transportation H Supplemental Transportation Information I Federal Register Notices J Distribution List v --------------------........,g;~""""""""""""- -- Appendix A Options to Elements of the Proposed Action Options to Elements of the Proposed Action TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page A. Options to Elements of the Proposed Action .....................................................................................A-1 A.1 Wastewater Treatment at the Repository Option ..................................................................A-1 A.1.1 Potential Benefits of the Premanufactured Wastewater Treatment Facility ......................A-2 A.1.2 Potential Environmental Impacts of the Premanufactured Wastewater Treatment Facility ..............................................................................................................A-2 A.2 Reduced Transportation, Aging, and Disposal Canister Use Option ....................................A-2 A.2.1 Transportation Impacts.......................................................................................................A-3 A.2.2 Repository Impacts.............................................................................................................A-4 A.3 National Rail Route Option...................................................................................................A-5 A.4 Workforce Residency Option................................................................................................A-8 A.4.1 Socioeconomic Impacts .....................................................................................................A-8 A.4.1.1 Impacts to Employment...............................................................................................A-9 A.4.1.1.1 Impacts to Employment During Construction................................................A-9 A.4.1.1.2 Impacts to Employment During Operations.................................................A-10 A.4.1.1.3 Summary of Employment Impacts ...............................................................A-12 A.4.1.2 Impacts to Population ................................................................................................A-12 A.4.1.2.1 Impacts to Population During Construction .................................................A-12 A.4.1.2.2 Impacts to Population During Operations ....................................................A-13 A.4.1.3 Impacts to Economic Measures.................................................................................A-13 A.4.1.3.1 Impacts to Economic Measures During Construction..................................A-14 A.4.1.3.2 Impacts to Economic Measures During Operations .....................................A-15 A.4.1.3.3 Summary of Impacts to Economic Measures ...............................................A-17 A.4.1.4 Impacts to Housing....................................................................................................A-17 A.4.1.5 Impacts to Public Services.........................................................................................A-18 A.4.1.6 Summary of Socioeconomic Impacts During Construction and Operations..................................................................................................................A-19 A.5 Extended Monitoring Analytical Period..............................................................................A-20