EIS Comment Summary Document

Environmental Impact Statement For A Proposed RepositoryAt Yucca Mountain, NevadaSummary of Public Scoping CommentsRelated to theEnvironmental Impact Statementfor a Geologic Repository for the Disposalof Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Wasteat Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NevadaMay 1997U.S. Department of EnergyYucca Mountain Site Characterization OfficeTABLE OF CONTENTSSection PageAcronyms...................................................................iv1. INTRODUCTION .........................................................11.1 PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DOCUMENT ..................11.2 BACKGROUND ....................................................11.3 ALTERNATIVES TO BE EVALUATED IN THE REPOSITORYE N V I RO N ME N T A L I MPA CT ST A T E ME N T.............................31.4 RE L A T E D N E PA RE V I E WS ..........................................42. T H E SCO PI N G PRO CE SS .................................................72.1 D E SCRI PT I O N O F T H E SCO PI N G PRO CE SS............................72.1.1 Pre-Scoping Briefings ..........................................72.1.2 Public Meetings ..............................................82.2 RE SU L T S O F T H E SCO PI N G PRO CE SS ................................82.2.1 Policy .....................................................112.2.2 NEPA Process ...............................................152.2.3 Proposed Action/Alternatives ................ ...