DOE/EIS-0287; Idaho High-Level Waste & Facilities Disposition, Final Environmental Impact Statement (September 2002)

**Summary Document**CoverNational Environmental Policy ActCover SheetReaders GuideTable of ContentsAcronyms and Abbreviations1.0: Purpose and Need for Agency Action2.0: Activities Since the Issuance of the Draft EIS3.0: Alternatives thru 3.2 EIS Alternatives        3.2 thru 3.2.1 Waste Processing Alternatives        3.2.2 Facility Disposition Alternatives4.0: Areas of Uncertainty5.0: Areas of Controversy6.0: Conclusions of Analysis thru 6.4.3 Traffic and Transportation       6.4.4 Cumulative Impacts thru 6.5 Summary of Comparison of Alternatives7.0: Other Environmental Review Requirements8.0: Reading Rooms and Information Locations

**Chapters 1 through 13**CoverCover SheetReaders GuideForewordTable of ContentsAcronyms and AbbreviationsChapter 1.0: Purpose & Need for Agency Action  Chapter 2.0: Background*       2.0 Background thru 2.1.2 Organization and Administration       2.1.3 Current Mission       2.1.3 Current Mission continued       2.2 High-Level Waste Overview       2.3 EIS Scope and Overview Chapter 3.0: Alternatives*        3.0 Alternates thru 3.1.1 No Action Alternatives        3.1.2 Continued Current Operations Alternative        3.1.3 Separations Alternative        3.1.4 Non-Separations Alternative        3.1.5 Minimum INEEL Processing Alternative        3.1.6 Direct Vitrification Alternative        3.2 Facility Disposition Alternatives        3.3 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Analysis        3.4 Preferred Alternatives        3.5 Summary Level Comparison of Impacts    Chapter 4.0: Affected Environment*         4.0 Affected Environment thru 4.1 Introduction         4.2 Land Use	     4.3 Socioeconomics	     4.4 Cultural Resources thru 4.4.5 Historic Resources	     4.4.5 Historic Resources thru 4.4.7 Contemporary Cultural Practices and Resource Management	     4.5 Aesthetic and Scenic Resources	     4.6 Geology and Soils	     4.7 Air Resources	     4.8 Water Resources	     4.9 Ecological Resources	     4.10 Traffic and Transportation	     4.11 Health and Safety	     4.12 Environmental Justice	     4.13 Utilities and Energy	     4.14 Waste Management												  Chapter 5.0: Environmental Consequences*      5.0 Environmental Consequences thru 5.1 Introduction       5.2 Waste Processing Impacts thru 5.2.1 Land Use       5.2.2 Socioeconomics       5.2.3 Cultural Resources       5.2.4 Aesthetic and Scenic Resources       5.2.5 Geology and Soils       5.2.6 Air Resources       5.2.7 Water Resources       5.2.8 Ecological Resources       5.2.9 Traffic and Transportation       5.2.10 Health and Safety       5.2.11 Environmental Justice       5.2.12 Utilities and Energy       5.2.13 Waste and Materials       5.2.14 Facility Accidents       5.3 Facility Disposition Impacts thru 5.3.1 Land Use       5.3.2 Socioeconomics       5.3.3 Geology and Soils       5.3.4 Air Resources       5.3.5 Water Resources       5.3.6 Ecological Resources       5.3.7 Traffic and Transportation       5.3.8 Health and Safety       5.3.9 Environmental Justice       5.3.10 Utilities and Energy       5.3.11 Waste and Materials       5.3.12 Facility Disposition Accidents       5.4 Cumulative Impacts       5.5 Mitigation Measures       5.6 Unavoidable Adverse Environmental Impacts       5.7 Short-term Use Versus Long-Term Productivity of the Environment       5.8 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of ResourcesChapter 6.0: Statutes, Regulations, Consultations, and Other RequirementsChapter 7.0: GlossaryChapter 8.0: Content of AppendicesChapter 9.0: References   Chapter 10.0: List of Preparers*       Chapter 10.1: Preparers and Contributors       Chapter 10:2: ReviewersChapter 11.0: Response to Public CommentsChapter 12.0: Distribution ListChapter 13.0: Index
**Appendices**CoverAppendix A: Site Evaluation ProcessAppendix B: Waste Processing Alternative Selection ProcessAppendix C.1: Socioeconomics thru Figure C.1.15       Appendix C.1: Figures C.1.16 thru ReferencesAppendix C.2: Air ResourcesAppendix C.3: Health and SafetyAppendix C.4: Facility AccidentsAppendix C.5: Traffic and TransportationAppendix C.6: Project InformationAppendix C.7: Description of Input and Final Waste SteamsAppendix C.8: Description of Activities and Impacts at the Hanford SiteAppendix C.9: Facility Disposition ModelingAppendix C.10: Environmental Consequences DataAppendix D: Comment Documents on Draft EIS      Appendix D: Alphabetical List of Commentors by Name
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