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    1. 1 EXTERNAL FACTORS
      1. 1.1 Repository issues
        1. 1.1.1 Site investigation
          1. 1.1.1.1 Undetected past intrusions
          2. 1.1.1.2 Investigation borehole seal failure and degradation
        2. 1.1.2 Design - repository
          1. 1.1.2.1 Design modification
        3. 1.1.3 Construction - repository
          1. 1.1.3.1 Poor quality construction
          2. 1.1.3.2 Excavation effects
        4. 1.1.4 Emplacement of waste and backfilling
          1. 1.1.4.1 Radioactive waste disposal error
          2. 1.1.4.2 Inadequate backfill of inter-monolith space
          3. 1.1.4.3 Co-disposal of reactive wastes (deliberate)
        5. 1.1.5 Closure - repository
          1. 1.1.5.1 Shaft or access tunnel seal failure and degradation
          2. 1.1.5.2 Poor closure
          3. 1.1.5.3 Abandonment of unsealed repository
        6. 1.1.6 Records and markers - repository
        7. 1.1.7 Waste allocation
        8. 1.1.8 Quality control
        9. 1.1.9 Schedule and planning
          1. 1.1.9.1 Effects of phased operation
        10. 1.1.10 Nuclear regulatory control - repository site
        11. 1.1.11 Monitoring of repository
          1. 1.1.11.1 Post-closure monitoring
        12. 1.1.12 Accidents and unplanned events
          1. 1.1.12.1 Accidents during operation
          2. 1.1.12.2 Sabotage
          3. 1.1.12.3 Repository flooding during operation
        13. 1.1.13 Retrievability
      2. 1.2 Geological processes and effects
        1. 1.2.1 Orogeny and related tectonic processes and plate boundaries
        2. 1.2.2 Anorogenic and within-plate tectonic processes (deformation - elastic/plastic and brittle)
          1. 1.2.2.1 Fault generation
          2. 1.2.2.2 Fault activation
          3. 1.2.2.3 Decrease in clay plasticity
        3. 1.2.3 Seismicity
        4. 1.2.4 Volcanic and magmatic activity
        5. 1.2.5 Metamorphism
        6. 1.2.6 Hydrothermal activity
        7. 1.2.7 Erosion and sedimentation
        8. 1.2.8 Diagenesis and paedogenesis
          1. 1.2.8.1 Diaganesis
          2. 1.2.8.2 Paedogenesis
        9. 1.2.9 Salt diapirism and dissolution
        10. 1.2.10 Hydrological/hydrogeological response to geological changes
        11. 1.2.11 Changes in the Earth’s magnetic field
      3. 1.3 Climatic Processes and Effects
        1. 1.3.1 Identification and characterisation of climate categories
        2. 1.3.2 Climate change - global
        3. 1.3.3 Climate change - regional and local
        4. 1.3.4 Sea level change
        5. 1.3.5 Periglacial effects
        6. 1.3.6 Glacial and ice sheet effects - local
        7. 1.3.7 Warm climate effects (tropical and desert)
        8. 1.3.8 Hydrological/hydrogeological response to climate changes
        9. 1.3.9 Ecological response to climate changes
        10. 1.3.10 Human response to climate changes
        11. 1.3.11 Other geomorphologic changes
      4. 1.4 Future human actions
        1. 1.4.1 Human influences on climate
        2. 1.4.2 Motivation and knowledge issues (inadvertent/deliberate human actions)
          1. 1.4.2.1 Recovery of repository materials
          2. 1.4.2.2 Malicious intrusion (sabotage/act of war)
          3. 1.4.2.3 Loss of records
        3. 1.4.3 Drilling activities
          1. 1.4.3.1 Exploratory drilling
          2. 1.4.3.2 Exploitation drilling
          3. 1.4.3.3 Geothermal energy production
        4. 1.4.4 Mining and other underground activities
          1. 1.4.4.1 Resource mining
          2. 1.4.4.2 Tunnelling
          3. 1.4.4.3 Underground construction
          4. 1.4.4.4 Underground nuclear testing
        5. 1.4.5 Un-intrusive site investigation
        6. 1.4.6 Surface excavations
        7. 1.4.7 Pollution
          1. 1.4.7.1 Artificial soil fertilisation
          2. 1.4.7.2 Chemical pollution
          3. 1.4.7.3 Acid rain
        8. 1.4.8 Site development
          1. 1.4.8.1 Land reclamation
        9. 1.4.9 Archaeology
        10. 1.4.10 Water management (wells/reservoirs/dams/canals)
          1. 1.4.10.1 Water extraction by pumping
          2. 1.4.10.2 Water recharge by pumping
          3. 1.4.10.3 Dam and reservoir building/drainage
          4. 1.4.10.4 Rivers rechannelled
          5. 1.4.10.5 Construction/infilling of canals
        11. 1.4.11 Social and institutional developments
        12. 1.4.12 Technological developments
        13. 1.4.13 Remedial actions
        14. 1.4.14 Explosions and crashes
          1. 1.4.14.1 Plane crash
        15. 1.4.15 Injection of liquid wastes
      5. 1.5 Extra-terrestrial phenomena
        1. 1.5.1 Meteorite impact
        2. 1.5.2 Solar insolation
    2. 2 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS (DISPOSAL SYSTEM DOMAIN)
      1. 2.1 Waste and engineered features
        1. 2.1.1 Inventory - radionuclide and other material
          1. 2.1.1.1 Source term characteristics
          2. 2.1.1.2 Compatibility of waste types with disposal concept
          3. 2.1.1.3 Presence of non-allowed non-radioactive components
          4. 2.1.1.4 Heterogeneity of waste forms (radiological/chemical/physical)
        2. 2.1.2 Waste form materials - characteristics and degradation processes
          1. 2.1.2.1 Long-term behaviour of bituminised waste
          2. 2.1.2.2 Presence of bulk waste
          3. 2.1.2.3 Material defects (waste)
        3. 2.1.3 Caisson materials - characteristics and degradation processes
          1. 2.1.3.1 Material defects (caisson)
        4. 2.1.4 Backfill mortar - characteristics and degradation processes
          1. 2.1.4.1 Non-perfect backfilling of monoliths
          2. 2.1.4.2 Material defects (mortar)
        5. 2.1.5 Protective barrier system - characteristics and degradation processes
          1. 2.1.5.1 Multi-layer cover - characteristics and degradation processes
            1. 2.1.5.1.1 Material defects (multi-layer cover)
          2. 2.1.5.2 Module roof - characteristics and degradation processes
            1. 2.1.5.2.1 Material defects (module roof)
        6. 2.1.6 Other engineered features - materials/characteristics and degradation processes
          1. 2.1.6.1 Module base
            1. 2.1.6.1.1 Inspection rooms
            2. 2.1.6.1.2 Drainage system
            3. 2.1.6.1.3 Anti-bathtub system (ABS)
            4. 2.1.6.1.4 Material defects (module base)
          2. 2.1.6.2 Foundations
            1. 2.1.6.2.1 Sand-cement embankment
            2. 2.1.6.2.2 Drainage layer
            3. 2.1.6.2.3 Material defects (foundations)
          3. 2.1.6.3 Module walls
            1. 2.1.6.3.1 Material defects (module walls)
        7. 2.1.7 Mechanical processes and conditions (in waste and EBS)
          1. 2.1.7.1 Monolith or waste package movement
          2. 2.1.7.2 Embrittlement and cracking
          3. 2.1.7.3 Subsidence/collapse
          4. 2.1.7.4 Fracturing
          5. 2.1.7.5 Clogging
        8. 2.1.8 Hydraulic processes and conditions (in waste and EBS)
          1. 2.1.8.1 Anisotropy (in EBS)
          2. 2.1.8.2 Frost weathering
        9. 2.1.9 Chemical/geochemical processes and conditions (in waste and EBS)
          1. 2.1.9.1 Chemical gradient
          2. 2.1.9.2 Chemical weathering
          3. 2.1.9.3 Metallic corrosion
          4. 2.1.9.4 Interactions of host materials and groundwater with repository material
          5. 2.1.9.5 Interactions of waste and repository materials with host material
          6. 2.1.9.6 Cellulosic degradation
          7. 2.1.9.7 Introduced complexing agents and cellulosics
        10. 2.1.10 Biological/biochemical processes and conditions (in waste and EBS)
          1. 2.1.10.1 Microbiological processes
        11. 2.1.11 Thermal processes and conditions (in waste and EBS)
          1. 2.1.11.1 Differential elastic response
          2. 2.1.11.2 Non-elastic response
          3. 2.1.11.3 Induced chemical changes
        12. 2.1.12 Gas sources and effects (in waste and EBS)
        13. 2.1.13 Radiation effects (in waste and EBS)
          1. 2.1.13.1 Radiolysis
          2. 2.1.13.2 Material property changes
        14. 2.1.14 Nuclear criticality
        15. 2.1.15 Extraneous materials
        16. 2.1.16 Common cause failures (all barriers)
      2. 2.2 Geological environment
        1. 2.2.1 Disturbed zone - host lithology
          1. 2.2.1.1 Stress field changes - settling/subsidence or caving
        2. 2.2.2 Host lithology
          1. 2.2.2.1 Rock heterogeneity (permeability/mineralogy) affecting gas and water flow
          2. 2.2.2.2 Dewatering of host rock
        3. 2.2.3 Lithological units - other
        4. 2.2.4 Discontinuities - large scale (in geosphere)
        5. 2.2.5 Contaminant transport path characteristics (in geosphere)
          1. 2.2.5.1 Groundwater flow
          2. 2.2.5.2 Groundwater conditions
        6. 2.2.6 Mechanical processes and conditions (in geosphere)
          1. 2.2.6.1 Changes in in-situ stress field
          2. 2.2.6.2 Uplift and subsidence (orogenic/isostatic)
          3. 2.2.6.3 Landslides and rock falls
          4. 2.2.6.4 Settlements
        7. 2.2.7 Hydraulic/hydrogeological processes and conditions (in geosphere)
          1. 2.2.7.1 Anisotropy (in geosphere)
          2. 2.2.7.2 Saline or freshwater intrusion
          3. 2.2.7.3 Effects at saline-freshwater interface
        8. 2.2.8 Chemical/geochemical processes and conditions (in geosphere)
          1. 2.2.8.1 Chemical denudation and weathering
          2. 2.2.8.2 Non-radioactive solute plume in geosphere
          3. 2.2.8.3 Oxidation of host formation
          4. 2.2.8.4 Fracture mineralisation and weathering
        9. 2.2.9 Biological/biochemical processes and conditions (in geosphere)
        10. 2.2.10 Thermal processes and conditions (in geosphere)
          1. 2.2.10.1 Host rock fracture aperture changes
          2. 2.2.10.2 Induced hydrological changes
        11. 2.2.11 Gas sources and effects (in geosphere)
        12. 2.2.12 Undetected features (in geosphere)
        13. 2.2.13 Geological resources
      3. 2.3 Surface environment
        1. 2.3.1 Topography and morphology
        2. 2.3.2 Coastal features
          1. 2.3.2.1 Coastal surge - storms and hurricanes
          2. 2.3.2.2 Coastal erosion and estuarine development
        3. 2.3.3 Marine features
        4. 2.3.4 Ecosystems
          1. 2.3.4.1 Soil and sediments
          2. 2.3.4.2 Aquifers and water-bearing features - near surface
          3. 2.3.4.3 Lakes/rivers/streams and springs
          4. 2.3.4.4 Atmosphere
          5. 2.3.4.5 Vegetation
          6. 2.3.4.6 Animal populations
          7. 2.3.4.7 Ecological/biological/microbial systems
          8. 2.3.4.8 Species evolution
          9. 2.3.4.9 Diurnal variability (ecosystem)
          10. 2.3.4.10 Seasonal variability (ecosystem)
          11. 2.3.4.11 Seasonality (ecosystem)
          12. 2.3.4.12 Interannual and longer timescale variability (ecosystem)
        5. 2.3.5 Meteorology
          1. 2.3.5.1 Precipitation/temperature and soil water balance
          2. 2.3.5.2 Extremes of precipitation/snow melt and associated flooding
          3. 2.3.5.3 Diurnal variability (meteorology)
          4. 2.3.5.4 Seasonal variability (meteorology)
          5. 2.3.5.5 Interannual and longer timescale variability (meteorology)
        6. 2.3.6 Hydrological regime and water balance (near surface)
          1. 2.3.6.1 Seasonal variability (hydrological regime)
          2. 2.3.6.2 Interannual and longer timescale variability (hydrological regime)
          3. 2.3.6.3 River meander
          4. 2.3.6.4 River flow and lake level changes
          5. 2.3.6.5 Site flooding
          6. 2.3.6.6 Recharge to groundwater
          7. 2.3.6.7 Groundwater discharge
        7. 2.3.7 Erosion and deposition
          1. 2.3.7.1 Interannual and longer timescale variability (erosion)
          2. 2.3.7.2 Denudation
        8. 2.3.8 Animal/plant intrusion
        9. 2.3.9 Changes to the surface environment
          1. 2.3.9.1 Natural processes causing long-term physical changes
          2. 2.3.9.2 Natural processes causing long-term chemical changes
          3. 2.3.9.3 Natural processes causing long-term ecological changes
      4. 2.4 Human behaviour
        1. 2.4.1 Human characteristics (physiology/metabolism)
        2. 2.4.2 Adults/children/infants and other variations
        3. 2.4.3 Diet and fluid intake
        4. 2.4.4 Habits (non-diet-related behaviour)
          1. 2.4.4.1 Location
        5. 2.4.5 Community characteristics
        6. 2.4.6 Food and water processing and preparation
          1. 2.4.6.1 Water treatment
          2. 2.4.6.2 Food processing
          3. 2.4.6.3 Storage of products
        7. 2.4.7 Dwellings
        8. 2.4.8 Wild and natural land and water use
        9. 2.4.9 Rural and agricultural land and water use (incl. fisheries)
        10. 2.4.10 Urban and industrial land and water use
        11. 2.4.11 Leisure and other uses of environment
        12. 2.4.12 Land use changes
          1. 2.4.12.1 Agricultural and fisheries practice change
    3. 3 RADIONUCLIDE FACTORS (DISPOSAL SYSTEM DOMAIN)
      1. 3.1 Contaminant characteristics
        1. 3.1.1 Radioactive decay and ingrowth
        2. 3.1.2 Chemical/organic toxin stability
        3. 3.1.3 Inorganic solids/solutes
        4. 3.1.4 Volatiles and potential for volatility
        5. 3.1.5 Organics and potential for organic forms
        6. 3.1.6 Noble gases
      2. 3.2 Release/migration factors
        1. 3.2.1 Dissolution and precipitation and crystallisation - contaminant
        2. 3.2.2 Speciation and solubility - contaminant
        3. 3.2.3 Sorption/desorption processes - contaminant
        4. 3.2.4 Colloids - contaminant interactions and transport with
        5. 3.2.5 Chemical/complexing agents: effects on contaminant speciation/transport
        6. 3.2.6 Microbial/biological/plant-mediated processes
        7. 3.2.7 Water-mediated transport of contaminants
          1. 3.2.7.1 Advection and dispersion
          2. 3.2.7.2 Molecular diffusion
          3. 3.2.7.3 Matrix diffusion
          4. 3.2.7.4 Mass/isotopic and species dilution
          5. 3.2.7.5 Infiltration
          6. 3.2.7.6 Percolation
          7. 3.2.7.7 Capillary rise
          8. 3.2.7.8 Groundwater transport
          9. 3.2.7.9 Multiphase flow
          10. 3.2.7.10 Surface run-off
          11. 3.2.7.11 Discharge
          12. 3.2.7.12 Recharge
          13. 3.2.7.13 Transport in surface water bodies
          14. 3.2.7.14 Erosion
        8. 3.2.8 Solid-mediated transport of contaminants
          1. 3.2.8.1 Sedimentation
            1. 3.2.8.1.1 Freshwater sediment transport and deposition
            2. 3.2.8.1.2 Marine sediment transport and deposition
          2. 3.2.8.2 Sediment suspension
          3. 3.2.8.3 Rain splash
          4. 3.2.8.4 Accumulation in soils and organic debris
        9. 3.2.9 Gas-mediated transport of contaminants
        10. 3.2.10 Atmospheric transport of contaminants
          1. 3.2.10.1 Evaporation
          2. 3.2.10.2 Aerosol formation and transport
          3. 3.2.10.3 Precipitation (driver for transport)
          4. 3.2.10.4 Washout and wet deposition
          5. 3.2.10.5 Dry deposition
          6. 3.2.10.6 Resuspension
        11. 3.2.11 Animal/plant and microbe mediated transport of contaminants
          1. 3.2.11.1 Root uptake
          2. 3.2.11.2 Respiration
          3. 3.2.11.3 Transpiration
          4. 3.2.11.4 Intake by fauna
          5. 3.2.11.5 Interception
            1. 3.2.11.5.1 Seasonality (interception)
          6. 3.2.11.6 Weathering
          7. 3.2.11.7 Bioturbation
          8. 3.2.11.8 Translocation
          9. 3.2.11.9 Animal metabolism
          10. 3.2.11.10 Microbial interactions
        12. 3.2.12 Human action-mediated transport of contaminants
          1. 3.2.12.1 Ploughing
          2. 3.2.12.2 Well supply
          3. 3.2.12.3 Water supply from surface waters
          4. 3.2.12.4 Irrigation
          5. 3.2.12.5 Recycling of bulk solid materials
          6. 3.2.12.6 Artificial mixing of water bodies
          7. 3.2.12.7 Dredging
          8. 3.2.12.8 Controlled ventilation
          9. 3.2.12.9 Redistribution of trace materials
          10. 3.2.12.10 Air filtration
          11. 3.2.12.11 Resuspension (human-mediated)
        13. 3.2.13 Food chains - uptake of contaminants in
        14. 3.2.14 Release of contamination into the biosphere from the repository system
          1. 3.2.14.1 Geosphere/biosphere interface
          2. 3.2.14.2 Release mechanism
      3. 3.3 Exposure factors
        1. 3.3.1 Drinking water and foodstuffs and drugs - contaminant concentrations in
          1. 3.3.1.1 Arable food resources
          2. 3.3.1.2 Animal-derived food resources
          3. 3.3.1.3 Fodder products
          4. 3.3.1.4 Natural food resources
          5. 3.3.1.5 Uses of water
        2. 3.3.2 Environmental media - contaminant concentrations in
        3. 3.3.3 Non-food products - contaminant concentrations in
        4. 3.3.4 Exposure modes
          1. 3.3.4.1 External irradiation
            1. 3.3.4.1.1 External irradiation from the atmosphere
            2. 3.3.4.1.2 External irradiation from soils
            3. 3.3.4.1.3 External irradiation from water
            4. 3.3.4.1.4 External irradiation from sediments
            5. 3.3.4.1.5 External irradiation from non-food products
            6. 3.3.4.1.6 External irradiation from flora and fauna
          2. 3.3.4.2 Inhalation
          3. 3.3.4.3 Ingestion
            1. 3.3.4.3.1 Ingestion – Drinking
            2. 3.3.4.3.2 Ingestion – Food
            3. 3.3.4.3.3 Ingestion – Soil and suspended material
          4. 3.3.4.4 Dermal absorption
          5. 3.3.4.5 Absorption through open wounds/injuries
        5. 3.3.5 Dosimetry
        6. 3.3.6 Radiological toxicity/effects
        7. 3.3.7 Non-radiological toxicity/effects
        8. 3.3.8 Radon and radon daughter exposure
    4. 4 ASSESSMENT CONTEXT
      1. 4.1 Assessment endpoints
        1. 4.1.1 Annual individual dose
        2. 4.1.2 Lifetime individual dose
        3. 4.1.3 Annual individual risk
        4. 4.1.4 Lifetime individual risk
        5. 4.1.5 Collective dose/risk
        6. 4.1.6 Dose to non-human biota
        7. 4.1.7 Modification of the radiation environment
        8. 4.1.8 Fluxes
        9. 4.1.9 Non-radiological endpoints
        10. 4.1.10 Uncertainties and/or confidence
      2. 4.2 Timescales of concern
        1. 4.2.1 Dose assessment time frame
      3. 4.3 Spatial domain of concern
      4. 4.4 Repository assumptions
        1. 4.4.1 Repository system
      5. 4.5 Future human action assumptions
      6. 4.6 Future human behaviour (target group) assumptions
      7. 4.7 Dose response assumptions
      8. 4.8 Assessment purpose
      9. 4.9 Regulatory requirements and exclusions
      10. 4.10 Model and data issues
        1. 4.10.1 Assessment philosophy
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