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Normal conditions

The "normal conditions" scenario assumes that the repository performs according to design under the circumstances and conditions we expect to occur in the future. Additionally, because we expect wetter climates to occur in the future and earthquakes to happen, we include them in the "normal conditions" scenario.

Our current analyses show that in the normal conditions scenario, which includes processes that are likely to happen, the average annual dose to a person living near the repository would be about 0.00002 millirem during the 10,000-year regulatory period.



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