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Subseabed Program Budget 



Subseabed disposal activities are funded through congressional 

 appropriation and not from the Nuclear Waste Fund. The DOE 

 spent $6.0 million on subseabed disposal research in FY 1983. 

 The funds available for Subseabed Disposal research in FY 1984 

 are $9.6 million of which the Department plans to use $7.5 

 million for subseabed studies. 



The FY 1984 Subseabed Program Budget based on $7.5 million 

 includes the following plans: 



- Site Selection $0.9M 



Continue bathymetric mapping and evaluation 

 of North Atlantic sites with the objective of 

 recommending one or two sites for detailed 

 evaluation. 



Emplacement Studies $1.2M 



Complete free-fall scaled penetration test 

 in conjunction with other countries. 

 Design and develop field tests to demonstrate 

 sediment hole closure following simulated 

 waste container emplacement. 



