Further, contrary to some comments, we explicitly required that FEPs included in the
10,000-year analysis must continue to be included for the longer-term (10,000 years to 1 million years) assessment. That is, FEPs included in the initial 10,000-year assessments will continue
to operate throughout the period of geologic stability. These FEPs are already identified as appropriate for inclusion, and include fundamental physical and geologic processes that
play roles in the release and transport of radionuclides, regardless of the time period covered by the assessment.