ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS INFLUENCING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: THE YEAR 2000 STUDY

This paper presents results of studies conducted to assess the potentially longer-range problems which could hinder the future development of safe and environmentally-acceptable energy material transportation systems. The purpose of this effort is to recommend appropriate action that contributes to the anticipatory management of possible future problems before they can have serious effects on the adequacy or acceptability of the system. Most significant future concerns in energy material transportation relate to potential institutional, legal, political and social problems. Environmental issues are involved in many of these concerns. Selected environmental concerns are discussed that may influence the future development of transportation systems for fossil and nuclear energy materials during the balance of this century. A distinction between potentially real and perceived concerns is made to emphasize basic differences in the recommended approach to solutions of the respective type of potential problem. (ERA citation 05:035042)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • US DOE environmental control symposium, Argonne, IL, USA, 28 Nov 1978.
• Corporate Authors:

  Batelle Memorial Institute/Pacific Northwest Labs

  Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999
  Richland, WA  United States  99352

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • DeSteese, J G
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Crashes; Energy; Environmental impacts; Fuels; Industrial wastes; Leakage; Natural gas; Nuclear fuels; Oil spills; Public opinion; Radioactive materials; Radioactive materials; Railroads; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Safety; Sludge (Deposit); Slurry pipelines; Standards; Synthetic fuels; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy transportation; Railway; Sludges
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00328639
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-7811174-1
• Contract Numbers: AC06-76RL01830
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM