STUDIES AND RESEARCH CONCERNING BNFP, NUCLEAR TRANSPORTATION STUDIES RELATED TO USE OF THE BARNWELL NUCLEAR FUEL PLANT

It will be necessary to transport radioactive material on a routine basis if the Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant (BNFP) is to be utilized. This report examines the current and projected status of transport of high-level nuclear material, with particular application directed toward the operation of the BNFP. The current domestic US status is one of comparative inactivity in the movement of utility spent fuel. Pending the successful disposition of fuel cycle options such as either Away-from-Reactor (AFR) storage or reprocessing, spent fuel transport to the BNFP will be dormant through the mid-1980's. If fuel movement is initiated, the primary areas of concern will be the maze of local, state, and federal regulations on routing, the availability of spent fuel casks, and the logistic concerns of fuel loading and unloading capability at the reactor and the BNFP. The report examines the application of overweight truck (OWT) shipments of spent fuel casks patterned on current European practice. Overweight shipments, whether by truck or intermodal movement (rail or barge combined with truck shipment), can have a significant impact on resolving logistics problems. It seems obvious from our studies that OWT casks will be utilized, along with legal weight truck and rail shipment. Water transport was also examined. It appears that this mode will only be used in the event that highway and rail problems are insuperable.

• Corporate Authors:

  Allied-General Nuclear Services

  Barnwell, SC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Anderson, R T
• Publication Date: 1981-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 61 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Handling and storage; Hazardous materials; Intermodal transportation; Loading and unloading; Loads; Packaging; Radioactive materials; Radioactive waste disposal; Railroad transportation; Regulations; Routing; Spent reactor fuels; Storage facilities; Trucks; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading; Unloading
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386812
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: AGNS-35900-1.4-161
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM