RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TRANSPORT EXPERIENCE

This paper presents a brief review of the kinds of packaging suitable for different types of waste, the roles of highway and rail transport, restrictions imposed by political entities and carriers, and safety. The U. S. accident record is described, with some statistics given. (ERA citation 02:012509)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • International symposium on management of waste from the LWR fuel cycle, Denver, Colorado, July 11, 1976. Microfiche copies only.
• Corporate Authors:

  Du Pont de Nemours (EI) and Company, Incorporated

  Savannah River Laboratory
  Aiken, SC  United States 

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Langhaar, J W
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; Crashes; Hazardous materials; Packaging; Radioactive materials; Radioactive materials; Radioactive wastes; Regulations; Reviews; Safety; Statistics; Traffic; Transportation; Wastes
• Old TRIS Terms: Government regulations; Waste transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154076
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-760701-2
• Contract Numbers: AT(07-2)-1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM