A REVISED RAIL-STOP EXPOSURE MODEL FOR INCIDENT-FREE TRANSPORT OF NUCLEAR WASTE

This report documents a model for estimating railstop doses that occur during incident-free transport of nuclear waste by rail. The model, which has been incorporated into the RADTRAN III risk assessment code, can be applied to general freight and dedicated train shipments of waste.

• Record URL:
  http://inis.iaea.org/search/searchsinglerecord.aspx?recordsFor=SingleRecord&RN=17062239
• Corporate Authors:

  Sandia National Laboratories

  P.O. Box 5800
  Albuquerque, NM  United States  87185
• Authors:
  • Ostmeyer, R M
• Publication Date: 1986-2

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash exposure; Hazardous materials; Mathematical models; Radioactive materials; Radioactive waste disposal; Railroad transportation; Risk assessment; Spent reactor fuels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00461746
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAND85-2149, TTC-0606, UC-71
• Contract Numbers: DE-AC04-76DP00789
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1987 12:00AM