ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. CHAPTER IV. STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION

The major areas of activity addressed in this chapter are monitored retrievable storage (MRS), transportation, and Federal interim storage (FIS). These activities were included in system integration analyses completed during the year. Analyses of component facilities and functions as parts of an integrated waste management system indicate that there are significant opportunities for improved efficiency. The role of MRS has been redefined. MRS designs are being developed that are sufficiently flexible to enable an MRS facility to perform a variety of waste system functions. A conceptualized figure of a MRS facility utilizing sealed storage casks is described. Two major, parallel and complementary tasks facing OCRWM in the area of its transportation responsibilites are discussed: the full institutional development of an integrated transportation system, and the technical development and construction of the system. 1985 activities to accomplish these tasks are summarized.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Energy

  Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Publication Date: 1986-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 17-21

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Design; Facilities; Freight transportation; Handling and storage; Management; Monitoring; Radioactive materials; Radioactive waste disposal; Spent reactor fuels; Storage facilities; Systems analysis; Waste disposal; Waste disposal facilities
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457550
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOE/RW-0004/2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1987 12:00AM