RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL

This report documents a detailed analysis of rail operations that are important for assessing the risk of transporting high-level nuclear waste. The major emphasis of the discussion is towards "general freight" shipments of radioactive material. The purpose of this document is to provide a basis for selecting models and parameters that are appropriate for assessing the risk of rail transportation of nuclear waste.

• Record URL:
  http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/5757654-qFxk03/5757654.PDF
• Corporate Authors:

  Sandia National Laboratories

  P.O. Box 5800
  Albuquerque, NM  United States  87185

  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  7000 East Avenue
  Livermore, CA  United States  94550

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • Wooden, D G
• Publication Date: 1986-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 117 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; Hazardous wastes; Operations; Railroad safety; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Risk assessment; Spent reactor fuels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Risk models
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00961908
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAND86-7083, UC-71
• Contract Numbers: DE-AC04-76DP00789
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 11 2003 12:00AM