Transportation is a vital link in the commercial radioactive waste management system. The shipment of spent nuclear fuels from commercial power reactors must comply with all applicable transportation regulations, transit through many and varied local areas by several modes, and interface with generators, processor and storage facilities. Moreover, all activities of the transportation system from the design of casks through their ultimate shipment must be performed in a manner that gains public confidence. This paper presents an overview of spent fuel transportation in the United States from a current as well as historical perspective and discusses the planned activities in this area being developed under the sponsorship of the US Department of Energy's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. The current transportation situation, existing truck and rail size and weight limitations and current reactor interfaces with the transportation system are discussed, and a summary of the projected shipment estimates for spent fuel is included. The sensitivity of shipment estimates to important transport parameters and possible improvements and opportunities in transportation are presented. 15 refs., 5 figs., 6 tabs.


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    Title :

    Spent fuel transportation systems limitations and opportunities


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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