This document compiles information on the transportation-related issues that The Council of State Governments Midwestern Office (CSG Midwest) have encountered during almost 30 years of working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to plan future shipments of commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF) as part of the Civilian Waste Management System.
Table of Contents | 3 |
Acronyms | 6 |
Introduction | 8 |
Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future | 9 |
Consent-Based Siting (CBS) | 13 |
Deep Borehole Disposal | 16 |
Stakeholder Involvement | 19 |
Transportation Core Group | 19 |
MRMTC Regional Priorities for the NFST Planning Project | 20 |
CURIE | 22 |
State and Tribal Transportation Consultation Working Group | 22 |
National Transportation Stakeholders Forum | 23 |
Background | 23 |
Charter | 23 |
Annual Meetings | 24 |
Webinars | 25 |
NTSF Wiki | 25 |
Ad Hoc Working Groups | 25 |
DOE-NE's Involvement | 26 |
Section 180(c) AHWG | 26 |
180(c) Interregional Team | 28 |
Transportation Planning AHWG | 28 |
Spent Nuclear Fuel Rail/Routing AHWG | 29 |
Spent Fuel Transportation Materials AHWG | 29 |
Tribal Engagement | 29 |
Route Selection | 31 |
Rail Transportation | 33 |
Atlas Railcar Development | 33 |
Reciprocal Rail Inspections | 34 |
Safety Compliance Oversight Plan (SCOP) | 37 |
System Analysis Tools | 39 |
Stakeholder Tool for Assessing Radioactive Transport (START) | 39 |
Execution Strategy Analysis (ESA) | 40 |
Used Nuclear Fuel - Storage, Transportation & Disposal Analysis and Resource Data System (UNF-ST&DARDS) | 40 |
Shutdown Sites | 41 |
Industry Interest | 43 |
References | 48 |
Original Text of Transportation Institutional Issues Involving the U.S. Department of Energy's Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program | 53 |
Acronyms (2010) | 54 |
Introduction | 56 |
Openness and Accountability | 57 |
Public Information and Outreach | 57 |
Stakeholder Involvement | 59 |
Programmatic Requirements | 61 |
Database/Model | 61 |
Federal Regulation of Transportation | 62 |
Liability | 63 |
Oldest Fuel First | 64 |
Shipment Scheduling | 64 |
State Regulation | 66 |
Transportation of High-Level Waste | 68 |
Transportation Safety Program Funding | 69 |
Transportation Planning | 70 |
Operational Procedures | 70 |
Pilot Program | 72 |
Program Evaluation | 73 |
Seasonal Scheduling | 73 |
Transportation Operational Contingencies | 74 |
Transportation Planning | 75 |
Transportation Planning Timeline | 77 |
Modes, Packages, and Routes | 78 |
Full-Scale Cask Testing | 78 |
Intermodal Shipments | 79 |
Mix of Transportation Modes | 82 |
Overweight Trucks | 84 |
Rail Access | 84 |
Rail Service Analysis | 86 |
Route Identification | 87 |
Transportation Infrastructure Improvements | 90 |
Safety and Security | 91 |
Carrier/Driver Requirements | 91 |
Inspection and Enforcement | 93 |
Safe Parking | 95 |
Security Planning | 96 |
Terrorism and Sabotage | 97 |
Shipment Information | 99 |
Long-Term Planning Information | 99 |
Prenotification | 100 |
Tracking | 101 |
Emergency Management | 102 |
Emergency Notification | 102 |
Emergency Planning and Management | 102 |
Emergency Response | 103 |
Emergency Response Equipment | 104 |
Emergency Response Training Standards | 105 |
Medical Preparedness | 105 |
Section 180(c) Implementation | 106 |
High-Level/Cross-Cutting Issues | 109 |
Human Factors | 109 |
System Safety | 109 |
Top-Level System Studies | 110 |
Transportation After Very Long-Term Storage | 111 |
Transportation Implications of Storage Solutions | 112 |
Transportation Management Structure | 113 |
Transportation Risk Management Program | 116 |
References (2010) | 118 |
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