DOE M 460.2-1A
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6-4-08
• A shipping campaign using larger-capacity rail/barge casks, where practicable, can reduce the number of trips needed and consequently may result in lower overall risk. • Shipment duration is the most significant safety factor. • As a general rule, highway offers the fastest movement among the three modes (highway, rail, and water), and waterway is the slowest. DOE organizations will consider these DOT study conclusions when selecting modes and will consult with appropriate State and Tribal officials to ensure their concerns are considered. 2.5.2 OCRWM SNF and HLW shipments to a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The primary shipping mode will be by rail and use of special rail service (specifically dedicated trains) is anticipated for most shipments. 2.6 Transportation Plans 2.6.1 Non-Classified Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Waste, Tritium-Bearing Reactor Components, and Transuranic Waste Shipments. The cognizant DOE organization will consult with State, Tribal, and carrier representatives when developing plans and will provide them, for comment, to those States and Tribes through whose jurisdictions the shipments are expected to be transported. Transuranic waste shipments will follow the WIPP Transportation Plan (DOE/CBFO 98-3103). If the carrier transportation plans are incorporated into the DOE plans as an appendix, States and Tribes will have an opportunity to review and comment on the plans. Transportation plans describe operational strategy and delineate steps that will be taken in accordance with applicable requirements. Specific contents of transportation plans are determined by the program office and/or operations office, and in general include information on 1 — • organizational roles and responsibilities, • material to be shipped, • projected shipping window (as appropriate, DOE organizations consider input from States and Tribes on holidays or special events that may impact shipping schedules), • estimated number of shipments,
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