Initial Site-Specific De-Inventory Report for Big Rock Point Report No.: RPT-3014537-002
3.0 TRANSPORTATION ROUTE ANALYSIS This section describes the available routes identified to transport the TS125 transportation cask from the BRP site for delivery to a Class I railroad. Several HHT, barge, and rail routes were reviewed and are presented. As discussed in Section 3.5, the team down-selected from the vast number of options available and chose a total of seven scenarios to consider further using the MUA process, as covered in detail in Section 5.0. 3.1 Heavy-Haul Trucking Routes The site is located north of US Route 31. Based on the last physical observation of this facility in 2013/2014, it is documented that the “...heavy haul road would also have to be re- established” [17] . An official survey of the on-site existing roads would be required to assess the capabilities to transport the casks from the ISFSI on-site transfer point across the site to the barge embankment or off-site to the rail transload facility. A physical survey would determine if roads or any portion of roads are suitable for travel. The heavy haul trucker will “walk” the site, evaluate the conditions (grade, compaction, etc.) to determine ideal equipment to be used, if a pusher is required, or suggest any improvements as well as construction of missing portions of the road. This survey would be conducted as part of the evaluation of the lane from the ISFSI to the exit of the facility or to the shoreline. When the plant was active, there were several roads on the site that led to the barge area/waterline and two exits to US Route 31N. It appears these roads may no longer exist or would require upgrades for HHT movement [18] . All roads on site would require assessment for grading, turning radius, weight restrictions, and overall condition. There are two documented and permitted HHT routes from the site based on outbound shipments in 2003 and 2006. One is a diversion route which circumvents an abandoned railroad bridge with a height restriction of 14’ 0”. The second route is a more direct one traveling under the railroad bridge. See both permitted truck route maps in Figures 3-1 and 3-2.
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Initial Site-Specific De-Inventory Report for Big Rock Point May 10, 2017
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