Preliminary Evaluation of Removing Used Nuclear Fuel from Shutdown Sites September 30, 2017
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Figure 2-68. Big Rock Point Horizontal Transfer System (2013)
2.5.3 Near-site Transportation Infrastructure and Experience The Big Rock Point site does not have an on-site rail spur or a railroad that passes near to the site or along the site boundary. For Big Rock Point, heavy haul trucks could be used to move transportation casks over public highways to a rail siding or spur that provides access to a railroad that can accommodate the loaded transportation casks. Site representatives from Big Rock Point have also stated that seasonal restrictions would likely exist during January through March because of winter conditions, and during July through September because of the large number of tourists in the Big Rock Point area. For shipments of casks containing used nuclear fuel that require the use of heavy haul trucks, the casks would be prepared for shipment at the Big Rock Point ISFSI site and loaded onto a transport cradle that would be loaded onto the transport trailer of a heavy haul truck. The truck, led and followed by technical and security escorts, would move over an approved, designated highway route to a rail siding or spur. Heavy lift equipment would be used to transload the cask and its cradle as a unit from the truck to a railcar at the rail siding or spur.
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