Preliminary Evaluation of Removing Used Nuclear Fuel from Shutdown Sites September 30, 2017
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Figure 2-83. Condition of Petoskey Rail Siding (2013) The Big Rock Point site is on the shore of Lake Michigan, and therefore could be accessible by barges that would transport used nuclear fuel transportation casks to nearby ports served by railroads or to barge-accessible rail sidings or spurs. DSI (2004) identifies the following ports with rail access: • Traverse City, Manistee, Ludington, Muskegon, and Grand Haven as ports with rail access along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan • Alpena, Bay City, Port Huron, Saint Clair, and Detroit as ports with rail access along the western shore of Lake Huron • Inland, Escanaba, Green Bay, and Milwaukee as ports with rail access along the western shore of Lake Michigan • Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Buffington, and Gary as ports with rail access along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. The capabilities of these ports have not been investigated. Figure 2-84 shows the condition of the shoreline in 2013 in the vicinity of the potential barge area identified in Figure 2-65.
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