The impacts of transportation within the United States of spent reactor fuel from domestic and foreign research reactors
- 23 January 1990
- report
- Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Abstract
This analysis was the basis for the transportation analysis in the environmental assessment to support the US Department of Energy's renewal of its policy of receiving, and making financial settlement for, US-origin fuel from research reactors (Federal Register Notice 52-FR49198, December 30, 1987). This report examines the radiological and nonradiological impacts of transporting research reactor spent fuel within the mainland United States as a result of US Department of Energy acceptance of spent fuel from US and foreign research reactors. The analysis is based upon historical shipping trends from activities covered by previous policy. A bounding analysis is also performed to address peak yearly shipments. Impacts from research reactor spent fuel transportation are compared with those for pressurized water reactor spent fuel transportation to establish a basis for comparison with previously accepted activities.Keywords
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