Rail Escort Vehicle

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) transports classified, high-value U.S. Navy ship components by rail, including naval spent nuclear fuel (SNF). Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE NE) is preparing for future large- scale transport of commercial SNF from nuclear power plants using much of the same rail infrastructure and similar railcars. The current fleet of NNPP escort vehicles will soon reach the end of their service life. To leverage resources and share best practices, the NNPP and DOE NE jointly designed the new rail escort vehicle (REV).