Transportation System Concept of Operations
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DOE/RW-0584
The Transportation System Concept of Operations is a document prepared by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), which describes the Transportation System, which is one element of the total Civilian Radioactive Waste Management System (CRWMS). A safe, dependable Transportation System is a necessary component to the operation of the national nuclear waste Repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. This document provides the conceptual foundation for effective transportation development and operations and presents an overview of the range of functions, activities, processes, assets, and interfaces that constitute a fully operational Transportation System.
As the cornerstone System Description Document (SDD) for OCRWM transportation, the Transportation System Concept of Operations serves as the starting point for its structured systems engineering process. This system's engineering process will establish the detailed requirements, procedures, and operational practices needed to implement the complex multi-modal Transportation System to ship spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) from origin sites to the Repository.
The Transportation System Concept of Operations is the high-level description of Transportation System design, and it defines the fundamental operational elements of the Transportation System. Simply stated, the Transportation System concept of Operations, at a minimum, identifies the Transportation System:
* Vision, mission, and scope;
* Stakeholders;
* High-level capabilities;
* Geographical and physical features;
* Functions and activities;
* Operational processes and interfaces; and
* Support environment.
By articulating the operational goals of the Transportation System, the Transportation System Concept of Operations promotes common understanding among customers, project directors, operators, and policymakers working together in the pursuit of safe, secure transportation and disposal of the nation's SNF and HLW.
