Transportation System Requirements Document Revision 5

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), as amended, authorized the DOE to develop and manage a Federal system for the disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) and High-Level Radioactive Waste (HLW). The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste (OCRWM) was created to manage acceptance, transportation and disposal of SNF and HLW in a manner that protects public health, safety, and the environment; enhances national and energy security; and merits public confidence. The mission of the Transportation System is to transport loaded casks of SNF and HLW safely and securely from origin sites to the Monitored Geologic Repository (MGR) at Yucca Mountain. The OCRWM Transportation System is a “closed-loop” operational system originating with shipment
planning and dispatch from the Cask Maintenance Facility (CMF). Initially, new empty casks and transporters depart from the CMF for pre-arranged origin sites, where they are loaded, then shipped to the MGR, unloaded, and returned to the CMF for maintenance, reassembly, inventory, inspection, and
preparation for a new shipment. This document establishes the Transportation System Level 2 requirements for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Civilian Radioactive Waste Management System. These requirements are derived from the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management System Requirements Document (CRD), the Integrated Interface Control Document (IICD) Volume 1 and the Integrated Interface Control Document (IICD) Volume 2. The Transportation System Requirements Document (TSRD) was developed in accordance with LP-3.36Q-OCRWM, CRWMS Requirements Documents and Integrated Interface Control Documents preparation and Approval. Revision 5 of this document incorporates the requirements of CRD, Revision 8 and identifies
requirements for the current phase of the Transportation System. As plans for Transportation subsystems mature, more detailed requirements will be identified in subsequent revisions to this document.