Transportation

DOE Atlas Railcar Project End-of-Phase 2 Final Report

This is the DOE Atlas Railcar Project End-of-Phase 2 Final Report (Revision 1 from March 2018) that describes the technical progress through Phase 2 for the contract to design, analyze, and fabricate prototypes of cask and buffer railcars to transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. This is the main body of the Phase 2 final report. There are a number of appendices referenced in the main body that will be posted to CURIE at a later time.

Development of Rail Accident Rates for SNF Rail Shipments

Presentation and Paper for WM 2017. A key factor in evaluating the safety of rail shipments involving the transport of commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is the development of transportation accident rates that are reflective of the unique characteristics associated with these train operations. Typical rail freight operations may involve consists of a hundred cars or more, which may pass through multiple rail yards for trains to be decoupled and reassembled. In contrast, trains carrying SNF are anticipated to be operated in consists of considerably fewer cars.