Abstract
RAILROADS WILL MOVE MOST high-level radioactive waste across the U.S. to the Department of Energy's underground repository being planned for Nevada's Yucca Mountain, under a proposal announced by DOE this month. The waste, mostly spent nuclear fuel from commercial power plants, will crisscross the nation, coming from some 127 sites for 24 years, DOE says. Each year, Nevada residents will see roughly 400 specially designed railcars holding 150-ton casks entering their state, as well as some 40 standard-sized trucks hauling smaller casks under the plan. The exact number of trains or trucks is unclear since DOE is considering options from a single cask to as many as five casks per train. Also, a handful of nuclear waste sites lack rail access, and it is unclear how their waste will be shipped. Barges and supersized trucks capable of hauling the larger canisters, as well as regular trucks, are being considered for the six locations that lack ...
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