Public information circular for shipments of irradiated reactor fuel / prepared by A.G. Garrett, S.L. Garrett, and R.G. Ostler.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Garrett, A. G.

Contributor:

Garrett, S. L.

Ostler, R. G.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spent reactor fuels--Transportation--Safety regulations--United States.

Spent reactor fuels.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 28 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, [2010]

Summary:

"This report provides information on the shipment of irradiated reactor fuel (spent fuel) subject to regulation by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). It briefly describes spent fuel shipment safety and safeguards requirements of general interest, summarizes data for highway and railway shipments from 1979 - 2007, and lists, by State, recent highway and railway shipment routes. This circular does not include Department of Defense and Department of Energy spent fuel shipments. The enclosed route information reflects specific NRC approvals that the agency has granted in response to requests for shipments of spent fuel. This publication does not constitute authority for carriers or other persons to use the routes to ship spent fuel, other categories of nuclear waste, or other materials."

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (viewed July 23, 2010).

"Manuscript completed: January 2010; Date published: May 2010."

"NUREG-0725, Rev. 15."

"NRC Job Code N4104."

Other Format:

Garrett, A.G. Public information circular for shipments of irradiated reactor fuel

OCLC:

649820365