Review of the Status of Transportation Activities in Various Waste Management Systems

摘要

Since the early 1970's, DOE and its predecessor agencies have recognized the importance of the safe transportation of radioactive materials. Initially, this interest took the form of a series of isolated programs, each directed at providing a solution to a specific transportation problem. By the mid 1970's this approach became inadequate to address the growing complexities of the problem, and in late FY 78 the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) was established together with a coherent program in the transportation of radioactive materials with the Albuquerque Operations Office as the lead DOE field office and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) as the lead contractor. This paper reviews the current status of transportation activities being conducted by the TTC in support of DOE waste management programs. These activities are focused on the following radioactive wastes and spent fuels: (1) defense wastes (contract-handled transuranic wastes, special-handled transuranic wastes, processed transuranic wastes, high level wastes); (2) commercial wastes (terminal isolation wastes, West Valley wastes, Three Mile Island wastes, low-level wastes, remedial action wastes); (3) spent fuels (LWR spent fuel, breeder reactor spent fuel, research reactor spent fuel); (4) miscellaneous DOE materials (beneficial-use materials, radioactive sodium waste). (ERA citation 07:049333)