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Public Information Circular for Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel
ML20035E720
Person / Time
Issue date: 03/31/1993
From:
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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References
NUREG-0725, NUREG-0725-R09, NUREG-725, NUREG-725-R9, NUDOCS 9304190142
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NUREG-0725 Rev. 9 Public Information Circular for Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel Manuscript Completed: February 1993 Date Published: March 1993 Division of Safeguards and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 ,s nu '.... 8

PREFACE This circular has been prepared to provide informa-railway shipment routes. 1 tion on the shipment of irradiated reactor fuel (spent fuel) subject to regulation by the U.S. Nuclear Regu-The enclosed route infornation reflects sp cific latory Commission (NRC). It provides a brief de-N RC approvals that have been granted in response to scription of spent fuel shipment safety and safe-requests for shipments of spent fue!. This publication guards requirements of general interest, a summary does not constitute authority for carriers or other of data for 1979-1992 highway and railway ship-persons to use the routes described to ship spent fuel, ments, and a listing, by State, of recent highway and othercategoriesof nuclear-> m,orother materials. 1 i l \\ l l l l iii NUREG41725 ~

r I l l i t 1 t CONTENTS rage iii Preface............ 1 i introduction............. 2 Regulatory Requirements for Spent Fuel Shipments........................ I 1 i 2.1 Safety Requirements............... 1 i 2.1.1 Packaging Standards.... t 1 2.1.2 Routing Requirements... 2.13 Spent Fuel Shipment Safety Record......... 2 2 2.2 Safeguards Requirements................................................... 2 2.2.1 Route Approval. 2 2.2.2 Notification of State Governors......................................... 3 2.23 Spent Fuel Shiprient Safeguards Record........................ 3 ) 3 Descriptive Statistics for 1979-1992 liighway and Railway Spent Fuel Shipments........ 4 Route Segment Listing for Recent Highway and Railway Spent Fuel Shipments............. 4 l I FIGURES 3.1 Routes Used for Spent Fuel Shipments: 1979-1992...... 5 i 3.2 Number of Spent Fuel Shipments by Mode: 1979-1992.................. 9 33 Number of Spent Fuel Shipments by Year: 1979-1992. 9 l 3.4 Quantity of Spent Fuel Shipped by Mode: 1979-1992................ 1b l 3.5 Quantity of Spent Fuel Shipped by Year: 1979-1992..... ....................... 10 j 3.6 Spent Fuel Shipment Miles ty Mode: 1979-1992............................... 11 3.7 Spent Fue1 Shipment Miles by Year: 1979-1992.. .. 11 3.8 Spent Fuel Shipment Kilogram-Miles by Mode-1979-1992.............................. 12 3.9 Spent Fuel Shipment Kilogram-Miles by Year: 1979-1992......................... 12 3.10 Number and Total Quantity of Spent Fuel Shipments by Shipment Quantity Range: 1979-1992..... 13 3.11 Number and Total Quantity of Spent Fuel Shipments by Shipment Distance Range: 1979-1992..... 14 TABLES ) 3.1 Number of Shipments and Quantity of Spent Fuel Shipped for Origination / Destination Pairs: 1979-1992......... 6 3.2 Summary Data for 1979-1992 Spent Fuel Shipment Information......... 7 ) 33 Number of Domestic and International Spent Fuel Shipments: 1979-1992... 8 4.1 Highway and Railway Spent Fuel Shipment Routes Used in 1987-1992..... 15 4 l 1 y NUREG.0725 .., -... ~. . ~.

1 1 1 INTRODUCTION shielding and heat dissipation, and prevent nuclear i criticality under both normal and accident conditions of transportation. 'Ihe normal conditions of transponation The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is author-that must be convidered are specified in the regulations in ized under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, terms of hot and cold em ironments, pressure differential, to regulate the commercial nuclear industry for the pur-vibration, water spray, impact, puncture, and compres-l l pose of protecting the public health and safety and the sion tests. Accident conditions that must be considered i common defense and security of the United States. In-are specified in terms of impact, puncture, fire conditions, cluded in this authority is the regulation of certain aspects and immersion. of the transportation of irradiated reactor fuel (spent fuel). NRC's role in this regard is explained in Section 2 of lhe NRC initially reviews the cask design to verify its re-this report. Section 3 provides desenptive statistics on s stance to accidents. NRC must issuc a certificate before spent fuel shipments in the commercial nuclear industry a cask fabricated from the reviewed design can be used to for the period 1979-1992. Section 4 contams a listing, by transport spent fuel. State, of highway and railway segments used in each State for transporting spent fuel in recent years (1987-1992). 'lhe ability of packaging to provide protection has been demonstrated by the responses of packaging duringactual traffic accidents. For example, an accident occurred on ] 2 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS December 8,1971, on a major highway near Oak Ridge, FOR SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTS Tennessee. In this accident, the driver of a vehicle carry-( ing a spent fuel cask swerved to avoid colliding with an on-Spent fuel shipments are regulated from both the safety coming vehicle, lost control, and overturned off the road-and safeguards standpoints. Safety deals with protection way. 'Ihe cask assembly was thrown into a ditch, traveling ore than 100 feet before commg to rest. No release of of public health and safety during routine transport as contents or release of radiation occurred.'lhe outer sur-well as in the event of handling or transportation acci-dents. whereas safeguards deals with the protection of face of the cask substamed minor d,amage.The spent fuel I shipments against deliberate, malevolent acts by persons. c sk was placed on another trailer and taken to its destma-tion.The cask was returned to senice after repair of the minor damage and inspection. 2.1 Safety Requirements The accident resistance of casks has also been demon-Federal regulatory responsibility for spent fuel transpor-strated in controlled tests. In one test, sponsored by the tation safety is shared by NRC and the U.S. Department U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), a truck bearing a cask 1, of Transportation (DOT). Basically, NRC's safety role is was deliberately placed in the path of and struck by a to ensure that the spent fuel packagings meet strict regu-120-ton locomotive traveling about 80 miles per hour. In latory design rules, and includes approving packaging de-another DOE test, a cask aboard a truck moving about 80 signs and Quality Assurance Programs, and conducting miles per hour was deliberately crashed into an immov-i inspections. NRC packaging requirements are specified able concrete structura. Subsequent examination in both in 10 CFR Part 71.The DOT role in regulatiny spent fuel these tests confinned that no radioactive material would shipment safety is broad, and covers all aspects of actual have been released from the casks had they been hiaded j transportation, including route selection, vehicle condi-with spent fuel. 'Ihus, both field experience and con-tion and placarding, dnver training, package marking, la-trolled tests have substantiated the strategy of dependmg beting. other shipping documentation, etc. These re-on packaging design for safety in transit. cuirements are specified in 49 CFR Parts 171-178. Of the NRC and DOT safety requirements for spent fuel ship-For further information on spent fuel shipment safety. 3 ments, NRC's packaging standard md DOTS routing please consult NUREG/HR-0111. Transporting Spent rules have been of most general interest,and are briefly Fuel-Protection Provided Against Severe liighway and descrioed below. Railroad Accidents." 2.1.1 Packaging Standards 2.1.2 Routing Requirements The basic strategy for regulating spent fuel shipments is DOT requirements in 49 CFR 177.825(b) designate the to rely on the packaging to protect the public health and use of the Interstate System of higkvaysand available city safety during transportation. 'Ihe packaging standards beltways as the primary roadways over w hich radioactive that have been established in the regulations provide that material shipments under an NRC safeguards-approved a spent fuel packaging (cask) shall prevent the loss or dis-route plan are to be carried. There is no routing rule for persion of the radioactive c<mtents. provide adequate rail shipments. 'lhe general designation as preferred l l l 1 NUREG-0725

highways is given to roadways, based on their capacity for number of shipments only; any subsequent shipments not reducmg transit times. Appropriate State routing agen-part of an approval must be additionally approved. NRC cies, following prescribed entena, may designate an approval authorizes only spent fuel shipments, and does alternate route to the preferred Interstate System. It is not include other categories of nuclear waste material. the responsibility of spent fuel carriers to abide by the I rom time to time. NRC may authorize alternate routes routing rule when they transport spent fuel by highway. or detours, as circumstances dictate at the time of ship-ment. Also, detours may be taken without prior approval, 2.1.3 Spent Fuel Shiprnent Safety Record in response to unforeseen circumstances that ariseduring a shipment. Criteria for determining when and how such The safety record for spent fuel shipments in the U.S. and detours may be taken are provided in published regula-in other industrialized nations is emiable. Of the thou-tg guidance (Physical I rotection of Irradiated Spent sands of shipments completed over the last 30 years, none Fuel, NURIiG-0561, Rev.1). has resulted in an identifiable injury through release of radioactive material. 2.2.2 Notification of State Governors NRC requires its licensees to notify the governor or the 2.2 Safeguards Requirements governor's designee before the transport of spent fuel within or through the Statc l10 CFR 73.37 (f)]. Spent fuel In May 1979 NRC adopted new regulations, in 10 CFR is identified in 10 CFR 73.37(a) as "... net weight of irra-73.37, for strengthening the protection of shipments of diated fuel, exclusive of cladding or other structural or spent fuel against radiological sabotage. These regula-packaging material.. ' The notification must be in writ-tions were subsequently revised in May 1980, in response ing and postmarked at least 7 days before transport, if to public comments. The regulations require, among mailed. or delivered at least 4 days before transport, if other actions, NRC approval of routes for the transporta. sent by messenger. 'Ihe notification must include: tion of spent fuel, to ensure adequate planning for physi-cal protection against actual or attempted acts of radio-the name, address, and telephone number of the a logical sabotage. Physical protection requirements for shipper, carrier, and receiver NRC licensees who transport or deliver spent fuel to a carner for transport include: shipment prenotification to a description of the shipment, as specified by DOT e NR C; procedures for coping with emergencies; a commu-nications center; contact with the communications center a listing of the routes to be used within the State e.'ery 2 hours; a written log of shipment events; arrange-ments with kical law enforcement agencies (NRC of ten a statement Ihat NRC requires that shipment sched-e coordinates this item); avcidance of intermediate stops; ule information (provided as an enclosure) be pro-surveillance of the shipment vehicle while stopped; tected from unauthorized disclosure. armed escorts ir> heavily populated areas; escort training; onboard comtaunications; immobilization devices on trucks; dnver training; and notification of State governors 'lhe enclosure to the notification provides: before shipments. Of these safeguards rcquirements, route appmval and State notification have beta of most the estimated date and time of departure from the e general interest, and are briefly described below. point of origin of the shipment the estimated date and time of entry into the gover-e 2.2.1 Route Approval nor's State NRC licensees planning to ship spent fuel are required to a statement that schedule information must be pro-submit proposed routes for such shipments to the NRC tected frorn unauthorized disclosure until at least 10 for approval, from the safeguards standpoint, before the days after the shipment (or 10 days after the last use of a given route. For highway shipments, the licensee shipment of a senes) has entered or originated must piopose a route that conforms with DOTS routing within the State. rules. NRC surveys proposed routes for communication reception, k> cation of safe havens. etc. Routes may be ap. The licensee must also notify the governor of schedule proved for a single shipment, or a specified series of ship-changes that differ by more than 6 hours from the fur-ments. Once a shipment series is approved, the route may nished schedule. Subsequent dwtribution of the schedule be used for all shipments, without reapproval of the rout e information is at the governor's discretion, but NRC for each shiprnent, provided that NRC is notified in ad-regulations require all persons who receive the schedule vance of each shipment. The route approval is for a stated information to protect it from unauthorized disclosure. NURiiG-0725 2 l

I l 2.2.3 Spent Fuel Shipment Safeguards steadily to a high in 1984 then declined sicaddy through Record 1992. Import shipments have generally declined since 1980, with no imports in 1990,1991, and 1992.De num-Safeguards incidents for spent fuel shipments are those ber of export shipments has been low (0-3) through the that involve attempts at radiological sabotage of spent .cntire period. Also,in 1990-1992 four international ship-l fuel, or purposeful acts that threaten or result in signifi-ments have been made in which US ports were transitted. cant degradation of the safeguards system used to protect the shipment. Licensees are required, under existing Figure 3.2 shows that most (91.4 percent) of approxi-regulations, to immediately notify law enforcement mately 1.200 spent fuel shipments during the 1979-1992 l I authorities upon the occurrence or discovery of a safe. period were completed over highways. Figure 3.3 shows that most of the shipping activity occurred during guards incident, for the purpose of initiating an appropri. ate response. In addition, licensecs are required to 1980-1987, with a generally decreasing trend in the num-promptly report safeguards incidents to NRC by tele. ber of shipments since 1984. phone, followed by a written report. To date, no safe-Figure 3.4 shows that the larger quantity (65.8 percent) of l guards meidents mvoh ing the shipment of spent fuel have fud was shipped by railway, which reflects the I occurred. However, a number of citations have been is' ~ greater capacity of rail spcnt fuel containers versus that j sued for mmor procedural infractions: one in 1986, two in for trucks. In addition, a few rail shipments included mul-1987, two in 1990 and one m 1991. tiple spent fuel containers, further increasing the rail shipment payload. The figure indicates that 1,040,800 kilograms, or about a thousand metric tons, of spent fuel j 3 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS FOR were shipped. Figure 3.5 shows that greater quantitics of 1979-1992 IIIGIIWAY AND spent fuel were shipped during 1984-1987, than beforc or i RAILWAY SPENT FUEL after those years. The figure also shows that 1985 was the l l peak year i r qu niity of spent fud Wpped, and that, SIIIPMENTS smce then most spent fuel has been shipped by rail. l l NRC began approving spent fuel shipments in 1979. Dis Figure 3.6 shows that the highway mode accounted for section provides descriptive statistics on the shipments most (94.6 percent) of the 790,500 spent fuel shipment i that have occurred through 1992. Only shipments of aca-miles. hgure 3.7 shows that shipment mileage peaked m demic, industrial, and utihty irradiated reactor fuel sub-1984, with a general decline in subsequent years. ~ ject to NRC regulation are included; DOE shipments are Figure 3.8 shows the cumulative movement of spent fuel. l excluded. hgure 3.1 and Table 3.1 provide a geographical calculated by summing the product of quantity and dis-perspective for spent fuel shipments. hgure 3.1 shows tance for all shipments, and is expressed in kilogram-i the highway and railway routes used for spent fuel trans-miles.This unit is analogous to " ton-miles, a unit com-i port during 1979-1992. Table 3.1 shows the number of monly used to measure the flow of commodities. The shipments and quantity of spent fuel shipped between f gute shows that the railway mode accounted for the ma-specific origination / destination pairs for the period. jonty (65.4 percent) of the 396.3 million kilogram. miles associated with spent fuel shipments. Figure 3.9 shows Table 3.2 and Figtucs 3.2-3.9 provide more detailed the kilogram-miles distribution by n tr. spent fuel shipment information, including mode of ship-ment (highway or railway) and shipment trends over time. Finally, Figures 3.10 and 3.11 provice an operational per. Table 3.2 provides a summary of spent fuel shipment data spective for the spent fuel shipments. Figure 3.10 shows for the 1979-1992 period. For each year, the table pro-the distribution of shipments by indhidual shipment vides four variables that describe shipping activity by quantity, and the cvrcsponding total quantity shipped. mode. Data for shipment miles are taken primarily from a The individual shipment quantities have been grouped road atlas, and have been rounded to the nearest hundred into ranges, with highway shipments most frequently fall-miles for each year. Data on quantity of spent fuel ing within the 0-10, 400-500, and 1300-1400 kilogram shipped were provided by shippers, and have been ranges, and with most railway shipmend within the rounded to the nearest hundred kilograms for each year. 6000-7000 kilogram range. De smallest quantity range De kilogram. miles data are derived from shipment accounts for the largest number of shipments (493, or quantity and distance data, and have been rounded to the about 40 percent of highway and railway shipments com-nearest hundred thousand. bined), yet comprises only 2,000 kilograms (0.2 percent) j of the combined quantity shipped. Conversciy, the 54 rail-Table 3.3 shows the pattern of highway and rail shipments way shipments in the 6000-7000 kilogram shipment range throughout the period 1979-1992. De number of domes-comprise only 4.4 percent of the combined total ship-tic highway shipments (except for the year 1981) rose ments, but 29 percent of the combined quantity of spent 3 NUREG-0725

1 fuel shipped. (All shipments less than 1400 kilograms 4 ROUTE SEGMENT LISTING were shipped by highway, and all shipments greater than 170R RECENT 111GIIWAY AND 1400 kilograms were shipped by railway.) 7 SIIIPMENTS Figure 3.11 shows the distribution of shipments by dis-tance range, and the corresponding total quantity of spent Table 4.1 is a listing of highway and railway routes that fuel shipped.1 or highway shipments, the number of have recently been used to transport spent fuel.The table shipments generally decreases with shipment distance, identifies the spent fuel shipments that occurred in each although a significant number of shipments execeded 900 State. De table also lists the highway or railway route miles. Of the 356 metric tonnes shipped by highway,173 segments within the State that were used for each ship-tonnes (49 percent) traveled less than 200.niles. The ment, and when the shipment was completed. The table number of rail shipments was somewhat uniform over the shows that highway spent fuel shipments were made in or ranges, with 400-700 mile shipments accounting for 62 through 26 States, and that railway shipments were made percent of the total quantity shipped by rail, in or through 7 States during the period discussed. l NURl!G-4)725 4

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TOTAL NUMBER OF SHIPMENTS - 1237 HIGHWAY 91.4% RAILWAY 8 6% Figure 3.2 Number of Spent Fuel Shipments by Mode: 1979-1992 am E RAILWAY 2w. 3 0 Hiosw^v 2 g 2 2m, f v> 1 'S3 0 CC 135 0 12 120 337 2 g E 3 1m) l 83 So, 22 73 23 m . 10 m m IE I o 1979 1980 1981 19B2 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Figure 3.3 Number of Spent Fuel Shipments by Year: 1979-1992 1 NUREG-41725 9

TOTAL KILOGRAMS OF SPENT FUEL SHIPPED - 1040.8 THOUSAND P l i i RAILWAY 65.8% i i HIGHWAY 34.2% j Figure 3.4 Quantity of Spent Fuel Shipped by Mode: 1979-1992 250-t 6 E RAILWAY 200-193 4 1837 E5 137.9 ? 108.3 g 1m-g 98 5 Gi k 65.5 61 4 ' 54 6 m- { 3* r E 23 6 O 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 19B8 1989 19901991 1992 Figure 3.5 Quantity of Spent Fuel Shipped by Year: 1979-1992 NUREG-0725 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - " - - ~ ~ ~

l TOTAL SHIPMENT MILES - 790,500 HIGHWAY 94.6% RAILWAY 5.4% Figure 3.6 Spent Fuel Shipment Miles by Mode: 1979-1992 220-200~ l RA!LWAY b' M HIGHWAY , gg _ z 160-oOr 140-b W 120-116 9 Id 106 8 =d 2 100-1 79 6 w R 1E 60-55 50 2 I E 40 a9 5 O 10 3 11 1 N Ub o 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Figure 3.7 Spent Fuel Shipment Miles by Year: 1979-1992 1) NUREG-41725

1 l f I TOTAL KILOGRAM-MILES - 403.2 MILLION i HIGHWAY 34.6% t RAILWAY 65.4% i ) A Figure 3.8 Spent Fuel Shipment Kilogram-Miles by Mode: 1979-1992

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493 0-10 HIGHWAY 2 p Number of SHIPMENT Shipments OUANTITY 107 (Kilograms of 10-400 ? Total Ouantity Spent Fuel) 6 (Thousands of 382 Kilograms of 400-500 Spent Fuel) ~ 39 500-1300 29 110 1300-1400 l $k:h 152 18 2000-3000 RAILWAY gg 50 ] Number of Sh,pments SHIPMENT BdEE i QUANTITY ,, Total Quantity (Kilograms of 10 gg4 3000-6000 Spent Fuel) (Thousands of Jy 47 ~ Kilograms of Spent Fuel) 54 6000-7000 gggy ygFggfl 358 24 7000-11000 fg... ggjgjf ._m 239 Figure 3.10 Number and Total Quantity of Spent Fuel Shipments by Shipment Quantity Range: 1979-1992 33 Nuui r,-m2s

0-200 m- <s: 173 S PMENT Number of ~ DISTANCE 300-400 34 Shipments (Miles) l1 400-500 1198 E Total Quantity E8 (Thousands of 45 Kilograms of 500-600 46 Spent Fuel) 600-700 1161 mum 21 700-800 samma 33 800-900 B 17 900-3300 IE gg 15 RAILWAY 0-200 k Number of SHIPMENT 143 DISTANCE Shipments --a (Miles) 33 1 ;' Total Quantity 200-300 (Thousands of

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Table 4.1 Highway and Railway Spent Fuel Shipment Routes Used in 1987-1992* liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment From: Route To: CompSted AZ General Atomics to NV line I-15 N UTline 1987 Idaho National Engineering l2boratory (INEl.) AR Arkansas One to Plant A R-333 N US-64 1991 Portsmouth, Virginia AR-333 US-64 E AR-326 hiarine Terminal US-64 AR-326 N 1-40 AR-326 I-40 E TN ljne CA University of Calif. UCl3 private road W I-80 1989 Berkeley (UCB) to Idaho private road 1-80 S I-880 National Engineering 1-80 1-880 S I-238 laboratory I-880 I-238 E I-580 1-238 I-580 E l-205 I-580 1-205 E I-5 I-205 1-5 N 1-80 1-5 I-80 E NV Ijne Portsmouth, Virginia, NV line I-80 W I-5 1988 hiarine Terminal to I-80 1-5 S 1-205 GENallecitos I-5 1-205 W I-580 1-205 1-580 W I-680 1-580 I-680 E CA-84 I-680 CA-84 E GENAL GENallecitos to GENAL CA-84 W I-680 1988 Portland Marine CA-84 1-680 N 1-580 Terrninal 1-6S0 1-580 E I-205 I-580 1-205 E I-5 I-205 1-5 N OR line GENallecitos to GENAL CA-84 W 1-680 1987 Port of Oakland CA-84 1-680 N 1-580 I-6SO l-580 W CA-238 1-580 CA-238 W I-880 CA-238 1-880 N Market St. I-880 Market St. W 3rd St. Market St. 3rd St. N. Middle Harbor Rd. 3rd St. Middle Harbor Rd.W 7th St. Middle Harbor Rd. 7th St. W - 5190 7th St. Term." Berth Port of Oakland to Oakland Term. Market St. N 5th St. 1988 GENallecitos Market St. 5th St. S 1-880 5th St. I-880 S CA-238 I-880 CA-23811 1-580 CA-238 I-58011 1-680 I-580 1-680 S CA-84 1-680 CA-84 E GENAL 15 NUREG-0725

Table 4.1 (Continued) liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment from: Route To: Completed CA General Atomics to GA local road li I-5 1987 (Cont.) Idaho National hval road 1-5 N CA-55 Engineering I-5 CA-55 N CA-91 laboratory CA-55 CA-91 E I-215 CA-91 I-215 N I-15 I-215 I-15 N NV line Habcock & Wilcox, NV line I-80 W I-5 1987 1xnchburg, to I-80 I-5 S I-205 GE/Vallecitos I-5 1-205 W I-580 I-205 I-580 W I-680 I-580 I-680 S CA-84 I-680 CA-8411 GE/ VAL CO Michigan State Univer-WY line 1-25 S Exit 209 1989 sity (MSU) to Denver Denver Federal Center 6th Ave. 1-25 6th Ave. W. Denver Fed. Ctr. Fort St. Vrain Reactor Fort St. Vrain Weld Co. Rd. WCR 34 1991 to Idaho National Engineering 19.5 S laboratory WCR 19.5 WCR 34 W WCR 19 WCR 34 WCR 19 CO-66 WCR 19 C O-66 W I-25 CO-66 I-25 N WY line GA Port of Savannah to Terminal Port Roads W G A-17 1987/88 Savannah River Project Port Roads GA-17 S G A-21 (SRP) G A-17 GA-21 S I-16 G A-21 1-16 W I-95 I-16 1-95 N SC line E. I. liatch to E.I.11atch US-lN I-16 1992 Ilabcock & Wilcox, US1 1-16E I-95 I_ynchburg, VA 1-16 1-95N SC line ID University of Missouri Ur line !-15 N US-26 1989 to Idaho National 1-15 US-26 N US-20 Engineering laboratory US-26 US-20 W INEL Michigan State (same as above route) 1989 University to Idaho National Engineering Iaboratory University of Calif. (same as above route) 1989 Ilerkeley to Idaho National Engineenng laboratory General Atomics to (same as above route) 1987 Idaho National Engineering 1.aboratory NUREG-0725 16

Table 4.1 (C<mtinued) liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment From: Route To: Completed ID Fort St. Vrain hvidaho (same as above route) 1991 (Cont.) National Engineering Lalmratory Idaho National Enginecrmg Plant US-2611 1-15 1991 laboratory to Portland US-26 I-15 S I-86 Marine Terminal I-15 1-86 W/S 1-84 I-86 I-84 W OR I.ine IL Michigan State IN line I-80 W 1-280 1989 University to Idaho I-80 I-280 W IA line National Engineering laboratory Michigan State (same as above route) 1989 University to Denver Federal Center Callaway to MO line 1-270 E l-70 1991 Alexandria Bay -I-270 1-70 E IN line University of Missouri MO linc I-255 E I-64 1987/92 to Savannah River 1-255 1-64 11 I-57 Project I-64 1-57 S I-24 I-57 I-24 S KY line Dresden Reactor to Dresden lorenzo Rd. E l-55 1987 Portsmouti.. Virginia, lorenzo Rd. 1-55 S I-74 Marine Terminal 1-55 I-74 E IN line Dresden Reactor to (same as above route) 1987/92 Habcock & Wilcox. Lynchburg Babcock & Wilcox, IN line 1-74 W 1-274 1987 1.ynchburg, to 1-74 1-274 W I-74 GE/Vallecitos 1-274 1-74 W 1-280 1-74 I-280 W I A line Portsmouth, VA, Marine (same as above route) 1988 Terminal to GENallecitos Habcock & Wilcox. IN 1mc I-74 W I-474 1987 Lynchburg, to Quad I-74 1-474 W 1-74 Cities 1-474 1-74 W 1-80 I-74 1-80 N 11,84 11, 8 0 lle84 N Quad Cities Hattelle Columbus to IN line I-74 W 1-55 1987 GE/ Morris I-74 I-55 N I.orenzo Rd. 1-55 Icrenzo Rd. W Dresden Rd. Inrenio Rd. Dresden Rd. N Gli/ Morris Hyron Station Hyron German Church Rd. 11.-64 1992 to Alexandria llay German Church Road Il e64 I-39 11e64 1-39 S I-80 I-39 I-80 11 IN line 17 NURiiG-0725

.~.~.- Table 4.1 (Continued) liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment From: Route To: Completed IN Michigan State M1 line 1-69 S 1-80 1989 University to Idaho I-69 I-80 W IL line National Engincenng Laboratory Michigan State (same as above route) 1989 University to Denver Federal Center Portsmouth. Virginia. Oli line I-70 W I-465 1988 Marine Terminal to I-70 1-465 N I-74 GE/Vallecitos I-465 I-74 W IL line Dresden Reactor to IL line 1-74li I-465 1987/92 Ponsmouth, Virginia, I-74 1-465 S 1-70 Marine Terminal 1-465 1-70 II Oli line Dresden Reactor to (same as above route) 1987 flabcock & Wilcox. Lynchburg i Itabcock & Wilcox, Oli line I-70 W 1-465 1987 Lynchburg, to I-70 1-465 S I-74 GENallecitos 1-465 I-74 W lLline l Ilattelle Columbus to (same as above route) 1987 l Gli/ Morris liabcock & Wilcox, KY line I-65 N 1-465 1987 Lynchburg, to Quad I-65 I-465 W I-74 Cities 1-465 1-74 W IL line l Ilyron to Alexandria llay IL line I-8011 Oli line 1991 i Callaway to Alexandria IL line I-70 N/Li 1-465 1991 llay I-70 1-465 S/li/N I-70 ? I-465 I-7011 011 line 1A Michigan State IL hne I-280 W 1-80 1989 University to Idaho I-280 1-80 W I-680 National Engmeering I-80 I-680 W I-29 4 laboratory I-680 1-29 S I-680 1-29 I-680 W NE line l Michigan State (same as above route) 1989 University to I)cnver j 1;cdcral Center j liabcock & Wilcox, (same as above route) 1987 l 1 ynchburg, to GliNallecitos Portsmouth, Virginia, (same as above route) 1988 Marine Terminal to Gli/Vallecitos NURI.G 0725 18 I i r w p-rg,-g -,w-s-,em ,,n,n--w.-,--,a--- ,mre v,-,--,w,we +--,,-we~.- - ~, - - -m.- -enn,--, - +- - - - - .+,r --.r,---, ,,,. - +nw,-,,,-wr,wa--mar--w a -ve,n---

i Table 4.1 (Continued) liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment I' rom: Route To: Completed KY University of hiichigan OH line 1-275 S I-75 1987/92 to Savannah kiver 1-275 1-75 S TN line Project University of Missouri 11 line 1-24S TN line 1487/9 to Savannah River Project Babcock & Wilcox, TN line I-75 N I-64 1987 I ynchburg. to Quad I-75 I-64 W 1-65 i Cities 1-64 1-65 N IN line { MD Alexandria llay to PA line I-81 S WV line 1988 Savannah River Project CIN'l? CHEM to (same as above route) 1987/91/92 Savannah River Project Summer to Alexander (reverse of above route) 1990 Bay Dresden Reactor to WV line US-48/US-40 E I-70 1987 Portsmouth, Virginia, US-4S/US-40 1-70 li 1-81 Marine Terminal I-70 1-81 S WV line Dresden Reactor to ( ame as above route) 1987 l Babcock & Wilcox Lynchburg i Portsmouth, Virginia, (reverse of above route) 1988 i Marine Terminal to GE/Vallecitos National Institute of NIST local roads li 1-270 1987 l Standards and local roads 1-270 N 1-70 Technology (NIST) to 1-270 1-70 W US-40/48 Savannah River Project I-70 1-81 S WV line Babcock & Wilcox, WV line I-81 N 1-70 1987 Lynchburg, to I-S1 I-70 W US-40/48 GE/Vallecitos I-70 US-40/48 % WV line l Calvert Citffs to Calvert Cliffs MD4N 1-95 1990 l Alexandria llay M D-4 1-95 W 1-495 1-95 1-495 W 1-270 I-445 I-270 N/W I-70 1-270 1-70 W 1-81 1-70 I-81 N PA line j .ic MSU local roads W US-127 1989 I MI

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-Idaho local roads US-127 S I-96 4 National lingineering US-27 1-96 W Temp.1-69 l I ahoratory 1-96 Temp.1-69 S 1-69 ( Temp.1-69 I-69 S IN line t Michigan State (same as above route) 1989 University to Denver l Federal Center I 19 NURl!G-0725 l ~., ---

Table 4.1 (Continued) IIighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment From: Route To: Coropleted MI University of Michigan University Plymouth Rd N US-23 1987/92 (Cont.) to Savannah River of Michigan Project Plymouth Rd US-23 S I-94 US-23 I-94 E I-275 I-94 I-275 S I-75 I-275 I-75 S Oliline MO University of Missouri University M O-740 W I-70 1987 to Samnnah River of Missouri Project M O-740 I-70 E US-40 I-70 US-40 S I-270 US-40 I-270 S I-255 (contin. of I-270) I-270 1-255 E ILline University of Missouri University M O-163N MO-740 1992 to Savannah River ofMissouri Project M O-163 M O-740E M O-63 M O-740 MO-63N I-70 MO-63 I-70E I-270 I-70 I-270 S/E I-255 I-270 I-255E IL line University of Missouri University MO-740 W I-70 1989 to Idaho National ofMissouri Engineering 12boraton MO-740 I-70 W I-435 I-70 I-435 N I-29 I-435 I-29 N IA line Callaway to Callaway MO-CC N MO-O 1992 Alexandria Bay MO-CC MO4) E MO-D MO-O MO-D N I-70 MO-D I-70 E I-270 I-70 1-270 E ILline NE Michigan State IA line I-680 W I-80 1989 University to Idaho I-680 I-80 W WY Iine National Engineering l2boratory University of Missouri (same as above route) 1989 to Idaho National Engineering laboratog Michigan State (same as above route) 1989 University to Denver Federal Center Babcock & Wilcox, (same as above route) 1987 Lynchburg, to GENallecitos Portsmouth, Virginia, (same as above route) 1988 Marine Terminal to GENallecitos NUREG-0725 20

Table 4.1 (Continued) liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment I' rom: Route To: Completed NV University of Cahf, CA line I-80 li UT line 1989 llerkeley to Idaho National lingineering i I aboratory Portsmouth. Virginia, (reverse of above route) 1988 Marine Terminal to GE/Vallecitos liabcock & Wilcox, (reverse of above route) 1987 Lynchburg, to GE/Vallecitos i General Atomics to CA line 1-15 N AZ line 1987 Idaho International lingineering laboratory NY Alexandria Ilay to Alexandria I-81 S l-481 1958 Savannah River Project Ilay I-S1 1-4S1 S 1-81 l-481 1-81 S PA line Summer to Alexandria (reverse of above route) 1990 flay Cah crt Cliffs to (reverse of above route) 1990 Alexandria Bay flyron to PA line 1-90 li 1-81 1991 Alexandria llay I-90 1-81 N CD llorder Callaway to (same as above) 1991 Alexandria Bay CINTICIliiM to Savannah ClNTICIiliM longmeadow Rd N N Y-210 1987/91/92 River Project longmeadow Rd NY-210 II N Y-17 N Y-210 NY-17 N 1-84 t N Y-17 1-84 W PA line f NC Oconce Station to SC line I-26 N 1-40 1988/89 liabcock & Wilcox, 1-26 1-40 li 1-77 I I ynchburg, Virginia 1-40 1-77 N VA line f Oconce Station to SC line I-85 N 1-77 1987/88 McGuire Station I-N5 1-77 N NC-73 1-77 NC-73 I: McGuire Summer to SC line 1-77 N VA line 1990 Alexandria llay Alexandria llay to VA line 1-77 S 1-40 1988 Savannah Itiver Project I-77 l-40 W I-26 l-40 1-26 S SC line NIST to Savannah River (same as above route) 1987 Project 21 NLIRI E 0725

~ -.. + l l 6 I } l Table 4.1 (Continued) t Ilighway Shipment Route Segment l Shipments State Shipment I' rom: Route To: Completed j l NC Umversity of Virginia (same as above route) 1987/88 l (Cont.) to Savannah River Project Babcock & Wilcox, (same as above route) 1987 i Lynchburg, to Oconee j Portsmouth, Virginia, Valine I-95 S SC line 1987/88 l Marine Terminal to Savannah River Project j Norfolk Int'l Term. to (same as above route) 1987 l Savannah River Project i Newport News to (same as above route) 1989 i Savannah River Project E.1. Hatch to (reverse of above route) 1992 j Babcock & Wilcox, I L.ynchburg VA University of Michigan TN line I-40 E l-26 1987/92 to Savannah River Project I-40 1-26 E SC line CIN11 CHEM to Savannah (same as above route) 1987 River Project University of Missouri (same as above route) 1987/92 to Savannah River Project CINTICHEM to VA line 1-77 S SC line 1991/92 Savannah River Project OH Portsmouth, Virginia, WV line I-470 W I-70 1988 Marine Terminal to I-470 I-70 W I-270 GE/Vallecitos I-70 1-270 N 1-70 1-270 1-70 W IN line Dresden Reactor to (reverse of above route) 1987 Portsmouth, Virginia, Marine Terminal Dresden Reactor to (reverse of above route) 1987 Babcock & Wilcox 1.ynchburg Dresden Reactor to IN line I-70 E I-270 1992 Babcock & Wilcox l-70 1-270 S/li I-70 1.ynchburg I-270 1-70 11 1-77 1-70 1-77 S WV line University of Michigan MI line I-75 S 1-475 1987 to Savannah River I-75 1-475 S 1-75 Project 1-475 I-75 S I-275 1-75 I-275li KY line NURIiG41725 22

Table 4.1 (Continued) liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment I' rom: Route To: Completed OH Babcock & Wilcox, WV line 1-470 W I-70 1987 (Cont.) l_ynchburg, to 1-470 1-70 W I-270 GE/Vallecitos I-70 1-270 S I-70 1-270 1-70 W IN line Battelle Columbus to Site 011-142 N US-40 1987 GE/ Morris 011-142 US-40 N US-29 US-40

  • US-29 N 1-7 US-29 l-70 W IN line Byron to IL line I-80 E PA line 1991 Alexandria Bay Callaway to IN line 1-70 E I-270 1941 Alexandria Bay 1-70 1-270 S/E/N I-70 1-270 1-70 E l-470 1-70 I-470 li WV line OR GE/Vallecitos to CA line I-5 N 1-205 1989 Portland Marine (Exit 2SS)

Terminal 1-5 I-205 N Exit 24B Airport Way 1-205 Airport Way E 122nd Ave. Airport Way 122nd Ave. N Marine Dr. 122nd Ave. Marine Dr. W Portland Rd. Marine Dr. Portland Rd. S. N. Marine Dr. Portland Rd. N. Marine Dr. W Term. No. 6 Idaho National 10 line I-84 W/N Marine Dr. 1991 Engineering laboratory I-84 Marine Dr. W Term. No. 6 Exit to Portland Marine Dr. Exit road Term. No. 6 Marine Terminal PA Alexandria Bay to NY line I-81 S MD line 1988 Savannah River Project Calvert Cliffs to (reverse of above route) 1990 Alexandria Bay Summer to (reverse of above route) 1990 Alexandria Bay Byron to Oli line I-80 E I-79 1991 Alexandria Bay I I-79 N 1-90 I-79 I-90 NIE NY line CIN11CliEM to Savannah NY line 1-84 W I-380 1987/91/92 River Project 1-84 1-380 S I-80 I-380 I-80 W I-S1 1-80 1-S1 S MD line Callaway to WV line 1-70 E I-79 1991 Alexandria llay I-70 I-79 N 1-90 1-79 l-90 E NY line Dresden Reactor to WV line I-70li 1-79 1987 Portsmouth, Virginia. I-70 1-79 S WV line Marine Terminal 23 NUREG-0725

Table 4.1 (Continued) ( liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment I' rom: Route To: Completed PA Dresden Reactor to (same as above route) 1987 (Cont.) Babcock & Wilcox 1ynchburg Portsmouth, Virginia. (reverse of above route) 1988 Marine Terminal to GENallecitos Babcock & Wdcox, (reverse of above route) 1987 Lynchburg to GE/ VAL SC Oconee Station to Oconee SC-130 S US-123 1988/89 Babcock & Wilcox, SC-130 US-123 E US--76 1.ynchburg US-123 US-76 S I-85 US-76 1-85 N I-26 1-85 I-26 N NC line E.1.11atch to GA line I-95N NC line 1992 Babcock & Wilcox Lynchburg, VA Portsmouth, Virginia, NC line I-95 S US-301 1987/88 Marine Termtnal to I-95 US-301 W SC-70 Savannah River Project US-301 SC-70 W SC-64 SC-70 SC-64 W SRP Norfolk Int'l Terminal (same as above route) 1987 to Savannah River Project Newpon Nem to (same as above route) 1989 Savannah River Project Oconce Station to Oconee SC-130 S US-123 1987/88 McGuire Station SC-130 US-123 E US-76 US-123 US-76 S 1-85 US-76 1-85 N NC line Alexandria llay to NC line I-26 S SC-121 1988 Savannah River Project 1-26 SC-121 S SC-19 SC-121 SC-19 5 SC-118 SC-19 SC-118 W SC-19 SC-118 SC-19 S SRP University of Michigan (same as above route) 1987 to Savannah River . Project CINTICIIEM to Savannah (same as above route) 1987 River Project CIN'HCliEM to NC line I-77 S l-20 1991/92 Savannah River Project I-77 I-20 W SC-19 l-20 SC-19S SRP NUREG-0725 24

Table 4.1 (Continued) liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment I' rom: Route To: Completed SC University of Missouri NC line I-26 S 1-20 1992 (Cont.) to Savannah River 1-26 1-20 S/W SC-19 Project 1-20 SC-19 S SRP University of Michigan (same as above route) 1992 to Savannah River Project Umversity of Missouri NC line 1-26 S SC-121 1987 to Savannah River 1-26 SC-121 S SC-19 Project SC-121 SC-19 S SRP University of Virginia (same as above route) 1987/88 to Savannah River Project NIST to Savannah River (same as above route) 1987 Project Port of Savannah to G A line I-95 N 1-26 1987/88 Sav:mnah River Project 1-95 1-26 W US-301 1-26 US-301 W SC-70 US-301 SC-70 W SC-64 SC-70 SC-64 W SRP liabcock & Wilcox, NC line I-26 S l-85 19S7 1-ynchburg to Oconee I-26 1-85 SW SC-153 Station I-85 SC-153 N US-123 SC--153 US-123 SW SC-130 US-123 SC-130 N Oconee Station Virgil C. Summer Summer SC-215 N SC-213 1990 Nucicar Generating Station SC-215 - SC-21311 SC-34 to Alexandria 11ay SC-213 SC-34 II/N I-77 SC-34 1-77 N NC line TN University of Michigan KY line I-75 S I-640 1987/92 to Savannah River I-75 I-640 li 1-40 Project I-640 1-40 li NC line University of Missouri KY hne 1-24 S 1-65 1987/92 to Savannah River I-24 145S I-40 Project 145 1-40I! l-640 i I-40 1-640li I-40 1-640 1-40 l'. NC line CINTICHi!M to Savannah VA line I-K1 S l-40 1987/91 River Project I-hl I-40 S NC line liabcock & Wilcox. VAhne 1-81 S I-40 1987 1 ynchburg. to Quad 1-81 1-40 W 1-75 Cities 1-40 1-75 N K Y line 25 N U RI :.G - 0725

Table 4.1 (Continued) liighny Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment I'm m: Route To: Completed 'IN Arkansas One to AR Line I-40 E I-240 1991 (Cont.) Portsmouth, Virginia I-40 I-240 SE I-10 i Marine Terminal I-240 I-40 E I-81 j I-40 I-81 N VA Line j UT University of Missouri WY line I-80 W I-84 1989 j to Idaho N9.ional I-80 I-84 N I-15 q Engineerirs liaboratory I-S4 I-15 N ID line General Atomics to AZ line I-15 N ID line 1987 Idaho National Engineering l2boratory a Michigan State WY line I-80 W I-84 1989 University to Idaho I-80 I-84 N I-15 National Engineering 1-S4 I-15 N ID line Laboratory p Fort St. Vrain to Idaho (same as above) 1991 I National Engineering d 12boratory University of Calif. NV line I-80 E I-215 1989 Berkeley to Idaho I-SO I-215 N I-15 National Engineering I-215 I-15 N ID line l2boratory 2 Portsmouth, Virginia, WY line I-80 W NVline 1988 Marine Terminal to GE/Vallecitos i s Babcock & Wilcox, (same as above route) 1987 Lynchburg, to GE/Vallecitos j VA Oconee to Habcock & NC line I-77 N 1-81 1988/89 Wilcox, Lynchburg, I-77 1-81 N 1-581 i d I-81 I-581 E US-460 i I-581 US-460 li Mt. Athos a Road l US-460 Mt. Athos Rd. E B&W i i Newport News Terminal Term. US-60 N US-17 1989 i to Savannah River US-60 US-17 S VA-32 Project US-17 VA-32 S US-58 VA-32 US-58 W 1-95 US-58 I-95 S NC linc 1 Ponsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth US-58 W US-17 1987/88 4 Marine Terminal to US-58 US-17 S I-264 Savannah River Project US-17 I-264 W US-58 i 1-264 US-58 W I-95 US-58 1-95 S NC line r 4 l CINTICilllM to Savannah WV line I-Si S TN line 1987 l River Project l NURI!G-0725 26

Table 4.1 (Continued) Ifighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment from: Rot.e To: Completed VA CINTICHEM to WV line I-813/W I-77 1991/92 (Cont.) Savannah River Project I-81 I-77 S NC line University of Virginia UVA Alderman Rd. N US-250 1987/88 to Savannah River Alderman Rd. US-250 W US-29 Project US-250 US-29 S I-64 US-29 I44 W I-.81 I-64 I-81 S I-77 I-81 I-77 S NC line Norfolk Int'l Term. to Term. Port roads E Term. Savannah River Project Blvd. 1987 ? ort roads Term. Blvd. E I-564 Term. Elvd I-564 S I-64 T-564 I-64 S US-58 I44 US-58 W I-95 US-58 I-95 S NC line Alexandria Bay to MD line I-81 S I-77 1988 Savannah River Project I-81 I-77 S NC line Ponsmouth, Virginia, Ports. Marine U,s 58 S VA-17 1988 Marine Terminal to Term GE/Vallecitos US-58 VA-17 S I-264 VA-17 I-264 S US-460 1-264 US-460 W VA-32 US-460 VA-32 N US-258 VA 32 US-258 N I-64 US-258 I-64 W I-295 I-64 I-295 W I-64 I-295 I-64 W I-81 I-64 I-81 14 WV line Dresden Reactor to (revene of above route) 1987 Portsmouth, Virginia Marine Terminal Arkansas One to TN Lit.c I-84 N 1-81/I-64 1992 Pmsmouth Marine I-84 I-81/I-64 N/E I-64 Terminal I-81/144 I-64 E I-295 I-64 I-295 E I-64 I-295 I44E US-258 I-64 US-258 S VA-82 US-258 VA-32 E US-460 VA-82 US-460 E I-264 US-460 1-264 E VA-17 1-264 VA-17 N US-58 VA-17 US-58 Portsmouth Marine Terminal E. I. Hatch to SC line I-95 N I-85 1992 Babcock & Wileux I-95 I-85 W US-460 Lynchburg. VA I-85 US-460 W Mt Athos Rd (VA-726) US-460 VA-726 N B&W 27 NUREG-0725

~.- l I i Table 4.1 (Continued) liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments 6 State Shipment from: Route To: Completed VA NIST to Savannah River WV line I-81 S I-77 1987 (Cont.) Project 1-81 I-77 S NCline l Babcock & Wilcox, Site W Mt. Athos Rd. W US-460 1987 l Lynchburg, to Oconce Mt. Athos Rd. US-460 W I-581 l Station US-460 I-581 W I-81 I-581 W I-81 W I-77 I-81 I-77 S NC line Babcock & Wilcox, Site VA-726 S US-460 1987 Lynchburg, to VA-726 US-460 W VA-220 GE/Vallecitos Alt. j US-460 VA-220 Alt.N US-11 j VA-220 Alt. US-11 N I-81 i US-11 1-81 N WV line Dresden Reactor to WV line I-81 S US-11 1987 Babcock & Wilcox, I-81 US-11 S VA-220 i Lynchburg Alt. US-11 VA-220 Alt. S US-460 i VA-220 Alt. US-460 E Mt. Athos l Road US-460 Mt. Athos Rd. E B&W l Dresden Reactor to WV line t 44 E I-81 1992 l Dabcock & Wilcox I-64 I-81 S US-11 l Lynchburg 1-81 US-11 S VA-220 Alt l US-11 VA-220 Alt S US-460 i l VA-220 Alt US-460 E Mt. Athos Rd l l US-460 Mt. Athos Rd E B&W j Babcock & Wilcox, Site Mt. Athos Rd. W US-460 1987 Lynchburg, to Quad Mt. Athos Rd. US-460 W I-581 Cities US-460 I-581 W I-81 I-581 I-81 S TN line I Surnrner to NC line 1-77 N I-81 1990 Alexandria Bay I-77 I-81 WVline WV Alexandria Bay to MD line I-81 S VA line 1988 Savannah River Project I l CINTICHEM to Savannah MD line I-81 S VA line 1987/91/92 j River Project i Dresden Reactor to OH line I-470 E I-70 1987 Portsmouth, Virginia, 1-470 1-70 E PA Line Marine Terminal PA li e I-79 S US-48 1-79 US-48 E MD line i MD line I-81 S VA line Dresden Reactor to (same as above route) 1987 Babcock & Wilcox, Lynchburg NUR11Gkl725 28 )

Table 4.1 (Continued) liighway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment 17 rom: Route To: Completed WV Portsmouth, Virginia. (reverse of above route) 1988 (Cont.) Marine Terminal to Gli/Vallecitos Dresden Reactor to Oli line I-77 S I-64 1992 llabcock & Wdcox I-77 1--6411 VA line Lynchburg Callaway to Oli line I -470 E I-70 1992 Alexandria llay I-470 I-70 E PA line liabmck & Wilcox. (reverse of above route) 1987 L nchburg, to 3 Gil/Vallecitos NIKI' to Savannah River MD line I-81 S VA line 1987 Project Summer to (reverse of above) 1990 Alexandria llay WY University of Missouri N1!Ime 1-80 W UThne 1989 to Idaho National Engineering Ialmratory Michigan State (same as above route) 1989 University to Idaho National lingirmering laboratory liabcock & Wilcox. (same as above route) 1987 1-> nchburg. to Gli/Vallecitos Fort St. Vrain to CO hne 1-25 N 1-80 1992 Idaho National lingineering 1-25 b 80 W tJi' line I ahoratory Portsmouth, Virginia. (same as above route) 1988 Marine Terminal to Gli/Vallecitos Michigan State NIi line 1-80 W I-25 Fu,9 University to Denver 140 1-25 S CO line i ederal Center 29 N t !!<I:G- 0725

Table 4.1 (Continued) Railway Shipment Route Segment Shipments State Shipment From: Route To: Completed IL Cooper Reactor IA line llurlington EOIA 1987/88/89 to GE/ Morris Northern EOIA

Elgin, Gli/ Morris Joliet.

Eastern j Monticello to (Same as above route) 1987 j GE/ Morris 1 l 1A Cooper Reactor to NE line llurlington IL line 1987/88/89 GE/ Morris Northern 4 MN Monticello to Monticello llurlington WI line 19S7 GE/ Morris Northern NE Cooper Reactor Cooper llurlington I A line 1987/88/89 to GE/ Morris Northern NC llrunswick to lirunswick Military Ocean Irland 1989 Shearon Ilarris Term. track Leland CSX 1famlet if amlet CSX Bonsal (Shearon liarris) Robinson to SC line CSX llamlet 1990/91 Shearon liarris Ilamlet CSX lionsal (Shearon llarris) Robinson to SC line Seaboard lirunswick 1979/80/81 Ilrunswick Coast Line (SCl.) SC Robinson to Robinson CSX NC line 1990/91/92 Shearon liarris l Robinson to Robinscm SCl. NC line 1979/80/81 Ilrunswick WI Monticello to MN line llurlington IL line 1987 Gli/ Morris Northern I NURI G 0725 3fl .~

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2. UTLE AND SUBMLE NURiiG-0725, Rev. 9 Public Information Circular for Shipments of 3 DATE REPORT PUBUSHED 1rradiated Reactor Fuel fAOrJTH YEAR March 1993
4. FIN OR GRANT NUMBER
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6. T YPE OF HLPORT Regulatory 7, PERIOD COVERED (inclusive Dates) 10/01/87 to 12/31/92 l

B. PERFOHENG ORGAN;2ATIO". AAME AND ADDRE SS (if NRC, prowde Davision. Ottece or Region, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. and maihng address; d contractor, prowoe name and maihng address.) Division of Safeguards and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

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10. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Updates expected to be issued annually
11. ABSTRACT (200 worcs or less) i This circular has been prepared to provide information on the shipment of irradiated reauor fuel (spent fuel)

{ subject to regulation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and to meet the requirements of Publie Law 96-295. The report provides a brief description of NRC authority for certain aspects of transporting spent fuel. It pimides descriptive statistics on spent fuel shipments regulated 17y the NRC from 1979 to 1992. It also lists detailed highway and railway segments used within each s'. ate from October 1,1987 through De-cember 31,1992. i t t r i i i I l I 4

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