The MacArthur Maze Fire and Roadway Collapse: Consequences for SNF Transportation - 12476

Conference · Thu May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1992911

Bajwa, C. ^[1]; Easton, Earl P. ^[2]; Adkins, Harold E. ^[3]; Cuta, Judith M. ^[3]; Klymyshyn, Nicholas A. ^[3]; Suffield, Sarah R. ^[3]

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1. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
3. BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

In 2007, a severe transportation accident occurred near Oakland, California, on a section of Interstate 880 known as the "MacArthur Maze," involving a tractor trailer carrying gasoline which impacted an overpass support column and burst into flames. The subsequent fire caused the collapse of portions of the Interstate 580 overpass onto the remains of the tractor-trailer in less than 20 minutes, due to a reduction of strength in the structural steel exposed to the fire. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the process of examining the impacts of this accident on the performance of a spent nuclear fuel transportation package, using detailed analysis models, in order to determine the potential regulatory implications related to the safe transport of spent nuclear fuel in the United States. This paper will provide a summary of this

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1992911
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-84729
• Resource Relation: Conference: Proceedings of the Annual Waste Management Symposium (WM 2012): Improving the Future in Waste Management, February 26-March 1, 2012, Phoenix, AZ
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MacArthur Maze Fire