Shipping nuclear waste

Journal Article · Sun Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Public Utilities Fortnightly; (United States)

OSTI ID:5719543

Glickman, T S; Golding, D ^[1]

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1. Resource for the Future, Washington, DC (United States)

This article discusses the question of shipping spent fuel and other high-level radioactive waste in regular freight trains or in trains intended solely for that purpose. The topics discussed are relative costs, liability and public safety, catastrophic accident, and credibility and public acceptance. The author supports the shipping of waste by dedicated trains.

• OSTI ID: 5719543
• Journal Information: Public Utilities Fortnightly; (United States), Vol. 128:6; ISSN 0033-3808
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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