TRANSCOM: The US Department of Energy (DOE) system for tracking shipments

Conference · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10160436

Boes, K S; Joy, D S; Pope, R B ^[1]; Thomas, T M ^[2]; Lester, P B ^[3]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
2. US Dept. of Energy, Germantown, MD (United States)
3. US Dept. of Energy, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The US Department of energy (DOE) Transportation Management Division (TMD) has developed a system which allows communications with and near real-time tracking of high-visibility shipments of hazardous materials. This system, which is known as TRANSCOM (Transportation Tracking and Communications System), is currently in operation. This paper summarizes the current status of TRANSCOM, its history, the experience associated with its use, and the future plans for its growth and enhancement. during the first half of fiscal year (FY) 1994, 38 shipments were tracked by the TRANSCOM system. These shipments included two Mark-42 spent fuel shipments, one BUSS cask shipment, and one waterway shipment (the Seawolf shipment).

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 10160436
• Report Number(s): CONF-940815-39; ON: DE94013830
• Resource Relation: Conference: SPECTRUM `94: international nuclear and hazardous waste management conference,Atlanta, GA (United States),14-18 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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