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Title: Emergency response to a highway accident in Springfield, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1991

Abstract

On December 16, 1991, a truck carrying unirradiated (fresh) nuclear fuel was involved in an accident on US Interstate 91, in Springfield, Massachusetts. This report describes the emergency response measures undertaken by local, State, Federal, and private parties. The report also discusses ``lessons learned`` from the response to the accident and suggests areas where improvements might be made.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Safeguards and Transportation
Sponsoring Org.:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10171050
Report Number(s):
NUREG-1458
ON: TI92018774
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jun 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS; EMERGENCY PLANS; NUCLEAR FUELS; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRUCKS; RECOMMENDATIONS; MASSACHUSETTS; 050900; 054000; TRANSPORT, HANDLING, AND STORAGE; HEALTH AND SAFETY

Citation Formats

. Emergency response to a highway accident in Springfield, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1991. United States: N. p., 1992. Web. doi:10.2172/10171050.
. Emergency response to a highway accident in Springfield, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1991. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10171050
. 1992. "Emergency response to a highway accident in Springfield, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1991". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10171050. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10171050.
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abstractNote = {On December 16, 1991, a truck carrying unirradiated (fresh) nuclear fuel was involved in an accident on US Interstate 91, in Springfield, Massachusetts. This report describes the emergency response measures undertaken by local, State, Federal, and private parties. The report also discusses ``lessons learned`` from the response to the accident and suggests areas where improvements might be made.},
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year = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
month = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992}
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