Development of rail access to the proposed repository site at Yucca Mountain
- Westinghouse, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Science Applications International Corp., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- DeLeuw Cather & Co., San Francisco, CA (United States)
In accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendment Act of 1987, Yucca Mountain was designated as the initial site to be investigated as a potential repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste. The Yucca Mountain site is an undeveloped area located on the southwestern edge of the Nevada Test Site (NTS), about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The site currently lacks rail service or an existing right-of-way. If the Yucca Mountain site is found suitable for the repository, rail service is considered desirable by the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) program because of the potential of rail transportation to reduce (1) costs and (2) number of shipments, relative to highway transportation. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a study to determine (1) that there are alignments for a potential rail line from existing mainline railroads to Yucca Mountain and (2) that these are consistent with present rail design standards and are acceptable relative to environmental and land access considerations.
- Research Organization:
- American Nuclear Society (ANS), La Grange Park, IL (United States); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), New York, NY (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-87NV10576
- OSTI ID:
- 145447
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-910435-Vol.1; TRN: 94:007591-0098
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. annual American Nuclear Society (ANS) international high level radioactive waste management conference, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 28 Apr - 3 May 1991; Other Information: PBD: 1991; Related Information: Is Part Of High Level Radioactive Waste Management: Proceedings of the second annual international conference; Proceedings, Volume 1; PB: 891 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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