Impact of recent DOT regulatory changes (HM-169A) on D&D packaging and transportation
- Edling & Associates, Inc., Russell Springs, KY (United States)
On Thursday, September 28, 1995, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued docket HM-169A, {open_quotes}Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations; Compatibility with Regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency.{close_quotes} In the words of the DOT, {open_quotes}This final rule amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations pertaining to the transportation of radioactive materials to harmonize them with those of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and, thus most of the nuclear nations of the world.{close_quotes} This docket introduces several significant changes that will dramatically affect the packaging and transport of radioactive materials, especially the categories of waste/materials generated as a result of the extensive decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) programs under way throughout the U.S. Department of Energy and the nuclear industry as a whole, and the upcoming decommissioning of the nuclear power plants.
- OSTI ID:
- 426580
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961103--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 75; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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