Summary of needs assessment for long-term planning of DOE`s transportation and packaging activities

Conference · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:48743

Pope, R B ^[1]; Turi, G; Brancato, R; Blalock, L ^[2]; Merrill, O ^[3]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
2. USDOE, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
3. SAIC, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)

DOE has performed a global scoping of packaging and transportation needs to prepare for changes in its transportation requirements in the future. This needs assessment, initiated in mid-August 1994 and completed in December 1994, provides a global took at the types and quantities of materials DOE will be required to package and transport from 1995 through 2030. Results of the assessment indicate that DOE can expect a rapid increase in the shipment of radioactive and other hazardous materials during the late 1990s and on into the first decades of the 21st century. A significant increase in DOE-related packaging and transportation activities is expected as extensive waste remediation is undertaken at various DOE sites. For example, some 1400 facilities are expected to be transferred to DOE EM for decommissioning, decontamination, or other similar actions. As this occurs, the quantities of hazardous materials destined for long-term storage and/or disposal are expected to grow significantly. DOE must be prepared to accommodate these shipping needs relative to human resources, packaging, systems interfacing, logistics, regulatory compliance, training, and operations. Results of the needs assessment are expected to be used by DOE planners and managers to guide future efforts. Summary results of the Transportation Needs Assessment are outlined, presenting the findings in terms of both projected growth of shipping patterns and resulting identified human resource, software, and hardware needs--and their associated costs--that DOE needs to prepare to satisfy in the future.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 48743
• Report Number(s): CONF-950216--119; ON: DE95010285
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
COST ESTIMATION
FORECASTING
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PACKAGING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REMEDIAL ACTION
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
US DOE