Barge transportation of reactor pressure vessel and other low specific activity waste
Conference
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· Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5528055
The Shippingport Station Decommissioning Project is a US Dept. of Energy sponsored project to dismantle the Shippingport Atomic Power Station and return the government-leased property in a radiologically safe condition to its owner, the Duquesne Light Co. All radioactive material removed from the station will be transported to and buried at the government-owned Hanford Reservation in Richland, Washington. Based on economic and safety considerations, the majority of the radioactive material, including the one-piece reactor pressure vessel/neutron shield tank (RPV/NST) package, will be shipped by barge. The American National Standard Subcommittee N14.24 on Domestic Barge Transport of Highway Route Controlled Quantities of Radioactive Materials expect that barge transport can play an important role in transporting contaminated equipment and structures from decommissioned nuclear facilities. This will be the first US use of barge transportation for large-scale transport of radioactive materials from a decommissioned nuclear facility. This application may well set the precedent for future domestic nuclear decommissioning activities.
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co., Shippingport, PA
- OSTI ID:
- 5528055
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-870601-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 54
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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