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Title: Trasax '90: An integrated transportation emergency response exercise program involving transuranic waste shipments

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5745256
 [1]; ;  [2];  [3]
  1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (USA). Waste Isolation Div.
  2. USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
  3. Colorado State Government, Denver, CO (USA)

Over the last five years, the US Department of Energy (DOE), and several states and numerous local governments have been preparing for the transportation of transuranic (TRU) waste to be shipped to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in southeastern New Mexico, near Carlsbad. Seven western states, represented by the Western Governors' Association (WGA), submitted a report to the US Congress that discussed the concerns of their constituents related to the transportation of TRU waste through their communities. One of the three major concerns identified was emergency preparedness. Initial funding to resolve concerns identified in the WGA report to Congress was provided by the US Department of Transportation. Upon receiving funding, lead states were assigned responsibilities to devise programs aimed at increasing public confidence in the areas of most concern. The responsibility for emergency response readiness, as demonstrated through a program of training and responding to simulated accident scenarios, was accepted by the state of Colorado. The state of Colorado laid out an exercise program which expanded upon the DOE training programs already offered to emergency responders along Colorado's designated TRU-waste transportation corridor. The ongoing program included a full-scale field exercise staged in Colorado Springs and dubbed, TRANSAX '90.''

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (USA). Waste Isolation Div.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-86AL31950
OSTI ID:
5745256
Report Number(s):
DOE/WIPP-90-055C; CONF-910270-53; ON: DE91011457
Resource Relation:
Conference: Waste management '91, Tucson, AZ (USA), 24-28 Feb 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English