Off-site Access Study for NOSR 1. Draft

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6433476

The Off-site Access Study addresses the routes available for access to NOSR 1, the use of a funicular railroad, potential staging areas, the need and availability of railroad spurs, utility corridors, new water supply, and construction methodologies (schedule, manpower, locations for modular construction facilities, etc.) for optional development of the Reserves. Information on schedules and manpower (both construction and operation) is an important input to the socioeconomic study, and the location of modular construction facilities, railroads, staging areas, etc., identify potential demographic regions of population. Public access to the NOSR property is presently limited to two unimproved roadways, (Cow Creek and JQS Trail); however, several private roads provide access to the site. The NOSR is open to public use for recreation and hunting. Commercially, the property is used for grazing of cattle and sheep. Surface uses of the NOSR site are managed by the Bureau of Land Management. To develop an oil shale-producing facility on the Reserve, suitable access for a large work force must be constructed. This study of access roads includes definition of three methods of constructing a plant and identifies 10 potential routes suitable for the transportation requirements during construction and operation of the oil shale facilities. 50 figures, 1 table.

• Research Organization: TRW Energy Systems Planning Div., McLean, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-78RA32012
• OSTI ID: 6433476
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA/32012-T14; ON: DE84006903
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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