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And you thought oil trains were bad ...
Author: mook
Date: 08-31-2014 - 16:35

Interesting item from Slashdot:

Feds Want Nuclear Waste Train, But Don't Know Where It Would Go
Posted by samzenpus on Sunday August 31, 2014 @03:20PM
from the put-that-anywhere dept.

mdsolar writes with news of a plan to move radioactive waste from nuclear plants. The U.S. government is looking for trains to haul radioactive waste from nuclear power plants to disposal sites. Too bad those trains have nowhere to go. Putting the cart before the horse, the U.S. Department of Energy recently asked companies for ideas on how the government should get the rail cars needed to haul 150-ton casks filled with used, radioactive nuclear fuel. They won't be moving anytime soon. The latest government plans call for having an interim test storage site in 2021 and a long-term geologic depository in 2048. No one knows where those sites will be, but the Obama administration is already thinking about contracts to develop, test and certify the necessary rail equipment.

A few years ago, DOE started environmental work etc. for a rail line from the Nevada Test Site (where they were going to do the nuke waste disposal) to someplace around Caliente NV (UP connection). It was going to be one heavy-duty piece of railroad. The comments were about as expected...

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  And you thought oil trains were bad ... mook 08-31-2014 - 16:35
  Re: And you thought oil trains were bad ... Oil Can Harry 08-31-2014 - 20:38
  Re: And you thought oil trains were bad ... Disco Dave 08-31-2014 - 20:57
  Re: And you thought oil trains were bad ... OCH 08-31-2014 - 21:12
  MMM Night Train ... HUTCH 7.62 08-31-2014 - 22:13
  Re:Seems simple enough Q 08-31-2014 - 22:33
  Re: Re:Seems simple enough Frank Fontaine 08-31-2014 - 23:06
  Re: Re:Seems simple enough OCH 09-01-2014 - 02:15
  Re: Re:Seems simple enough Joliet Jake Blues 09-01-2014 - 08:44
  Re: Re:Seems simple enough Nudge 09-01-2014 - 11:36
  Re: Kerosene - Flammable Liquid UN1223 Jon 09-01-2014 - 13:36
  Re: Kerosene - Flammable Liquid UN1223 Craig Tambo 09-01-2014 - 15:51


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