Guidelines for Selecting Preferred Highway Routes for Highway Route Controlled Quantity Shipments of Radioactive Materials*

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• Corporate Creators:
  Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Guidelines
  • Methodology
  • Nuclear fuels
  • Radioactive materials
  • Route choice
  • Highways
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/RSP A/HMS/92-02
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This guide is organized in four main sections. Section 1 contains a description of the history, regulatory framework and philosophy underpinning these guidelines. The route selection methodology is reviewed in Section 2, while Section 3 describes the application of the methodology and presents technical data needed to evaluate the safety factors that form the basis for the route selection process. The use of these safety factors to select preferred routes is also discussed. A sample case illustrating the application of the methodology is presented in Section 4. Worksheets to facilitate application of the method and documentation of the analysis are contained in Appendix E. A bibliography of general reference materials on radioactive material transportation is also provided as an appendix.
• Content Notes:
  This publication was formerly titled "Guidelines for Selecting Preferred Highway Routes for Large Quantity Shipments of Radioactive Materials (DOT/RSPA/MTB-81/5), dated June 1981. This printing corrects errors found in the previous versions of this document. The corrections are highlighted.
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  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80054/dot_80054_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.95 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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