United States Department of Transportation
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Maglev System Concept Definition (SCD) System Safety Review
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1993-01-07
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Abstract:As part of the National Maglev Initiative (NMI), the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) solicited proposals to conceptually define the technical feasibility,
performance and costs of constructing and operating Maglev systems in the United
States. Four teams were selected to prepare System Concept Definition (SCD)
documents for their respective designs: Magneplane,Foster-Miller,Grumman and Bechtel.
The FRA requested support from the Volpe National Transportation Systems
Center (VNTSC) to conduct a system safety review of each of the SCDs. Current FRA
regulations are primarily technology-specific and based upon years of steel wheel, steel
rail operating experience.
Because the design of maglev systems is still in the conceptual phase, detailed
design information is not presently available. However, top level safety analyses can be
prepared and were required as part of each contractor's SCD. FRA requirements for
each SCD included definition of a system safety program and preparation of a
structured hazard analysis.
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