Introduction

Annual Summary of Shipments, Tonnage, and Costs

Activity by Primary Transportation Mode

Air Shipments

Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Shipments

Truckload (TL) Shipments

Household Goods (HHG) Shipments

Hazardous Waste Manifest Shipments

Major Radioactive Commodity Flows

Radioactive Materials (RAM) Carriers

Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF) Summary

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Introduction

This U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Transportation Activities Summary Report for Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996 is based

on data submitted through the Shipment Mobility Accountability Collection (SMAC) system. SMAC is an unclassified,

computer-based historical transportation information system funded by DOE Office of Environmental Management, Office

of Transportation, Emergency Management, and Analytical Services.

Two primary needs contributed to the requirement for a computerized data base transportation management system:

Access to accurate commercial shipment information became increasingly important as a budget and operations

management tool.

Heightened public awareness of nuclear and hazardous materials issues resulted in many requests for shipment

information from Congress, regional and local municipalities, the general public, and DOE and its predecessor

agencies, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Energy Research and Development Agency (ERDA), required the

ability to respond to these requests in a timely and accurate manner.

DOE transportation and logistics managers face many choices regarding available carriers, transportation costs, and service

requirements. In addition to cost and service, other factors to be considered when selecting a carrier areas follows: (1)

financial stability; (2) safety performance; (3) tracking and emergency response capabilities; (4) representation in the local

area; and, (5) timeliness in handling claims and responses to billing inquiries. Since transportation costs represent a

significant portion of DOE program budgets, transportation managers are mandated by the Code of Federal Regulations to

ensure lowest overall costs while selecting the optimal combination of cost and service for each shipment.

DOE receives numerous requests for information each year regarding transportation activities. These requests come from

private citizens, special interest groups, Congress, and Federal, tribal and state agencies. Because of extensive current and

planned cleanup and restoration activities conducted by the Department, requests are escalating. The magnitude of the

environmental management and restoration tasks facing DOE places new challenges on the information reporting

capabilities at contractor sites.

SMAC contains data provided by DOE facilities nationwide and is used by the Department and its Transportation Managers

to do the following: analyze historical trends; track traffic flows; evaluate commodity shipment patterns, carrier

performance, shipment costs, and other transportation related factors; and, to respond to inquiries from Federal, tribal, state,

and local government agencies, and the general public. The data also contains comprehensive information on the

Department's off-site hazardous materials shipments (including hazardous substances and hazardous wastes) moved by

commercial carriers, vendor equipment, and government-owned vehicles. Data for hazardous waste shipments is submitted

separately through the Waste Manifest System (WMS).

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This report provides an overview of DOE shipment activity for Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996. Statistics include mode,

tonnage, total transportation cost, carrier utilization and cost, discounts, and commodity flows by mode for DOE facilities.

The Department has provided historical transportation statistics utilizing SMAC data since 1989. Individuals and groups

requiring information regarding DOE transportation activities may request information from the Office of Transportation,

Emergency Management, and Characterization Management on (301) 903-1969.

Annual Summary of Shipments, Tonnage, and Costs

The following information provides an overview of reported shipment activity for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

during Fiscal Years (FYs)1995 and 1996. Activity totals shown are compared with previous years to indicate trends in

transportation activity. The information provided should not be considered as a complete representation of DOE shipping

activity, since all facilities do not report to Shipment Mobility Accountability Collection (SMAC) or through the Automated

Transportation Management System. Additionally, some facilities report only certain types of materials shipments, such as

waste or hazardous materials.

Data in Figures 1 and 2 (FY 1995) and Figures 3 and 4 (FY 1996) includes approximately 85% of all DOE shipping

activities. Information includes commercial and private carrier shipments for air, truck, water, and rail modes. Commercial

shipments were moved by for-hire carriers, while private carriers were primarily vendor, environmental contractor, or

government-owned shipments.

In FY 1995, there were 550,000 reported shipments weighing over 540,000 tons. DOE directly paid for approximately 60%

of these shipments. The remaining shipments were outbound collect or inbound prepaid.

Figure 1. Cost Breakdown by Commodity Type - FY 95

Figure 2. Weight Breakdown (in tons) by Commodity Type - FY 95

In FY 1996, there were 430,000 reported shipments weighing 250,000 tons. The decrease in tonnage and corresponding

expenditures in FY 1996 resulted from a reduction in rail shipments of coal and bulk waste materials. DOE directly paid for

59% of these shipments. The remaining shipments were outbound collect or inbound prepaid.

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Costs paid by DOE for shipments reported in FY 1995 totaled $32,234,282, and in FY 1996, the reported total costs were

$18,297,569. Reported discounts for FY 1995 and 1996 totaled $6,354,078 and $3,073,813 respectively.

Figure 3. Cost Breakdown by Commodity Type - FY 96

Figure 4. Weight Breakdown by Commodity Type - FY 96

Activity by Primary Transportation Modes

The following information provides an aggregate of reported DOE shipment activity by the three major modal categories

which are air, commercial motor, and rail. Combined, these three modal categories account for 89% of the total number of

shipments, and 80% of the tonnage for FY 1995. For FY 1996, 89% of the shipments, and 68% of the tonnage were

attributed to air, commercial motor, and rail. Remaining shipments were made by freight forwarder, water vessel, private

motor carrier, government vehicles, or parcel carriers. Air shipments continued to dominate total DOE shipping activities

due to the low-cost General Services Administration negotiated rates for letters and documents. As previously addressed in

the Annual Summary of Shipments, tonnage and costs decreased noticeably in FY 1996 due reduction in shipments of coal

and bulk wastes by rail.

Figure 5. Shipments by Major Modal Category - FY 95

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Figure 6. Weight Breakdown by Modal Category - FY 95

Figure 7. Shipments by Major Modal Category - FY 96

Figure 8. Weight Breakdown by Modal Category - FY 96

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Deviations in motor freight vary from year-to-year based on programmatic requirements, such as environmental cleanup and

restoration. Tables 1 and 2 provide number of shipments by major mode for non-hazardous, radioactive, and other hazardous

material shipments during FYs 1995 and 1996, respectively. The largest amount of tonnage, 70% for FY 1995 and 52% for

FY 1996, of reported shipments were non-hazardous, which has been the historic pattern of DOE shipments.

Table 1. Weight Breakdown by Mode and Commodity - FY 95

Air Motor Rail Other

Non-harardous 3,348 74,896 201,789 99,182

Hazardous 143 31,629 5,540 33,836

Radioactive 127 41,464 44,177 2,780

Total (in tons) 3,618 147,989 251,506 135,843

Table 2. Weight Breakdown by Mode and Commodity - FY 96

Air Motor Rail Other

Non-hazardous 2,354 58,331 8,904 64,325

Hazardous 93 32,992 11,263 29,045

Radioactive 68 34,469 5,475 2,620

Total (in tons) 2,515 125,792 25,642 95,990

Tables 3 and 4 represent shipments and weight, by air, for non-hazardous, hazardous, and radioactive shipments. Figures 9

and 10 provide an illustration of tonnage shipped by air for each of the commodity categories.

Table 3. Air shipments by Commodity Type - FY 95

Commodity

Category

Number of

Shipments

Weight (tons) Shipments (%) Tonnage (%)

Non-hazardous 415,383 3,348 98.91% 92%

Hazardous 2,149 143 0.51% 4%

Radioactive 2,411 127 0.58% 4%

Total 419,943 3,618 100% 100%

Table 4. Air shipments by Commodity Type - FY 96

Commodity

Category

Number of

Shipments

Weight (tons) Shipments (%) Tonnage (%)

Non-hazardous 328,345 2,354 98.98 93%

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Hazardous 1,645 93 0.50 4%

Radioactive 1,721 68 0.52 3%

Total 331,711 2,515 100% 100%

Figure 9. Air Shipment Tonnage by Commodity Type - FY 95

Figure 10. Air Shipment Tonnage by Commodity Type - FY 96

Air Shipments

Tables 5 and 6 contain statistics for reported inbound collect and outbound prepaid air shipments, and the cost to DOE for

these shipments.

Table 5. Breakdown of DOE Paid Air Shipments - FY 95

Shipment

Number of

Shipments

Number of

Packages

Weight

(tons)

DOE Cost ($) Reported

Discount ($)

Inbound

Collect 56,879 70,248 833 $1,739,425.66 $827,934.09

Outbound

Prepaid 223,887 370,487 1,422 $3,630,902.84 $1,749,755.09

Total:

DOE Paid 280,766 440,735 2,255 $5,370,328.50 $2,577,689.18

Table 6. Breakdown of DOE Paid Air Shipments - FY 96

Shipment

Number of

Shipments

Number of

Packages

Weight

(tons)

DOE Cost ($) Reported

Discount ($)

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Inbound

Collect 36,197 43,838 574 $1,103,415.38 $341,269.38

Outbound

Prepaid 184,025 339,197 1,116 $2,729,056.99 $729,599.20

Total:

DOE Paid 220,222 383,035 1,690 $3,832,472.37 $1,070,868.58

Table 7 reflects cost and weight trends for air shipments within the U.S. over the past seven years, other than documents and

overnight letters.

Table 7. Domestic Air Freight Averages for Last Seven Years.

Fiscal Year Average Cost Per

Shipment ($)

Average Weight Per

Shipment (lb)

Average Cost Per

Pound ($)

1990 $24.70 23 $1.07

1991 $21.50 22 $0.96

1992 $18.82 19 $1.00

1993 $17.42 18 $0.99

1994 $18.01 18 $1.02

1995 $15.90 16 $1.01

1996 $14.42 15 $0.99

For FYs 1995 and 1996, the majority of DOE paid air express shipments was transported by the carriers reflected in Tables 8

and 9.

Table 8. Air Carriers - FY 95

Carrier Number of Shipments Number of Packages Weight (lbs)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP Total IC/OP

Federal Express 345,532 236,380 381,989 253,041 4,026,444 2,560,083

Emery Worldwide 2,063 1,746 4,538 3,867 546,467 463,995

Burlington Northern 2,860 2,118 6,196 4,536 598,157 458,011

Associated Air Freight 778 741 2,607 2,208 375,059 347,278

Airborne Freight 49,958 31,194 186,558 164,661 459,344 204,745

DHL Corporation 6,265 3,644 6,796 4,048 53,401 41,186

DHL Corporation

Table 9. Air Carriers - FY 96

Carrier Number of Shipments Number of Packages Weight (lbs)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP Total IC/OP

Federal Express 273,552 188,794 298,464 199,780 3,067,444 2,044,690

Burlington Northern 1,879 1,362 3,492 2,435 475,395 342,490

Emery Worldwide 1,171 924 2,493 2,015 363,864 299,283

Associated Air Freight 478 416 1,169 1,021 193,512 177,551

Airborne Freight 39,732 23,326 188,773 170,135 221,394 121,493

5,168 2,846 5,473 3,043 42,472 29,218

Table 10. International Air Shipments by Top Five Countries for FY 1995

Inbound Collect and Outbound Prepaid.

Country Number of

Shipments

Weight (lbs) Cost ($)

United Kingdom

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Non-hazardous 1,584 25,371 $113,870

Hazardous 2 24 $784

Radioactive 7 506 $13425

Total 1,600 28,575 $115,254

Canada

Non-hazardous 1,636 25,007 $75,896

Hazardous 2 24 $141

Radioactive 7 506 $794

Total 1,645 25,537 $76,831

Russia

Non-hazardous 1,214 70,902 $213,603

Hazardous 0 0 $0

Radioactive 3 4,794 $13,140

Total 1,217 75,696 $226,743

Germany

Non-hazardous 80 1,417 $6,598

Hazardous 0 0 $0

Radioactive 0 0 $0

Total 80 1,417 $6,598

France

Non-hazardous 711 12,543 $45,161

Hazardous 2 330 $603

Radioactive 3 47 $944

Total 716 12,920 $46,708

Table 11. International Air Shipments by Top Five Countries for FY 1996 Inbound Collect and Outbound Prepaid.

Country Number of Shipments Weight (lbs) Cost ($)

United Kingdom

Non-hazardous 1,477 41,823 $89,904

Hazardous 5 45 $566

Radioactive 2 205 $503

Total 1,484 42,073 $90,973

Canada

Non-hazardous 1,348 20,593 $79,905

Hazardous 9 177 $499

Radioactive 8 812 $1,153

Total 1,365 21,582 $81,557

Russia

Non-hazardous 1,013 59,467 $203,462

Hazardous 0 0 $0

Radioactive 0 0 $0

Total 1,013 59,467 $203462

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Non-hazardous 807 12,240 $49,223

Hazardous 1 2 $68

Radioactive 5 1,423 $4,276

Total 813 13,665 $53,567

Germany

Non-hazardous 536 12,764 $21,776

Hazardous 1 5 $53

Radioactive 0 0 $0

Total 537 12,769 $21,829

Table 12. International Air Carriers - FY 95

Carrier Number of

Shipments

Number of Packages Weight (lbs)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP Total IC/OP

Federal Express 6,647 5,241 6,986 5,496 62,212 52,555

DHL Corporation 5,057 3,588 5,748 3,982 43,472 39,924

Associated Air Freight 123 121 456 448 80,373 77,885

American Overseas

Transport 99 87 181 168 34,672 34,101

Table 13. International Air Carriers - FY 96

Carrier Number of

Shipments

Number of Packages Weight (lbs)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP Total IC/OP

Federal Express 7,336 5,932 8,018 6,138 59,082 41,623

DHL Corporation 4,235 2,806 4,417 2,973 31,575 28,374

American Overseas

Transport 113 111 182 180 156,239 156,224

Associated Air Freight 104 93 226 210 51,755 50,058

Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Shipments

DOE shipments of LTL freight (as utilized in this report, denotes shipments weighing less than 10,000 pounds), represent

14% of total reported commercial motor carrier (highway) shipment weight for FY 1995, and 12% for 1996. Tables 14 (FY

95) and 15 (FY 96) summarize the type of motor shipment, number of shipments, and weight. The large majority of

shipments (88% in 1995, 89% in 1996) were non-hazardous, while 2% were radioactive, and 10% and 9%, respectively,

were non-radioactive hazardous.

Table 14. LTL Shipment Breakdown by Commodity Category - FY 95

Commodity

Category

Number of

Shipments

Weight (tons) Shipments (%) Tonnage (%)

Non-hazardous 51,309 18,517 88% 87%

Hazardous 5,538 2,071 10% 10%

Radioactive 940 668 2% 3%

Total 57,787 21,256 100% 100%

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Table 15. LTL Shipment Breakdown by Commodity Category - FY 96

Commodity

Category

Number of

Shipments Weight (tons) Shipments (%) Tonnage (%)

Non-hazardous 38,598 13,914 89% 86%

Hazardous 4,054 1,615 9% 10%

Radioactive 775 622 2% 4%

Total 43,427 16,151 100% 100%

Tables 16 and 17 provide a breakdown of inbound collect and outbound prepaid shipments and tonnage transported by the

nationwide LTL carriers, for which reduced rates have been negotiated and paid by DOE . The "other LTL carrier" category

represents regional and local carriers, whose rates and services are generally negotiated by individual sites.

Table 16. LTL Carriers - FY 95

Carrier

Number of

Shipments Weight (tons) Cost ($)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP IC/OP

Yellow Freight Systems 7,130 4,170 2,504 1,428 $618,709.52

Consolidated Freightways 4,867 2,174 1,742 814 $331,070.60

Roadway Express 3,725 1,933 1,268 686 $310,713.86

Overnight Transportation 2,952 1,248 1,218 628 $189,662.64

ABF Freight System 1,599 658 732 347 $166,567.85

All Other LTL Carriers 37,514 13,709 13,792 5,317 $3,052,036.25

Total 57,787 23,892 21,256 9,220 $4,668,760.72

Table 17. LTL Carriers - FY 96

Carrier

Number of

Shipments Weight (tons) Cost ($)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP IC/OP

Yellow Freight Systems 5,467 3,388 2,114 1,335 $539,911.56

Consolidated Freightways 4,057 2,069 1,585 813 $333,825.09

Roadway Express 3,124 1,598 1,063 533 $245,232.77

Overnight Transportation 1,708 691 704 389 $71,453.47

ABF Freight System 1,432 615 608 278 $104,065.29

All Other LTL Carriers 27,639 9,543 10,077 3,914 $2,690,367.12

Total 43,427 17,904 16,151 7,262 $3,984,855.30

Truckload (TL) Shipments

TL shipments constituted nearly 86% of all reported commercial motor shipment tonnage in FY 1995 and approximately

88% in FY 1996. Table 18 (FY 95) and Table 19 (FY 96) reflect number of shipments and weight by commodity category.

Table 18. TL Shipment Breakdown by Commodity Category - FY 95

Commodity

Category

Number of

Shipments

Weight (tons) Shipments (%) Tonnage (%)

Non-hazardous 2,955 51,976 44% 43%

Hazardous 1,314 29,588 20% 24%

Radioactive 2,412 40,796 36% 33%

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Total 6,681 122,360 100% 100%

Table 19. TL Shipment Breakdown by Commodity Category - FY 96

Commodity

Category

Number of Shipments Weight (tons) Shipments (%) Tonnage (%)

Non-hazardous 2,254 42,228 41% 39%

Hazardous 1,430 31,377 26% 29%

Radioactive 1,818 33,847 33% 32%

Total 5,502 107,452 100% 100%

Tables 20 and 21 provide statistics for DOE paid shipments and tonnage for inbound collect and outbound prepaid TL

shipments for FY 95 and FY 96, respectively.

Table 20. TL Carriers - FY 95

Carrier

Number of

Shipments Weight (tons) Cost ($)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP IC/OP

Landstar Ranger 1,234 635 20,663 10,798 $1,684,653.25

Tri-State Motor Transit 707 416 11,431 6,684 $1,958,800.94

Autumn Industries 335 167 5,924 2,958 $491,250.00

All Other TL Carriers 4,405 1,624 84,342 26,423 $4,127,229.29

Total 6,681 2,842 122,360 46,863 $8,261,933.48

Table 21. TL Carriers - FY 96

Carrier

Number of

Shipments Weight (tons) Cost ($)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP IC/OP

Landstar Ranger 857 714 16,854 13,475 $1,784,703.00

Tri-State Motor Transit 673 318 11,249 5,305 $1,192,639.34

A.J. Mettler 289 144 3,161 1,602 $255,783.24

All Other TL Carriers 3,683 1,387 76,188 22,367 $

2,634,143.72

Total 5,502 2,563 107,452 42,749 $5,867,269.30

Household Goods (HHG) Shipments

Reported household goods (HHG) shipments may include employee moves or specialized equipment or materials moves.

HHG shipments reported to the SMAC system accounted for less than 2% of total commercial motor freight shipments

during FY 1995, and 2.5% of total reported tonnage. Not all DOE sites report HHG moves to SMAC.

For Fiscal Year 1996, HHG accounted for 1% of commercial motor shipments, and 1.5% of freight tonnage. Table 22 gives

a breakdown of household goods movements for FY 1995. Table 23 gives the corresponding figures for FY 1996.

Table 22. 1995 Household Goods Carriers

Carrier

Number of

Shipments Weight (tons) Cost ($)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP IC/OP

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United Van Lines 208 199 850 812 $635,217.70

Graebel Van Lines 159 158 724 715 $549,163.65

Allied Van Lines 154 152 524 518 $501,238.27

North American Van Lines 111 107 412 408 $418,652.86

Atlas Van Lines 69 65 298 280 $295,830.00

All Other HHG Carriers 403 344 1,575 1,486 $1,290,354.21

Total 1,104 1,025 4,383 4,219 $3,690,456.69

Table 23. 1996 Household Goods Carriers

Carrier

Number of

Shipments Weight (tons) Cost ($)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP IC/OP

United Van Lines 154 153 575 571 $540,797.32

North American Van

Lines

113 113 530 530 $456,638.96

Graebel Van Lines 96 96 391 391 $332,681.00

Allied Van Lines 37 35 141 132 $110,985.52

Mayflower Moving and

Storage

22 22 110 110 $98,666.36

All Other HHG Carriers 121 104 452 427 $397,458.41

Total 543 523 2,199 2,161 $1,937,227.57

Hazardous Waste Manifest Shipments

Reporting of hazardous waste manifest shipments began in FY 1992. Shipment and tonnage is based on whether the

shipment is inbound (shipped from a non-DOE site to a DOE site), outbound (shipped from a DOE site to a non-DOE site),

or intra-DOE (shipped from one DOE site to another DOE site). Less than 1% of shipments were inbound; 66% were

outbound; and 33% were intra-DOE.

Forty DOE sites reported hazardous waste shipments in Fiscal Year 1995, compared to 31 sites shipped hazardous waste in

1996. The number of hazardous waste shipments for FY 1995 were 3,318, and for FY 1996, there were 2,440 shipments.

Figure 11. Major Hazardous Waste Shippers - FY 95

Figure 12. Major Hazardous Waste Shippers - FY 96

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Figure 13. Major Hazardous Waste Carriers - FY 95

Figure 14. Major Hazardous Waste Carriers - FY 96

Major Radioactive Commodity Flows

The following information provides eight categories of radioactive materials with brief examples:

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Table 24. Radioactive Materials Categories

Category Example

Irradiated Fuel Spent nuclear fuel assemblies

Medical/Research Isotopes and Test

Samples

Relatively small quantities of special nuclides, instrumentation, tools, and test

samples

Unirradiated Fissile Materials Unirradiated fuel pins, enriched U-235, uranium oxides, and uranium metal (items

include highway route controlled quantities)

Uranium Compounds Uranium fluorides and uranyl nitrates (intermediates in the enrichment process)

Radioactive waste Any form of radioactive waste

Miscellaneous Highway Route

Controlled Quantities

Not Otherwise Specified HRCQ, Special Form HRCQ

Empty Containers Empty, used radioactive material packaging containing residue

Miscellaneous Radioactive Materials Shipments of other radioactive commodities including Low Specific Activity

The following is a summary of each of the eight groups:

Table 25. Radioactive Shipments Summary - FY 95

Category Shipments Weight

Number Percent (tons) Percent

Irradiated Fuel 17 >1% 199 >1%

Med/Research/

Samples

2,434 32% 2,749 3%

Unirradiated Fissile 34 >1% 333 >1%

Uranium Compounds 4 >1% 0.5 >1%

Waste 2,741 36% 76,444 86%

Misc HRCQ 24 >1% 244 >1%

Empty Containers 308 4% 1,450.5 2%

Miscellaneous 1,987 26% 7,128 8%

Total 7,549* 100% 88,548 100%

* Combined shipments of different categories of radioactive material cause the total to be higher than the actual number of shipments, 7,504.

Table 26. Radioactive Shipments Summary - FY 96

Category Shipments Weight

Number Percent (tons) Percent

Irradiated Fuel 10 >1% 119 >1%

Med/Research/

Samples

1,915 36% 2,640 6%

Unirradiated Fissile 10 >1% 36 >1%

Uranium Compounds 12 >1% 68 >1%

Waste 1,228 23% 27,903 65%

Misc HRCQ 4 >1% 0.5 >1%

Empty Containers 261 5% 1,223 3%

Miscellaneous 1,865 35% 10,642.5 25%

Total 5,305* 100% 42,632 100%

* Combined shipments of different categories of radioactive material cause the total to be higher than the actual number of shipments, 5,242.

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Radioactive Materials (RAM) Carriers

Some Radioactive Materials (RAM) shipments require special packaging to reduce radiological risks involved in

transporting these commodities. This packaging often weighs substantially more than the RAM contents. Extremely heavy

RAM shipments are moved by truck or rail. Radioactive materials shipments with short half-lives or requiring timely results,

such as medical and research nuclides or test samples, are generally moved by air. Major carriers used to transport DOE

direct paid inbound collect/outbound pre-paid (IC/OP) RAM shipments are presented below:

Table 27. Major Rail and Motor RAM Carriers - FY 95

Carrier Number of Shipments Weight (tons)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP

Norfolk Southern Railroad 728 727 32,503 32,417

Tri-State Motor Transit 552 315 8,150 4,469

Ranger Nationwide 1,091 576 19,317 10,428

Burlington Northern Railroad 125 124 11,663 11,577

Autumn Industries Inc. 336 168 5,920 2,958

All Other RAM Carriers 4,672 2,180 10,995 5,611

Total 7,504 4,090 88,548 67,460

Table 28. Major Rail and Motor RAM Carriers - FY 96

Carrier Number of Shipments Weight (tons)

Total IC/OP Total IC/OP

Ranger Nationwide 764 630 15,579 12,259

Tri-State Motor Transit 580 288 8,778 3,977

Autumn Industries Inc. 119 68 2,333 1,240

Consolidated Rail 28 28 2,520 2,520

Burlington Northern Railroad 25 25 2,360 2,360

All Other RAM Carriers 3,728 1,380 11,062 2,894

Total 5,244 2,419 42,632 25,250

Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF) Summary

During FY 1995, 114 treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDF) received DOE-generated hazardous wastes, and in

FY 1996, there were 98. This is compared with 135 in FY 1994. Envirocare, of Utah, received the greatest number of DOE

hazardous waste shipments and tonnage in Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996. The major facilities listed below account for 68% of

the hazardous waste tonnage FY 1995, and 80% of the tonnage for FY 1996.

Figure 15. Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities - FY 95

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Figure 16. Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities - FY 96

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