Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: ad4d8b7d-0152-4925-9f59-1670aab70923
Document Type: esrp
Title: TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7.4
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t. NUREG-1555 7.4-4 October 1999 (2) When the proposed transportation of radioactive materials does not comply with the provisions of 10 CFR 51.52(a)(1-4), determine the extent to which transportation accidents involving radioactive materials represent an increased probability of risk to the general public over those risks shown in Table S-4, and determine whether this increase is significant. Generic determinations of environmental effects of transportation of fuel with enrichment to 5% uranium-235 by weight irradiated to a maximum of 62,000 megawatt days per ton, provided that the fuel is shipped more than 5 years after discharge from the reactor (NRC 1996, NRC 1999a, 64 FR 48496). These determinations were that the environmental impacts of the transport of irradiated fuel having these characteristics are bounded by the impacts listed in Table S-4. (a) If the increased risk can be shown to be significant, evaluate the possibility of the use of those transportation modes described in 10 CFR 51.52(a)(5). (b) If it is not possible to use these modes, seek other modes that project a lower risk. (c) Ensure that estimated transportation distances for spent fuel have been considered in determining any increased probability of risks. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS When the reviewer for ESRP 3.8 determines that the proposed transportation of radioactive materials complies with the provisions of 10 CFR 51.52(a), a statement similar to the following should be made: The transportation of new fuel to the plant, of irradiated fuel from the reactor to a storage or disposal facility,(a) and of solid radioactive waste from the reactor to burial grounds is within the scope of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) report entitled, Environmental Survey of Transportation of Radioactive Materials to and from Nuclear Power Plants (AEC 1972). The environmental risks of accidents in transportation are summarized in Table 7.4-1. If fuel enrichment, irradiation, and cooling time exceed the criteria