Transportation Program Overview

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1 U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Transportation Program Overview Presented to the State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) New Orleans, LA October 21, 2009 William F. Spurgeon Office of Packaging and Transportation Environmental Management

2 Transportation Safety Priorities Safety is number one in all we do in EM Using only highly qualified carriers that have been evaluated under our Motor Carrier Evaluation Program Better tracking of transportation performance through data normalization. Identifying best practices and sharing them throughout the complex Standardization of waste containers and quality procurement. 2

3 How Safe are DOE Shipments? EM HAZMAT Shipment 49CFR171.15(b) Reportable Rate Comparison IN C ID E N TS P E R M IL L IO N M IL E S Responsible Care Average Rate (2005 / 2006) FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 Fiscal Year EM Average Rate Responsible Care Average Rate (2005/2006) 3

4 Shipment lines do not portray actual transportation routes. Network of Major DOE Radioactive Waste Transfers This map is not inclusive of all past or planned shipments. From Naval Reactor sites located in several states Hanford Pacific EcoSolutions To Hanford To Permafix To Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Idaho National Lab To Oak Ridge Treatment West Valley Brookhaven Stanford Linear Accelerator Lawrence Livermore Yucca Mtn (proposed) Nevada Test Site Envirocare Rocky Flats To Envirocare Fermi Argonne Mound Fernald Columbus Portsmouth Princeton To Oak Ridge Treatment Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Los Alamos Waste Control Specialists Paducah Oak Ridge Permafix Savannah River To Nevada Test Site To Nevada Test Site Permafix To Yucca Mtn From Naval Reactor sites located in several states Transuranic Waste Disposal Shipment Transuranic Waste Processing/Storage Shipment DOE Generator Site (no on -site disposal facility) DOE Onsite Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Spent Nuclear Fuel/High -Level Waste Disposal Shipment Low-Level Waste/Mixed Low-Level Waste Disposal Shipment Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage, Treatment, or Repackaging Low-Level Waste/Mixed Low-Level Waste Treatment Shipment Shipment Commercial Radioactive Waste Disposal DOE Offsite Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility (NTS and Hanford are also generator sites Facility (Note: Envirocare also treats waste) and dispose of some waste onsite) Commercial Radioactive Waste Treatment DOE Offsite Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility Facility 4

5 Who are DOE s Transportation Stakeholders? DOE s Transportation stakeholders include states where DOE sites are located as well as states and tribes that are impacted by DOE shipments passing through their jurisdictions. 5

6 Stakeholder Planning and Reporting Tools Prospective Shipment Report - Compiled twice a year (March/October) from site estimates of shipments for the coming 12-month period Waste Information Management System (WIMS) - Annual data call (December) with update (March) collected from all DOE waste generator sites. - Waste estimates based on project life cycles - Next update (March 2010) will reflect activities associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - 6

7 Stakeholder Planning and Reporting Tools (Continued) Incident/Accident Reporting - A list of current and past DOE transportation incidents/accidents which potentially affect public health and safety is maintained and reported to our transportation stakeholders Events in FY-2009 (6 incorrect documentation, 3 traffic accidents, 2 incidents, and 2 improper shipments Events in FY

8 Stakeholder Outreach Council of State Governments (CSG) Regional Meetings Tribal Outreach National Transportation Forum Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) Web Site, Newsletter, etc. 8

9 Shipment Numbers Are Decreasing FY07 Shipments TRU 1,020 LLW 5,600 1 MLLW 550 DUF Other Total 7,800 FY08 Shipments TRU 800 LLW 6,650 1 MLLW 720 Other Total 8,500 FY09 Shipments 3 TRU 630 LLW 2,830 1 MLLW 320 Other Total 3,880 1 Shipment definition revised to reflect: 1 railcar = 1 shipment 2 Other includes non-rad HAZMAT 3 Through 3rd Quarter FY09 9

10 Summary EM will continue focusing on safe, cost-effective prioritized risk reduction and environmental cleanup. EM is committed to conducting its packaging and transportation activities in a safe and compliant manner. 10