Atlas Railcar Phase 2 Final Report

DOE is laying the groundwork for implementing an integrated nuclear waste management system.

May 22, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is laying the groundwork for implementing an integrated nuclear waste management system. This includes preparing for future large-scale transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, since transport will be a necessary component of any integrated nuclear waste management system. With this project, DOE will provide for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste by means of a specific railcar to carry casks.

Below you will find the report, "Design and Prototype Fabrication of Railcars for Transport of High-Level Radioactive Material Phase 2: Preliminary Design," DE-NE0008390.

Phase 2 Report: Preliminary Design (1.54 MB)

Appendix A – Design Changes Due to the Addition of the HI-STAR 190 Casks (1.54 MB)

Appendix B – Revised Railcar-to-Cradle Attachment Interface (7.59 MB)

Appendix C – Revised Conceptual Cradle Design Family 1 (6.09 MB)

Appendix D – Revised Conceptual Cradle Design Family 4 (5.01 MB)

Appendix E – Preliminary Railcar-to-Cradle Attachment Interface Gap Analysis (1.16 MB)

Appendix F – Revised General Loading Procedures (6.11 MB)

Appendix G-6 - Atlas Railcar Operation and Maintenance (51.73 MB)

Appendix G – Preliminary Atlas Prototype Railcar Deliverables (27.49 MB)

Appendix G-2.7 - Atlas Railcar Laser Measurement (37.74 MB)

Appendix H – Preliminary Buffer Prototype Railcar Deliverables (29.34 MB)

Appendix H-6 - Buffer Railcar Operation and Maintenance (40.79 MB)