Risk assessment and management of onsite transportation of nuclear wastes

1993 
The US Department of Energy`s (DOE) Hanford Site has recently undergone a significant change in its mission. The focus of site-wide operations has been shifted from production to environmental restoration. As a result, there is a significant increase in quantities of nuclear wastes and other hazardous materials to be packaged and transported onsite. In response to the elevated transportation activities, the Operations and Engineering Contractor for the Hanford Site, Westinghouse Hanford Company (Westinghouse Hanford), is proposing an integrated risk assessment methodology and risk management strategy to further enhance the safe operations of the onsite packaging and transportation activities involving nuclear wastes. This paper summarizes Westinghouse Hanford`s proposed risk assessment and risk management methodology for onsite transportation of nuclear wastes. The proposed Westinghouse Hanford risk assessment and management methodology for onsite packaging and transportation of nuclear wastes has three integral parts: risk assessment, risk acceptance criteria, and risk minimization processes. The purposes are to ensure that the risk for each ongoing transportation activity is acceptable, and the overall risk is further reduced for current and future onsite transportation activities.
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