TRANSPORTATION OF NUCLEAR WASTE IN COLORADO

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Civilian Spent Fuel Shipments, One Repository[Yucca Mountain], No New Reactors, Current Reactor Operations Projected Through 2030, MPC Base Case, No Alternative Highway Routes Designated in Nevada

I. Highway Routes from Reactors Using GA 4/9 Truck Casks

A. Highway Through Shipments from Florida and Pennsylvania Reactors:

H1 - I-70 from Kanorado, KS to Denver to Cove Fort, UT: 2,347 Truck Casks [Crystal River, Peachbottom, St. Lucie]

II. Rail Routes from Reactors Using MPCs

A. Rail Through Shipments from Illinois Reactors:

RT1 - SP from Herington, KS to Pueblo to Dotsero to Glenwood Springs to Grand Junction to Thistle, UT: 180 Rail Casks [Braidwood]

B. Rail Exit Shipments from Colorado Reactors:

RE1 - UP from St. Vrains to Denver to LaSalle to Greeley to Cheyenne, WY: (TBD) To be determined number of HTG Spent Nuclear Fuel shipments [Ft. St. Vrains]

III. Total Shipments Through Colorado:

A. Highway: 2,347 Truck Casks

B. Rail: 180 Rail Casks

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