TRANSPORTATION OF NUCLEAR WASTE IN CONNECTICUT

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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

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

a. Highway Through Shipments from New England Reactors

(1) HT1 - I-91 from Springfield, MA to Hartford; I-84 from Hartford to Beacon, NY: 584 Truck Casks [Vermont Yankee, Yankee Rowe]

(2) HT2 - I-84 from Sturbridge, MA to Hartford; I-84 from Hartford to Beacon, NY: 360 Truck Casks [Pilgrim]

b. Highway Exit Shipments from Connecticut Reactors

(1) HE1 - SR 151 from Haddam Neck to Cobalt; SR 66 from Cobalt to Middletown; SR 9 from Middletown to E. Berlin; I-91 from E. Berlin to E. Meriden; I-69 from E. Meriden to Milldale; SR 66/I-691 from Milldale to Marion; I-84 from Marion to Beacon, NY: 355 Truck Casks [Haddam Neck]

2. Rail Routes from Reactors Using MPCs

a. Rail Exit Shipments from Connecticut Reactors

(1) RE1 - CR from Millstone NP to New Haven to Meriden to Hartford to Springfield, MA: 325 Rail Casks [Millstone]

3. Total Shipments Through Connecticut

a. Highway: 1,299 Truck Casks
b. Rail: 325 Rail Casks

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