TRANSPORTATION OF NUCLEAR WASTE IN PENNSYLVANIA

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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 York and New England

(1) HT1 - I-84 from Newburgh,NY to Dunmore; I-81 from Dunmore to Drums; I-80 from Drums to North Jackson, OH: 2,032 Truck Casks

b. Highway Through Shipments from Western New York

(1) HT2 - I-50 from Buffalo,NY to Conneaut,OH: 767 Truck Casks

c. Highway Exit Shipments from Pennsylvania Reactors

(1) HE1 - l-83 from Spry to New Cumberland; I-76/70 from New Cumberland to Wheeling,WV: 1,080 Truck Casks [Peachbottom]

2. Rail Routes from Reactors Using MPCs

a. Rail Through Shipments from New Jersey

(1) RT1 - Conrail from Trenton, NJ to Conshohocken to Alliance,Oh: 81 Rail Casks [Oyster Creek]

(2) RT2 - Conrail from Camden, NJ to Philadelphia to Alliance,OH: 293 Rail Casks [Salem/Hope Creek]

b. Rail Through Shipments from Maryland and Virginia

(1) RT3 - Conrail from Point of Rocks, MD to Harrisburg to Alliance,OH: 180 Rail Casks [Calvert Cliffsj

(2) RT4 - CSXT from Cumberland Maryland to Rockwood to Youngstown,OH: 146 Rail Casks [North Anna]

c. Rail Through Shipments from New York and New England

(1) RT5 - Conrail from Buffalo,NY to Erie to Conneaut,OH: 720 Rail Casks

d. Rail Exit Shipments from Pennsylvania Reactors

(1) RE1 - PLE from Beaver Valley N P to New Castle; CSXT from New Castle to Youngstown,OH: 134 Rail Casks

(2) RE2 - Conrail from Limerick N P to Reading to Alliance, OH: 235 Rail Casks

(3) RE3 - Conrail from Three Mile Island N P to Harrisburg to Alliance,OH: 111 Rail Casks

(4) RE4 - Conrail from Sunbury to Altoona to Alliance,OH: 230 Rail Casks [Susquehanna]

3. Total Shiplnents Through Pennsylvania

a. Highway: 3,879 Truck Casks
b. Rail: 2,190 Rail Casks

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