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The Transportation Technology Group's experience in the areas of planning and development includes essentially all areas of facility interface and equipment requirements, particularly for nuclear materials:

triangle2.gif (493 bytes)Development of a cask maintenance facility design

triangle2.gif (493 bytes)Evaluation of all US reactor sites to ensure interface capabilities with transport equipment

triangle2.gif (493 bytes)Interfacing of packaging and vehicle designs

TTG has significant experience in the development of transportation plans for numerous hazardous materials shipments. TTG staff has been involved for many years in the development of transportation plans for a number of hazardous materials shipments. We have worked for the Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management of the plans for shipments to Yucca Mountain.

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Yucca Mountain Project

Most recently, TTG has developed the Transportation Plan for fresh MOX fuel from Los Alamos National Laboratory to Chalk River, Canada.

Parallex Transportation Fact Sheet

For information on campaign or shipment planning, please contact Paul Singley at 865-576-2068.

Shipment Preparation

Shipment preparation involves the planning of the shipment or shipping campaign; ensuring that the shipment has the proper packaging, labeling, placarding, and shipping papers; the route for the shipment is appropriate; and the shipment is properly secured on the vehicle. ORNL can provide assistance in all of these areas.

DOE Transportation Network


- Development of transportation and logistics plans, particularly Type B, HRCQ, and Hi-vis shipments
- Management and support of complex-wide transportation and package issues

- Web pages (PMC, TCEAP, ATMS)
- Freight rate negotiations and analysis

- Evaluation of HAZMAT transportation and logistics processes

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