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DOE-funded Midwestern group briefs Kansas committee on single high‑burnup fuel cask shipment to Idaho in 2027
Summary
Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Project staff told the committee the Department of Energy plans a single high‑burnup research cask (HBURC) shipment by rail to Idaho National Laboratory around 2027, with a dress rehearsal, armed escorts, a 50 mph speed limit and community outreach; committee members asked about route selection and cask survivability.
TOPEKA — A Department of Energy‑funded Midwestern group told the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications on Jan. 26 that DOE plans to move one high‑burnup research cask (HBURC) of spent nuclear fuel from Virginia to Idaho National Laboratory and is coordinating route engagement with Midwestern states.
Melissa Shahazadeh, director of the Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Project (MRMTP), said the shipment would involve a single certified rail cask and a specially designed Atlas railcar, travel by rail with armed escorts, be limited by regulation to about 50 miles per hour and take roughly a week. "I want to…
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