David Cay Johnston: “The Nation has more than three decades of experience transporting both civilian and DOE-owned spent fuel. In 1997, 471…”

“The Nation has more than three decades of experience transporting both civilian and DOE-owned spent fuel. In 1997, 471 shipments were made, 444 of which were by truck. In the 1980's, 100 to 200 such shipments were typically made each year. Numerous analyses have been performed in recent years concerning the transportation risks associated with shipping spent fuel. The result of these analyses all show very low levels of risk under both normal and accident conditions. The safety record has been very good and corroborates the low risks estimated analytically. In fact, during the decades that spent fuel has been shipped, no accident has caused a radioactive release.”