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Road, rail, boat: Sandia transport triathlon puts spent nuclear fuel to the test

March 13, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Spent nuclear fuel needs to be safely transported from the power plants where it is generated to interim storage locations and eventually to a permanent geologic disposal site. Late last year, Sandia National Laboratories researchers completed an eight-month, 14,500-mile triathlon-like test to gather data on the bumps...
Infographic showing the path of the nuclear waste triathlon and the total mileage of each leg.