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20
Jan
1983
Other Reports
Supplemental Information Concerning the Methodology Used by IIT Research Institute to Predict the Effects of Pool Fires on Hazardous Material Tank Cars
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Computer Program, Railroad Technology, Tank Cars
Abstract: [From the Introduction] IIT Research Institute (IITRI) developed a computer program to calculate pressures, liquid levels, and tank wall temperatures in pressure tank cars...
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1982
Technical Reports
Post Accident Procedures for Chemicals and Propellants
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Vapor Dispersion, Hazardous Materials, Accident Assessment, Emergency Response, Hazards Mitigation, Wreckage Removal, Cleanup/Disposal
Abstract: This report presents production volumes, storage capacities, shipment quantities, containers used for highway and rail shipments, general commodity flow patterns and disposal...
Report Number
AFRPL-TR-82-032
Office
RRD
1
May
1982
Technical Reports
Special Routing of Spent Fuel Shipment Study
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: alternate-routing; cost-benefit; risk; hazerdous materials; radiation
Abstract: Special rail routing of spent fuel shipments from commercial nuclear power plants away-From-Reactor (AFR) storage and disposal sites has been proposed as one means of reducing the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-82/27
Office
RDI-20
1
Dec
1981
Reports to Congress
Department of Transportation Systems Safety Plan for Improving the Management of Railroad Safety Programs
Subject
Railroad Safety Program Management
Keywords: Inspections, Training, Regulations and Enforcement, Railroad Safety
Abstract: [From the Executive Summary] This report has been prepared by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) which has responsibility for railroad safety laws within the Department of...
1
Nov
1981
Technical Reports
Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of U.S.Railway Rolling Stock Volume I: User Guide
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Engineering Parameters; Freight Vehicles; Locomotives; Passenger Vehicles; Characterization; Freight; Wheel Profiles
Abstract: This report contains engineering parameter descriptions of major and distinctive freight vehicle configurations covering approximately 96% of the U.S. freight vehicle fleet. This...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-81/75.I
Office
RDI-20