Reply #3: "Unless we build a whole new rail and highway infrastructure," [View All]

[jmcgowanjm]

Because U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) regulations
require shipments use the best maintained roads and rail
lines, routes will go through major cities, Olsen
says.
"51 million people who live within two miles of the
shipping routes are exposed to a real risk of accident."
"Unless we build a whole new rail and highway
infrastructure," she says, "we're stuck using the ones which
go straight through Detroit, Chicago and St.
Louis."
But even under the best case scenario, Olsen sees
dangers. Radiation will be emitted through the
transportation cask containers and to stop it, she explains,
a lead shield would have to be constructed that would make
the truck so heavy it couldn't move. "If you were next to one,
say stuck in traffic, it would be comparable to receiving one x-
ray an hour for an adult, so you don't need an accident
to increase the radiation exposure people will receive."
Waste shipment truck drivers would receive the
heaviest exposure. A Detroit Edison spokesman says risks
are minimal for both transportation and storage.

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