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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a request for proposals for the fabrication and testing of a prototype eight-axle railcar - known as Fortis - to carry used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Fortis will form part of the DOE's rail transportation capability for such materials alongside the Atlas railcar and the newly designed Rail Escort Vehicle (REV), currently undergoing testing.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Railcar-completes-DOE-used-fuel-transport-system
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear Energy (ONE) said on 11 January that a new high-tech railcar developed by the US Navy and DOE) was en route from Oregon to a site near Pueblo, Colorado for multiple-car testing.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 14 January 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-tests-new-railcar-for-used-fuel-and-radwaste-transport-9400821