Surveying the Transportation of Radioactive Material (STORM) in the U.S.A.*

A program, Surveying the Transportation of Radioactive Material (STORM), has been initiated to update previous studies of the magnitude and characteristics of radioactive material (RAM) transport in the U.S.A. The STORM project is jointly funded by the U.S. Deparunent of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). STORM is composed of two phases, Phase 1 and Phase 2. Phase 1 deals with program definition, overall program planning, the development of industry contacts, definition of data requirements, the development of survey forms, and the development of a detailed RAM shipment survey plan to be implemented in Phase 2. Upon completion of Phase 1, which is scheduled to occur in October 1992, a decision point will be reached. The decision to proceed to Phase 2 will depend on the results of a detailed review by the project sponsors of the results achieved in Phase 1. The results of Phase 1 and alternatives for Phase 2 will be presented in the Phase 1 report. The follow-on phase, Phase 2, provides for the actual acquisition of RAM shipment data on a national (U.S.A.) basis.