Assessment of Long-Haul Transportation Options: Port Hope to Deep River·

Over one million cubic metres of low-level radioactive wastes (LLRW) are currently stored at several locations in the vicinity of the Town of Port Hope, Ontario, approximately 100 km (60 miles) east of Toronto. The wastes, from operations dating back almost 60 years, contain radioactivity from the uranium and thorium series and toxic metals such as arsenic and cadmium. The Siting Task Force on LLRW was an independent group appointed by the Canadian federal government to implement a co-operative siting process to fmd one or more sites for long-term management of these historic wastes. The siting process used a consultative and voluntary siting approach designed to ensure that there was public acceptance of the recommended site(s). As part of this novel study, an assessment of long-haul transportation options was undertaken to determine a preferred mode and route for transporting LLRW from the temporary storage sites to the potential volunteer community of Deep River, Ontario, a distance of approximately 400 km (250 miles).Over one million cubic metres of low-level radioactive wastes (LLRW) are currently stored at several locations in the vicinity of the Town of Port Hope, Ontario, approximately 100 km (60 miles) east of Toronto. The wastes, from operations dating back almost 60 years, contain radioactivity from the uranium and thorium series and toxic metals such as arsenic and cadmium. The Siting Task Force on LLRW was an independent group appointed by the Canadian federal government to implement a co-operative siting process to fmd one or more sites for long-term management of these historic wastes. The siting process used a consultative and voluntary siting approach designed to ensure that there was public acceptance of the recommended site(s). As part of this novel study, an assessment of long-haul transportation options was undertaken to determine a preferred mode and route for transporting LLRW from the temporary storage sites to the potential volunteer community of Deep River, Ontario, a distance of approximately 400 km (250 miles).  Over one million cubic metres of low-level radioactive wastes (LLRW) are currently stored at several locations in the vicinity of the Town of Port Hope, Ontario, approximately 100 km (60 miles) east of Toronto. The wastes, from operations dating back almost 60 years, contain radioactivity from the uranium and thorium series and toxic metals such as arsenic and cadmium. The Siting Task Force on LLRW was an independent group appointed by the Canadian federal government to implement a co-operative siting process to fmd one or more sites for long-term management of these historic wastes. The siting process used a consultative and voluntary siting approach designed to ensure that there was public acceptance of the recommended site(s). As part of this novel study, an assessment of long-haul transportation options was undertaken to determine a preferred mode and route for transporting LLRW from the temporary storage sites to the potential volunteer community of Deep River, Ontario, a distance of approximately 400 km (250 miles).