Computer Calculation of Wire-Rope Tiedown Designs for Radioactive Materials Packages

The Transportation Technologies Group within the Chemical Technology Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides support to, among others, the Transportation Management Division within the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management. One aspect of this support is the development of a series of topical Regulatory Compliance Guides (RCGs) on transportation issues impacting DOE and its contractors. RCGs provide DOE and its contractors with uniform and consistent guidance on the implementation of the regulations, standards, and guidelines supplied by multiple agencies with overlapping regulatory authority.