The HAZTRANZ Experience: Introducing Students to the Basics and Career Opportunities Associated With Transporting Hazardous Materials

The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be packaging and transporting radioactive material, hazardous material, and mixed wastes into the next century as part of the cleanup of its sites and facilities as well as in support of its research and operational activities. This will require a motivated and educated transportation, packaging, and associated support workforce. It will also require an informed public to choose and influence our future decision- makers. The continued success of hazardous materials transportation rests with the next several generations. We must begin now to provide them with a base of knowledge on which to build their perceptions, opinions, and career choices.