WGA Policy Resolutions

• Private Storage of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel (2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and TRU Waste (2006)
• Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste (2005)
• DOE Cleanup Program Top-to-Bottom Review (2005)
• Assessing the Risks of Terrorism and Sabotage Against High-Level Nuclear Waste Shipments to a Geologic Repository or Interim Storage Facility (2004)

Reports/Manuals/Presentations

• TRUPACT-III Shipment of Oversized Box Inventory of CH-TRU Waste (2004)
• Preparation for Contact Handled Packaging for Empty Shipments; Technical Procedure (April 9, 2005).
• WGA-WIPP Transportation Program Implementation Guide - short version (February 2005)
• TRANSCOMM DOE Shipment Tracking System Assessment (Feb. 2005)
• TCC Operations Manual (beneath CMR Operations Manual (2004)
• Report to Western Governors on the Status of the WIPP Transportation Safety Program (June 2004)
• Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Disposal Availability Adequate in the Short Term, but Oversight Needed to Identify Any Future Shortfalls. GAO, June 9, 2004 
  Highlights
• National Research Council Presentation "Improving the Characterization Program for Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Bound for the waste Isolation Pilot Plant" (January 15, 2004)
• WGA-WIPP Transportation Program Implementation Guide (December 2003)
• WIPP CBFO Transportation Plan, Revision 1 (Dec. 2002)
• Western States Committed to Radioactive Waste Transport Safety - Fact Sheet (2001)
• Radioactive Material Transportation Manual -- Department of Energy
• Matrix listing regulations for RAM transportation for highway and rail modes of transportation -- TEC/WG

Other Documents

• Assistant Secretary Robersons testimony to Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senate Committee on Armed Forces (2/25/04)
• Memorandum Of Agreement Between The Western States and The Department of Energy (2003)
• WGA WIPP white paper (2003)
• WIPP Land Withdrawal Act

• DOE Spent Fuel Supplementary Analysis Memo (3/10/04)
• Policy on spent fuel transportation -- Nuclear Energy Institute
• Nuclear Waste Policy Act

Rail Process

• Rail Shipments of Radioactive Waste from Rocky Flats to Envirocare in Utah -- powerpoint (August 2004)
• WIPP Rail Program Implementation Guide (July 2004)
• WGA Rail Expectations (December 2003)
• Rail Primer -- Western Interstate Energy Board
• Railcar Preventive Maintenance Procedures
• Rail Pig Bad Weather Procedures
• Railcar Inspection Checklist for WIPP Shipments
• Safety Elements in the WIPP Rail Transportation Contract
• Training and Exercise Resources
• White Paper on Application of FRA SCOP for Rail Shipments to WIPP  
• White Paper on Advantages of Dedicated Train Service for Rail Shipments to WIPP  
• White Paper on Advantages of WIPP Rail Transportation 
• Statement on dedicated trains for Spent Nuclear Fuel shipments -- American Association of Railroads
• Safety Compliance Oversight Plan -- Federal Rail Administration (1998)**
• "A Study of Hazards and Risks to Public Health and Safety, the Environment, and the Economy Associated with the Transportation of Hazardous Materials" -- US Department of Transportation RSPA 
  (See p. 13, RAM shipments; p. 17, Spent Fuel Transportation Risk; p. 18, Security; p. 26, Rail routing and the FRA SCOP; and p. 34, Rail Infrastructure)
• Transportation Safety WIPP-PIG Rail Comparison -- TEC/WG 
• Rail Safety and Security: Some Actions Already Taken to Enhance Rail Security, but Risk-Based Plan Needed. GAO-03-435, April 30. Highlights