Published June 1992 | Version v1
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Emergency response to a highway accident in Springfield, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1991

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Description

On December 16, 1991, a truck carrying unirradiated (fresh) nuclear fuel was involved in an accident on US Interstate 91, in Springfield, Massachusetts. This report describes the emergency response measures undertaken by local, State, Federal, and private parties. The report also discusses ''lessons learned'' from the response to the accident and suggests areas where improvements might be made

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; OSTI as TI92018774; NTIS; INIS; GPO.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
122 p.
Report number
NUREG--1458

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24010973
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Descriptors DEI
EMERGENCY PLANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR FUELS; RECOMMENDATIONS; ROAD TRANSPORT; VEHICLES
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; LAND TRANSPORT; MATERIALS; NORTH AMERICA; REACTOR MATERIALS; TRANSPORT; USA

Optional Information

Funding organization
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States).