Risk assessment of intra-area transport of radioactive waste using the TRUPACT-II Standard Waste Box

This risk assessment evaluates the risk of shipping high-level radioactive waste within the Hanford Site using the TRUPACT-II Standard Waste Box from the Plutonium Finishing Plant to the intra-area storage facility. It is of primary concern that the proposed once-a-week shipment is transported in a safe and environmentally acceptable manner. The Hanford Site transportation accident data, rather than the national highway accident statistics, were the basis for the study. The Westinghouse Hanford Company's risk acceptance guidelines were used to determine risk acceptability of the planned shipping activity. The resulting risk associated with the scheduled shipping activity is determined to be acceptable based on this probabilities risk assessment