{"id":172374,"date":"2024-07-18T14:31:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T18:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/vagon-atlas-railcar-fuel-nuclear-fuel\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T14:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T18:38:33","slug":"vagon-atlas-railcar-fuel-nuclear-fuel","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/vagon-atlas-railcar-fuel-nuclear-fuel\/","title":{"rendered":"AAR certified Atlas Railcar for transporting spent nuclear fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has granted full certification to the new Atlas Railcar, <\/strong>allowing it to operate along all major U.S. freight rail networks. Designed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), this high-tech railcar is intended for the transfer of nuclear fuel. spent nuclear fuel and<\/a> <\/strong>spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste<\/a><\/strong> and high-level radioactive waste, consolidating the highest safety standard required by the AAR for the handling of highly radioactive material.<\/p>\n\n

Atlas Railcar features<\/h2>\n\n

The Atlas railcar, a technological innovation on rails, has 12 axles and is equipped with advanced sensors and monitoring systems. Built to handle the heaviest shipments, it can carry up to 480,000 pounds of spent nuclear fuel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

This project, which took a decade to complete and cost about $33 million, also includes two buffer cars and a rail escort vehicle, developed in collaboration with the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. These railcars, which recently passed rigorous testing with a 1,680 km run between Pueblo, Colorado, and Scoville, Idaho, are the first to meet the stringent requirements of the AAR Standard S-2043<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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