Validation of the transportation computer codes HIGHWAY, INTERLINE, RADTRAN 4, and RISKIND

Maheras, Steven J.; Pippen, H.K.

doi:10.2172/115760

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“…Because the routing of rail shipments would be subject to future, possibly different practices of the involved railroads, DOE could use other rail routes. DOE has determined that the HIGHWAY and INTERLINE programs are appropriate for calculating routes and related information for use in transportation analyses (Maheras and Pippen 1995).…”

Section: Expected Accidentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of Maximum Reasonably Foreseeable Accidents for the Yucca Mountain Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

Ross¹,

Best²,

Maheras³

et al. 2001

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Accidents could occur during the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. This paper describes the risks and consequences to the public from accidents that are highly unlikely but that could have severe consequences. The impact of these accidents would include those to a collective population and to hypothetical maximally exposed individuals (MEIs). This document discusses accidents with conditions that have a chance of occurring more often than 1 in I O million times in a year, called "maximum reasonably foreseeable accidents". Accidents and conditions less likely than this are not considered to be reasonably foreseeable.

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Section: Expected Accidentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of Maximum Reasonably Foreseeable Accidents for the Yucca Mountain Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

Ross¹,

Best²,

Maheras³

et al. 2001

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“…However, they may not be the actual routes used in the future. HIGHWAY is updated periodically to reflect current road conditions, and it has been validated (Maheras and Pippen 1995) and benchmarked against reported mileage and observations of commercial truck firms.…”

Section: Transportation Routingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the routes were estimated by minimizing the total impedance, which is a function of distance, mainline classification, and the number of railroads involved in making the shipment, which simulates the process used by railroads to transport commodities. INTERLINE is updated periodically to reflect mergers, abandonment's, and current track conditions; and has been validated (Maheras and Pippen 1995) and benchmarked against reported mileage and observations of commercial rail firms. These destinations correspond to the likely locations of potential intermodal transfer facilities or origins of rail lines that would be built to the Yucca Mountain Repository.…”

Section: Transportation Routingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Baseline File: National Transportation

1999

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A Comparison of Transient Dose Model Predictions and Experimental Measurements

2002

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The RADTRAN and RISKIND transportation risk analysis computer codes are the primary tools used to estimate dose consequences and risks associated with the transport of radioactive material. Over the years, some of the mathematical models used within the two computer codes have been updated and the methodologies to calculate input parameters have been improved. In addition, both codes have been evaluated for ease of use and appropriateness of application and verified against other computer codes that perform similar calculations. However, neither code has been validated against experimental data. This report discusses the results of five sets of experimental measurements used to partially validate the specific mathematical models used to predict the dose to an individual due to a passing shipment of radioactive material within the RADTRAN and RISKIND computer codes. Based on the comparisons it was found that RISKIND most closely predicted the measured dose in the majority of the investigated scenarios and that 12 out of 14 cases demonstrate the expected inverse relationship between the measured dose and the distance of closest approach. Only half of the data demonstrated the expected inverse relationship between dose and speed of travel.

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Validation of the transportation computer codes HIGHWAY, INTERLINE, RADTRAN 4, and RISKIND

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Analysis of Maximum Reasonably Foreseeable Accidents for the Yucca Mountain Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

Analysis of Maximum Reasonably Foreseeable Accidents for the Yucca Mountain Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

Environmental Baseline File: National Transportation

A Comparison of Transient Dose Model Predictions and Experimental Measurements

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