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Review of Proposed Mina/Schurz Rail Route –
Impacts on Northern Nevada Communities
Bob HalsteadTransportation Advisor
Nevada Agency for Nuclear ProjectsPresentation to
Nevada Commission on Nuclear ProjectsCarson City, NV
February 28, 2007
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Potential Repository ShipmentsOver 24 Years, 2010-2033
Mostly Rail: 10,725 Cask-Shipments (about 8 rail casks, in 2 or 3 trains, per week, and 1 truck cask per week; additionally there would be 2,000 + barge and/or heavy haul truck shipments from 24 reactors to rail connections)
Mostly Truck: 53,086 Cask-Shipments (about 6 trucks per day, plus 300 rail casks of naval SNF shipped from Idaho in 100-300 trains)
Source: DOE-EIS-0250, Appendix J
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DOE NOI to Expand Scope of the Rail Access EIS (Friday, Oct. 13, 2006)
• DOE amends its previous NOI; RA EIS will continue to evaluate revised Caliente corridor, and also update evaluation of 3 other corridors identified in the FEIS
• Because Tribe has withdrawn previous objection to study, and route appears advantageous, DOE plans “detailed analysis of alternative alignments within the Mina corridor”
• DOE states “rail line within the Mina route could only connect to an existing rail line by crossing the Walker River Paiute Tribe Reservation”
• Separate, concurrent NOI: DOE SEIS on TAD canister proposal, including rail transportation from reactor sites; low-probability, high-consequence accidents; & sabotage of transportation and repository operations
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DOE Milestones for Nevada Rail Line(Gary Lanthrum, DOE Office of Logistics Management, January 24, 2007)
• 2007 – Issue draft RA EIS (Sept.-Oct) • 2008 – Issue final RA EIS and record of
decision• 2008 – Start final rail design • 2008 – Receive BLM right-of-way• 2009 - Start rail line construction• 2014 - Rail line operational
EXPECT SURPRISES IN DRAFT EISEXPECT DELAYS IN RAIL LINE SCHEDULE
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Mina/Schurz Route Designated by DOE in October 2006 NOI
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DOE Named Route in 1980s AfterTown of Mina in Mineral County
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Route Uses Existing DoD RR Across WRPT Reservation (Schurz)
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Old RR along US95, North of CoaldaleNew Rail Line - About 2 Miles to East
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Original route used Railroad Pass to Cross Montezuma Range and Palmetto Mountains
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Likely Alternative to Crossing Montezuma Range – Follow Old RR into Goldfield
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Mina/Schurz Rail Line Major Uncertainties
• Options for relocating existing DoD RR across reservation (500-3000 ft bridges, sandy soils, endangered species)
• Options for crossing Montezuma Range and Goldfield Hills (difficult terrain, conflicts with mining)
• Cultural resources along route (on WRPT Reservation, & off-reservation)
• DOE estimated cost $1.6 billion (no detailed basis for costs presented in DOE feasibility study)
• Shared commercial use (STB jurisdiction)• National rail routes and potential for shipments through
Reno-Sparks (10%-50%+ of total rail casks shipped)
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Northern Nevada Rail Routes to DOE Mina/Schurz Rail Line (via Hazen)
Hazen
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Mina/Schurz Rail Routing Scenario 1(Routing per 2002 FEIS)
10% from California, 90% from Utah
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Mina/Schurz Rail Routing Scenario 2(Routing per “Suite of Routes”)
50% from California, 50% from Utah
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DOE Draft RA EIS Should Evaluate Impacts along Existing UPRR Mainlines
• Local governments• Indian Tribes• Highly-populated areas• Environmentally-sensitive areas• Difficult-to-evacuate locations• Flood hazards, seismic hazards, bridges,
tunnels, grades, hazmat storage facilities, & other safety factors
• Severe accidents, terrorism, sabotage• Routine radiological impacts• Social and economic impacts, including stigma
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UPRR Along Humboldt RiverNortheast of Palisade
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UPRR Along Humboldt RiverLooking Towards Carlin
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UPRR through Elko
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UPRR through Reno looking West
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UPRR through Reno looking East
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2002 UER Study of Washoe County Adverse Property Value Impacts
• 2002 Survey of Lenders and Appraisers
• Scenario 1 (No Accidents) Impacts: Residential - $71M to $149 MCommercial - $2.6M to $11MIndustrial - $6.3M to $13M
• Scenario 2 (Accident, No Release) Impacts:Residential - $225M to 368MCommercial - $13.5M to $26MIndustrial - $37.2M to $51.1M
• Scenario 3 (Serious Accident, Release) ImpactsResidential - $1,563M to $1,836MCommercial – $92.2M to $127.5MIndustrial - $209.7M to $264.4M
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Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3
Washoe County Property Value Impacts
ResidentialCommercialIndustrialTotal
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