Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Project
The Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Project is a
joint project between CSG Midwest and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Since its inception
in 1989, the transportation project has assisted the Midwestern state governments in learning about and
providing input into the department's plans for shipping radioactive materials through the
region. The cooperative agreement has also enabled the states on
the shipping routes to receive financial assistance from DOE to
prepare for shipments.
This Web site compiles information pertaining to radioactive waste transportation as it
affects the Midwestern states.
Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation
Committee
The committee is the principal activity of the Midwestern Radioactive Materials
Transportation Project. The committee brings the Midwestern
states together to work with each other, DOE and the states in
the other regions to plan and prepare for shipments of radioactive
waste and materials.
Shipment
Planning
With shipments taking
place as part of DOE's environmental cleanup and closure of former
defense sites, the Midwestern states have been on the routes for
several shipping campaigns in the past decade. Follow
this link to learn more about the shipments that have passed
through the region, and the influence the Midwestern states have
had in setting the policies and protocols for making these
shipments.
Public
Information
A key component of the
transportation project is informing Midwestern state officials and
the general public about the transport of radioactive waste, and
keeping them apprised of new developments. Toward this end,
CSG Midwest has published products specifically on the
topic. In addition, our monthly newsletter Stateline
Midwest regularly features articles related to the
transportation project and the committee's activities. Access these and other materials through this link.
For more information, contact:
Lisa Janairo
last updated:
June 01, 2009
The Midwestern
Radioactive Materials Transportation Project is supported by cooperative agreements with the U.S. Department of Energy
(#DE-FC30-07CC00031 and DE-FC28-04RW12282). Any opinions, findings, conclusions,
or recommendations expressed on these pages, however, are those of
the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of DOE.
