Addressing Public Concerns about U.S. Spent Fuel Transportation: Lessons from Abroad

This paper discusses the international successes of spent fuel transportation worldwide, public reaction to such transportation, and proposes how such experience may be applied in dealing with perceptions of the safety of spent fuel transportation in the United States This discussion, while not comprehensive, addresses a number of specific issues that are raised in the United States by concerned individuals and entities, and examines international spent fuel transportation experience relative to those concerns. In addition, this discussion examines successful interactions with stakeholders about spent fuel transportation and the positive effects of such interactions.