Re: Truck carrying radioactive material ignites on Hwy 10 " (near Montreal)

[RuthWeiner@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 8/5/02 7:07:04 AM Mountain Daylight Time, Tupin.Edward@epamail.epa.gov writes:



> Sounds like the packaging and shielding did what it was designed to do -
>
> protect the radioactive material from leaking, even under accident
>
> conditions.  In a sense, this is a radioactive material shipment
>
> "success" story.  An accident, a significant fire, no release.


exactly!  no one ever said these trucks wouldn't be in accidents.  This is in fact a transportation packaging success story.


ruth

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