Re: Argentine judge bans US ship with nuclear cargo

["Ralph E. Wild" <rewild@ATTGLOBAL.NET>]

The problem was weight, not activity.  Just checked with a friend who 

was involved in trying to arrange passage and here is what he said:



They have a weight restriction on hazardous/radioactive cargo. The restriction is based on their capabilities to salvage (lift out of the canal) cargo that slips of the deck of the ship. The reactor vessel and associated shielding far exceeded their capacity. We requested a one-time waiver but it was rejected.



Ralph E. Wild, Ph.D.

Independent Consultant

Radioactive Waste Management



JGinniver@AOL.COM wrote:



> If memory serves me, the operators of the Panama Canal wouldn't let 

> them through.  In the early articles I read about this I seem to 

> recall there being an overall activity (shipment) limit on materials 

> passing through the canal. 

>

> The real issue is why they would allow it to go by rail.  Again if 

> memory serves somwhere down in the South East of the US (apologies 

> forif I've got the geography wrong but its a long way from me to the 

> US) the rail operators wouldn't allow passage either.

>

> Regards,

>      Julian







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