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Basha, I M and Gab‐Allah, A A (1991) Value Engineering in Egyptian Bridge Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 393–401.

Committee on Construction Equipment and Techniques (1991) Trenchless Excavation Construction Methods: Classification and Evaluation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 521–36.

Duerr, D (1991) Transportation of Shippingport Reactor Pressure Vessel. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 551–64.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Waste disposal; Transportation; Decommissioning; Nuclear powerplants; Nuclear wastes; Water transportation; Transportation management;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1991)117:3(551)
  • Abstract:
    The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in western Pennsylvania is the first nuclear electric generating station to be decommissioned with the goal of restoring the site to a radiologically clean condition acceptable for unrestricted use. In February, 1989, the 921 ton (836 metric tons) reactor pressure vessel/neutron‐shield tank assembly was hauled from a storage area on the plant site to a barge slip; loaded onto an oceangoing barge; shipped from Pennsylvania to Hanford, Washington; and hauled overland to a burial site on the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Reservation. This paper reviews the engineering requirements for the land and marine transportation operations. Engineering criteria for the hauling equipment and marine vessels, testing requirements, and operational methodology employed during the multimodal transportation are examined. Recommendations are made for future work of this nature performed as a part of nuclear plant maintenance and decommissioning projects, with particular emphasis placed on hauling‐equipment performance requirements.

Fisher, D J and O'Connor, J T (1991) Constructability for Piping Automation: Field Operations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 468–85.

Fondahl, J W (1991) The Development of the Construction Engineer: Past Progress and Future Problems. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 380–92.

Hinze, J and Appelgate, L L (1991) Costs of Construction Injuries. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 537–50.

Kelley, M N (1991) Ft. Drum Estimating and Bidding from Contractor's Point of View. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 565–71.

Rasdorf, W J and Abudayyeh, O Y (1991) Cost‐ and Schedule‐Control Integration: Issues and Needs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 486–502.

Schubert, F N (1991) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Afghanistan's Highways 1960–1967. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 445–59.

Seibert, J E and Evans, G W (1991) Time‐Constrained Resource Leveling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 503–20.

Thomas, H R (1991) Labor Productivity and Work Sampling: The Bottom Line. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 423–44.

Warszawski, A and Navon, R (1991) Robot for Interior‐Finishing Works. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 402–22.

Williams, T P (1991) Hypertext Data Base Applications in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 117(03), 460–7.