What would happen to shipments on the proposed rail line if an earthquake were to occur during shipment?
Earthquake activity in Skull Valley will not affect the safety of shipments on the proposed railroad line. In the unlikely event that a quake caused a rail car to derail, its cargo would be well protected by the shipping cask that is designed to withstand all conceivable accidents. These casks are licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and meet rigorous standards. They must be able to withstand being dropped on an unyielding surface from 30 feet; submersed under water at a depth of 50 feet, subjected to a fire at a temperature of 1475 F for 30 minutes, dropped from a distance of 1 meter onto a 6″ diameter pin, and be subjected to a crush test by dropping an 1100 pound unyielding mass from 30 feet onto the test cask.
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