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Who is responsible for transporting used nuclear fuel? What methods of transportation will be used to deliver it to the repository?

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Who is responsible for transporting used nuclear fuel? What methods of transportation will be used to deliver it to the repository?

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The federal government is responsible for transporting used nuclear fuel from U.S. nuclear power plant sites and federal nuclear facilities to the repository at Yucca Mountain. The repository will be equipped to receive radioactive material in federally certified shipping containers required by the NRC to withstand even the most severe accidents. DOE also is preparing to construct a 300-mile railroad spur to connect Yucca Mountain to the nation’s existing rail system.