Hazmat situation on I-40 at Highway 64

I'm glad you pointed it out to us OP but it seems like a non event. People hear radioactive and get a little worked up. I think it' safe to say that these trucks are designed to withstand accidents. Interesting read but I would be very surprised if this got nation wide attention.

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Waste has to be stored at a designated site per federal guidelines and train's do not make every point in the US as roadways do. The simple and cost effective means of transporting material is like any other common shipment and that is by our roadway system. Besides it lets the guys following the shipment to intervene in a terrorist attempt as they are loaded for bear and trained for many emergencies. In the class I mentioned earlier they told us several things and one is that the trailer's had charges that could be activated from the cab to shoot cabled anchors into the pavement to ensure the trailer wasn't moved by anyone attempting to steal the cargo.

The containment vessels are rated safe, The security is top notch, and each shipment is detailed out in advance.

This has been going on for years and years. How many stories have you read of nuclear transportation mishaps happening in this country now or ever?. I'm assuming very few because they are planned out and orchestrated to a high degree of completion.

Is there a better way to transport and safeguard a shipment than a direct link by roadway?

The public is first and foremost in transportation objectives and safety protocol.

Although I agree with some of you all's thoughts. I still think it's highly suspicious and shouldn't be just swepted under the rug.

As has been stated, the transportation of nuclear material is tightly watched and regulated. There was no leak, so the HAZMAT regulations on quarantine are greatly reduced. There were escort vehicles ready to deal with the situation right there as well. Few companies will even haul radioactive material. Trust me on this; I drove a truck OTR for eight years.

The single largest contributor to accidents is some silly four-wheeler in a rush and ticked off at the big evil truck blocking his/her path, and Memphis is as bad as they come (well, except Chicago) for people doingm stupid things around semis. The next time you see a truck, please remember this:

• The driver is probably a better dricer than you are; he's got a LOT of practice.
  
• That driver can see things ahead you can't; he is sitting higher up.
  
• He is probably in a bigger hurry than you are; he's got a lot farther to go.
  
• Your car may be agile, but his weighs as much as 40 tons (possibly more if permitted).
  
• He may have 4 1/2 times as many wheels to brake with, but he weighs 20 times a much as the heaviest SUV.
  
• He may have three times the horsepower, but again weighs 20 times as much as the heaviest SUV.
  
• He can move about as fast as any regular traffic, but changing that speed is slow... that includes turning, speeding up, or stopping.
  
• His truck is built out of steel shapes and contains a LOT of steel; your car is built of of thin sheet metal and will bend and crunch much easier.
  
• You have no idea what (if anything) he is hauling.

If there is a conspiracy here, it is about people cutting trucks off, tailgating trucks, and in general being total idiots around a moving truck when it should be blatantly obvious they are flirting with death and disaster to save 30 seconds.

TheRedneck

If you think this is just something that should be sweep under the rug you're wrong. This is going on all over the country and in your areas wherever you are located. I live about 50 miles from a nuke plant and I live right off the major highways they move this crap.

Sorry it took so long to respond but yeah you should be worried!