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AEC Glow-in-the-dark and reactor fluid cars
By Bob Mintz
Electricity is the most universal type of energy available throughout
the civilized world. It can be generated from any of the other
fuels and can be rigged to operate practically any kind of gadget,
appliance, or mechanical system, even toy trains. It can be produced
from almost any other kind of fuel—gas, oil, coal, solar,
wind, geothermal or nuclear.
As long as no cataclysmic upsets occur, nuclear power seemed
to be the future of the inhabitants of Lionelville.
Unfortunately, we now know better.
This boxcar was made by Newbraugh Bros. Toys.
Yucca Mountain in Nevada is the Department of Energy’s
potential geologic repository designed to store and dispose of
spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Spent nuclear
fuel and high-level radioactive waste make up most of the material
to be disposed at Yucca Mountain. About 90% of this waste is from
commercial nuclear power plants; the remaining is from defense
programs. This waste is currently stored at facilities in 43 states.
DOE must meet Department of Transportation routing regulations
and guidelines before shipping any radioactive waste to the Yucca
Mountain repository.
The waste would be shipped in casks that are heavily shielded
to contain the radioactive waste. The casks are certified by the
NRC to withstand accidents, impact, puncture, and exposure to
fire and water.
DOE’s current plan is to transport the waste to Nevada by
truck and rail.
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 established the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, a
single agency, the Atomic Energy Commission, had responsibility
for the development and production of nuclear weapons and for
both the development and the safety regulation of the civilian
uses of nuclear materials. The Act of 1974 split these functions,
assigning to one agency, now the Department of Energy, the responsibility
for the development and production of nuclear weapons, promotion
of nuclear power, and other energy-related work, and assigning
to the NRC the regulatory work, which does not include regulation
of defense nuclear facilities.
There are two different variations of multiples of rolling stock
to accomplish just this in Pre-NRC American towns including, of
course, Lionelville. The # 6805 Atomic Energy Disposal car just
won’t do by todays stricter standards.
To continue the Glow-in-Dark theme, we also have:
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| #26215 Glow-in-the-Dark AEC Boxcar "9700-GLO" |
#26230 Glow-in-the-Dark AEC Boxcar "9700-GLO" |
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| #26271 Glow-in-the-Dark AEC Boxcar "9700-GLO" |
#26288 Glow-in-the-Dark AEC Boxcar "9700-GLO" |
And what better way to transport this train except by
the #28527 AEC GP-9.
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