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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY BOARD
Investigative Hearing
Two recent Amtrak (National Railroad
Passenger Corporation) accidents have
motivated this investigative hearing:
First, an Amtrak overspeed derailment
in a 30 mph curve that occurred in
DuPont, Washington, and, second, an
Amtrak head-on collision with a
standing freight train in Cayce, South
Carolina.
The first accident occurred on
December 18, 2017, at 7:33 a.m., Pacific
standard time, and involved
southbound Amtrak passenger train 501,
consisting of a leading and trailing
locomotive, a power car, 10 passenger
railcars, and a luggage car. Train 501
was traveling at 78 mph when it
derailed from a highway overpass near
DuPont, Washington. The train was on
its first regular passenger service trip on
a single main track (Lakewood
subdivision) at milepost (MP) 19.86.
The lead locomotive, the power car, and
two passenger railcars derailed onto
Interstate 5. Fourteen highway vehicles
came into contact with the derailed
equipment. At the time of the accident,
77 passengers, 5 Amtrak employees, and
a Talgo Incorporated technician were on
the train.1 Of these individuals, 3
passengers were killed and 62
passengers and crewmembers were
injured. Eight individuals in highway
vehicles were also injured. The damage
is estimated to be more than $40
million. At the time of the accident, the
temperature was 48 °F, the wind was
from the south at 9 mph, and the
visibility was 10 miles in light rain.
The second accident occurred on
February 4, 2018, about 2:27 a.m.
eastern standard time, and involved
southbound Amtrak train 91, operating
on a track warrant. Train 91 was
1 Talgo Incorporated, which was the original
manufacturer of the passenger railcars, has the
service and maintenance contract.
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diverted from the main track through a
hand-thrown switch into a siding and
collided head-on with stationary CSX
Transportation (CSX) local freight train
F777 03.2 The accident occurred on the
CSX Columbia subdivision in Cayce,
South Carolina. The engineer and
conductor of the Amtrak train died in
the collision, and at least 92 passengers
and crewmembers on the Amtrak train
were transported to medical facilities.
The engineer of the stopped CSX train
had exited the lead locomotive before
the Amtrak train entered the siding, ran
to safety, and was not injured. The
conductor of the CSX lead locomotive
saw the Amtrak train approaching in the
siding and ran to the back of
locomotive.
The investigative hearing will discuss
the following issue areas:
• Amtrak Operations on Host
Railroads.
• Addressing Safety in Preparation
for the Point Defiance Bypass.
• Managing Safety on Passenger
Railroads.
• International Approach to
Passenger Train Operations on Shared
Use and Safety Management Principles
From Other Industries.
Parties to hearing are the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA); Amtrak;
CSX; Sound Transit; Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen;
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen;
International Association of Sheet
Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation
Workers; Washington State Utilities and
Transportation Commission; and the
Washington State Department of
Transportation.
Order of Proceedings
1. Opening Statement by the Chairman
of the Board of Inquiry
2. Introduction of the Board of Inquiry
and Technical Panel
3. Introduction of the Parties to the
Hearing
4. Introduction of Exhibits by Hearing
Officer
5. Overview of the incident and the
investigation by Investigator-InCharge
6. Calling of Witnesses by Hearing
Officer
7. Closing Statement by the Chairman of
the Board of Inquiry
The investigative hearing will be held
in the NTSB Board Room and
Conference Center, located at 429
L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC on
2 Track warrant is a method of authorizing
movements or protecting employees or on-track
equipment in signaled or nonsignaled territory on
controlled track within specified signals. These
movements are under the jurisdiction of the train
dispatcher.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018, and Wednesday,
July 11, 2018, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Media planning to cover the
investigative hearing are asked to
contact the NTSB’s chief of media
relations, Chris O’Neil at 202–314–6133
or christopher.oneil@ntsb.gov.
The investigative hearing will be
transmitted live via the NTSB’s website
at https://www.capitolconnection.net/
capcon/ntsb/ntsb.htm. A link for
webcast will be available shortly before
the start of the hearing. An archival
video of the hearing will be available via
the website for 30 days after the hearing.
Individuals requiring reasonable
accommodation and/or wheelchair
access directions should contact Ms.
Rochelle McCallister at (202) 314–6305
or by email at rochelle.mccallister@
ntsb.gov.
NTSB Investigative Hearing Officer:
Mr. Robert ‘‘Joe’’ Gordon—
robert.gordon@ntsb.gov.
Candi R. Bing,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–12846 Filed 6–14–18; 8:45 am]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 70–1151; NRC–2015–0039]
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC;
Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering the
renewal of Special Nuclear Materials
(SNM) License No. SNM–1107 to allow
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
(WEC) to continue to operate its
Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility
(CFFF) for an additional 40 years. The
NRC has prepared a final environmental
assessment (EA) and finding of no
significant impact (FONSI) for this
licensing action.
DATES: The final EA referenced in this
document was made available on June
8, 2018.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering renewing
License SNM–1107 to allow WEC to
continue to operate its CFFF for an
additional 40 years. The license renewal
period of 40 years would begin once the
NRC approves the renewal. As required
by part 51 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
‘‘Environmental Protection Regulation
for Domestic Licensing and Related
Regulatory Functions,’’ the NRC
prepared an EA (ADAMS Accession No.
ML18120A318). Based on the results of
the final EA, described as follows, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the license renewal, and is issuing a
FONSI.
II. Environmental Assessment
Description of the Proposed Action
WEC submitted a license renewal
application in 2014 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML14352A111), which was updated
in March 2018 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML18087A400) to operate CFFF for an
additional 40 years. The 40-year
timeframe would begin upon NRC’s
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approval of the license renewal
application.
Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow
CFFF to continue to be a source of
nuclear fuel for commercial nuclear
power plants.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC assessed the potential
environmental impacts from the
renewal of License SNM–1107 for an
additional 40 years and determined
there would be noticeable but not
significant impacts to the quality of the
human environment. WEC is not
proposing any new construction or land
disturbance activities. Although there is
existing ground-water contamination on
site, it has not migrated offsite or into
the deeper aquifers and there is
currently no pathway for human
exposure. WEC’s environmental
monitoring program will continue to
provide information on existing groundwater contamination and help identify
future unintended releases to the
environment. If needed, WEC will
implement corrective actions to address
contamination in the surface water and
ground water. NRC expects that WEC
will continue to meet all local, State,
and Federal requirements, including its
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permit and its
obligations with the South Carolina
Department of Health and
Environmental Control (SCDHEC) under
its voluntary cleanup contract related to
ground-water contamination.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the NRC staff considered denial
of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). The no-action
alternative would mean that the NRC
would not approve the license renewal.
The CFFF would continue to operate
under its current license until it expires
on September 30, 2027. The NRC staff
previously evaluated the environmental
impacts of WEC continuing to operate
the CFFF until September 2027 when it
approved WEC’s license renewal in
2007. The NRC staff concluded in the
2007 EA that the continued operation of
the CFFF site would not result in a
significant impact to the environment
(ADAMS Accession No. ML070510647).
The impacts of the no-action
alternative would be similar to those of
the Proposed Action except the impacts
of the no-action alternative would occur
only until 2027, when the current
license expires, and decommissioning
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[FR Doc No: 2018-12846]
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
Investigative Hearing
Two recent Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
accidents have motivated this investigative hearing: First, an Amtrak
overspeed derailment in a 30 mph curve that occurred in DuPont,
Washington, and, second, an Amtrak head-on collision with a standing
freight train in Cayce, South Carolina.
The first accident occurred on December 18, 2017, at 7:33 a.m.,
Pacific standard time, and involved southbound Amtrak passenger train
501, consisting of a leading and trailing locomotive, a power car, 10
passenger railcars, and a luggage car. Train 501 was traveling at 78
mph when it derailed from a highway overpass near DuPont, Washington.
The train was on its first regular passenger service trip on a single
main track (Lakewood subdivision) at milepost (MP) 19.86. The lead
locomotive, the power car, and two passenger railcars derailed onto
Interstate 5. Fourteen highway vehicles came into contact with the
derailed equipment. At the time of the accident, 77 passengers, 5
Amtrak employees, and a Talgo Incorporated technician were on the
train.\1\ Of these individuals, 3 passengers were killed and 62
passengers and crewmembers were injured. Eight individuals in highway
vehicles were also injured. The damage is estimated to be more than $40
million. At the time of the accident, the temperature was
48[emsp14][deg]F, the wind was from the south at 9 mph, and the
visibility was 10 miles in light rain.
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\1\ Talgo Incorporated, which was the original manufacturer of
the passenger railcars, has the service and maintenance contract.
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The second accident occurred on February 4, 2018, about 2:27 a.m.
eastern standard time, and involved southbound Amtrak train 91,
operating on a track warrant. Train 91 was diverted from the main track
through a hand-thrown switch into a siding and collided head-on with
stationary CSX Transportation (CSX) local freight train F777 03.\2\ The
accident occurred on the CSX Columbia subdivision in Cayce, South
Carolina. The engineer and conductor of the Amtrak train died in the
collision, and at least 92 passengers and crewmembers on the Amtrak
train were transported to medical facilities. The engineer of the
stopped CSX train had exited the lead locomotive before the Amtrak
train entered the siding, ran to safety, and was not injured. The
conductor of the CSX lead locomotive saw the Amtrak train approaching
in the siding and ran to the back of locomotive.
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\2\ Track warrant is a method of authorizing movements or
protecting employees or on-track equipment in signaled or
nonsignaled territory on controlled track within specified signals.
These movements are under the jurisdiction of the train dispatcher.
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The investigative hearing will discuss the following issue areas:
Amtrak Operations on Host Railroads.
Addressing Safety in Preparation for the Point Defiance
Bypass.
Managing Safety on Passenger Railroads.
International Approach to Passenger Train Operations on
Shared Use and Safety Management Principles From Other Industries.
Parties to hearing are the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA);
Amtrak; CSX; Sound Transit; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Trainmen; Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen; International Association
of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers; Washington State
Utilities and Transportation Commission; and the Washington State
Department of Transportation.
Order of Proceedings
1. Opening Statement by the Chairman of the Board of Inquiry
2. Introduction of the Board of Inquiry and Technical Panel
3. Introduction of the Parties to the Hearing
4. Introduction of Exhibits by Hearing Officer
5. Overview of the incident and the investigation by Investigator-In-
Charge
6. Calling of Witnesses by Hearing Officer
7. Closing Statement by the Chairman of the Board of Inquiry
The investigative hearing will be held in the NTSB Board Room and
Conference Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC on
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018, and Wednesday, July 11, 2018, beginning at 8:30
a.m. Media planning to cover the investigative hearing are asked to
contact the NTSB's chief of media relations, Chris O'Neil at 202-314-
6133 or [email protected].
The investigative hearing will be transmitted live via the NTSB's
website at https://www.capitolconnection.net/capcon/ntsb/ntsb.htm. A
link for webcast will be available shortly before the start of the
hearing. An archival video of the hearing will be available via the
website for 30 days after the hearing.
Individuals requiring reasonable accommodation and/or wheelchair
access directions should contact Ms. Rochelle McCallister at (202) 314-
6305 or by email at [email protected].
NTSB Investigative Hearing Officer: Mr. Robert ``Joe'' Gordon_
[email protected]
Candi R. Bing,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-12846 Filed 6-14-18; 8:45 am]
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