2010 - 89th Annual Meeting

Session 273

Economics of Transportation Safety: Market Failures and Regulatory Solutions

Monday, January 11, 2010, 10:15 am–12:00 pm, Shoreham

Clarke, David B., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, presiding

Co-sponsor: Freight Transportation Economics and Regulation (AT010)

Participants will understand the direct correlation between the economy and transportation safety, especially with regards to today's economic situation and future economic forecasts.

Market Failures and the Economics of Transportation Safety Provision

Savage, Ian - Northwestern University

Economics of Safety: One Railroad Industry Perspective

French, Peter - Association of American Railroads

Truck Crashes and Economic Factors Associated with Drivers and Motor Carriers

Belzer, Michael H. - Wayne State University

Confusion Over Loading and Unloading: Safety and Economics

Willke, Theodore L - Ted Willke Consulting, Inc.

Poster Session 328

Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Monday, January 11, 2010, 2:30 am–5:00 pm, Shoreham

Bornhorst, Richard C. - U.S. Coast Guard, presiding

Environmental Risk Analysis of Railroad Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Saat, M. Rapik - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Barkan, Christopher P. L. - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Werth, Charles - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Schaeffer, David - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Yoon, Hongkyu - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Effect of Train Speed on Railroad Hazardous Materials Transportation Route Risk Analysis

Kawprasert, Athaphon - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Barkan, Christopher P. L. - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Societal Risk-Based Impact Analyses of Traffic Volume and Proportion of Hazmat Transport in Road Tunnels

Meng, Qiang - National University of Singapore

Qu, Xiaobo - National University of Singapore

Yong, Kum Thong - Singapore Land Transport Authority

Lee, Shang Pang - Singapore Land Transport Authority

Development of Hazardous Materials Shipper Prioritization Application

Schaudt, William Andrew - Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Bowman, Darrell S. - Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Marinik, Andrew - Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Hanowski, Richard - Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Simmons, James O'Neal - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Examining Multiple Dangerous Goods Routing Criteria Within GIS-Based Framework in British Columbia, Canada

El-Basyouny, Karim - University of British Columbia, Canada

Cheng, Derek - University of British Columbia, Canada

Lim, Clark Cheun-il - University of British Columbia, Canada

Sayed, Tarek - University of British Columbia, Canada

Risk Assessment for Transportation of Hazardous Materials Through Tunnels

Nathanail, Eftihia G. - University of Thessaly, Greece

Zaharis, Stratis - University of Thessaly, Greece

Vagiokas, Nikolaos - Aristotlelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Prevedouros, Panos D. - University of Hawaii, Manoa

Session 460

U.S. Nuclear Power Generation: Present, Future, and Implications for Transportation

Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 10:15 am–12:00 pm, Shoreham

Lanthrum, Joseph Gary - U.S. Department of Energy, presiding

Co-sponsors: Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection (ABE40), Climate Change and Energy (A0020T), Transportation Energy (ADC70)

This session relates to a growing interest in reducing carbon emissions in power production and the relationship between nuclear-powered electricity generation and transportation. Efforts to expand the use of new nuclear power plants in the near term, the potential contributions of this power source to the nation’s energy portfolio, and what these developments mean to the transportation industry will be discussed.

Nuclear Power Plants: Present and Future

Lyons, Peter - U.S. Department of Energy

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Considerations

Peters, Mark - Argonne National Laboratory

Radioactive Material Transportation: Package Studies and Research

Easton, Earl - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Transportation Considerations and Perspectives: Domestic and International

Pennington, Charles - NAC International

Session 484

Climate Change Effects on Hazardous Materials Transportation Activity and Performance

Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 1:30 pm–3:15 pm, Shoreham

Urschel, Stephen F. - EPC, presiding

Climate Change and Hazmat Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities

Abkowitz, Mark D. - Vanderbilt University

What We Know and Don’t Know About Future Climate Change in the United States

Peterson, Thomas - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Energy Trends and the Implications on Future Hazmat Distribution Patterns

Fulton, Lewis M. - International Energy Agency, France

Issues and Concerns in Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change on Hazmat Transportation

Clark, Alan - Houston-Galveston Area Council

Hazmat Transportation Research Needs to Improve Climate Change Impact Assessment and Preparedness

Johnsen, Michael - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration