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