Tag: Mxv Rail
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The Department of Energy’s Atlas rail car is ready to move expended nuclear fuel safely
Railcar can carry 480,000 pounds of spent nuclear power plant fuel
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Advanced nuclear materials railcar nearing certification in Pueblo at MxV Rail
A new rail car designed to safely transport casks filled with spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste weighing as much as 240 tons is awaiting final certification at Pueblo’s MxV Rail testing and research facility, 12 miles east of the city. Atlas is a 12-axle railcar designed specifically to transport large containers of spent…
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Competition for railroad research, testing near Pueblo is heating up
Competition in the rail transportation industry is heating up outside of Pueblo. MxV Rail and ENSCO will both operate railroad research and testing facilities outside of downtown Pueblo starting in October. MxV Rail announced groundbreaking on a new rail test track at the PuebloPlex industrial park campus Friday, after a name change and move 11…