Figure 1: Average Wind Speeds for Different Directions during Baltimore Tunnel Fire

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Figure 1 Average Wind Speeds for Different
Directions during Baltimore Tunnel Fire
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Figure 2 Frequency of Wind Direction (Blowing
From) During Baltimore Tunnel Fire
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Figure 3 DOEs Proposed Routes to Yucca Mountain
Source U.S. Department of Energy, 1999. Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic
Repository of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level
Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County,
Nevada. (DOE/EIS-0250D).
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Figure 4 Steel-Lead-Steel Rail Cask Timeline
July 22, early am last cars are removed From
tunnel
307PM Emergency Brakes Activated, Postulated
Beginning of Fire
325PM Conductor drives engines out North end of
tunnel, radios train dispatcher
415PM Fire Dept. is notified
500PM Inner Harbor Closed, Camden Yards
Evacuated
545PM Civil Defense, Sirens sound, radio and
t.v. warnings issued urging residents to stay
indoors, shut windowsand turn off A.C.
400PM Tripropylene Tanker is removed other
wreckage continues to burn
615PM Water main break at Howard/Lombard
intersection
July 18
July 19
July 20
July 21
813PM Steel-Lead-Steel Rods begin to fail by
burst rupture (T1050oF) maximum release occurs
543PM Steel-Lead-Steel Rods begin to fail by
creep rupture (T650oF)
455PM Steel-Lead-Steel Cask seals completely
fail (T600oF)
427PM Steel-Lead-Steel Cask seals begin to fail
(T500oF) radioactive release begins
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Figure 5 Monolithic Steel Rail Cask Timeline
July 22, early am last cars are removed From
tunnel
307PM Emergency Brakes Activated, Postulated
Beginning of Fire
325PM Conductor drives engines out North end of
tunnel, radios train dispatcher
415PM Fire Dept. is notified
500PM Inner Harbor Closed, Camden Yards
Evacuated
545PM Civil Defense, Sirens sound, radio and
t.v. warnings issued urging residents to stay
indoors, shut windowsand turn off A.C.
400PM Tripropylene Tanker is removed other
wreckage continues to burn
615PM Water main break at Howard/Lombard
intersection
July 18
July 19
July 20
July 21
334AM Monolithic Steel Cask rods fail by burst
rupture (T750oC) maximum release occurs
630PM Monolithic Steel Cask seals completely
fail (T400oC)
529PM Monolithic Steel Cask seals begin to fail
(T350oC) radioactive release begins
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