"SCE and SDS developed detailed plans to safely execute the shipment of the Unit 1 RPV package to the Energy Solutions facility in Clive, Utah. On the night of May 24, 2020, the shipment left by rail, traveling from San Onofre to Apex, Nevada, using a thirty-six axle Schnabel rail car, the largest in the world, with a capacity to transport loads up to 880 tons. Rail transport took four days covering 366 miles with a maximum speed of 15 mph..." "Once the RPV arrived in Nevada crews prepared the shipment to be transferred to a hydraulic platform trailer with 384 trailer tires for road transport. The road conveyance consisted of six large trucks that pushed and pulled the RPV trailer 400 miles through Nevada and into Utah with a maximum speed of 10 mph over a 10 day period."
Just for SONGS Unit 1 RPV, read the alt text and roughly calculate the carbon emissions. 🤯
Sounds like a nightmare!
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