Nuclear

SRT transports Nuclear cargo!

The transport of cargo for the Nuclear market carries a very special set of challenges and requirements. SRT understands and has experience with the unique demands associated with the transport for Nuclear power equipment.

Examples

Nuclear Steam Generators

Specialized Rail Transport, a Cooper/T. Smith Corporation and Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring in Houston were instrumental in the successful offloading and rail transport of four huge steam generators from the Port of Houston Authority's City Docks to the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in North Texas. The planning for the project took over a year. Weighing over 400 tons each and spanning 72 feet by 16.5 feet in diameter, each generator contains 5,500 tubes and took more than three years to build. Built by Equipos Nucleares (ENSA) in Northern Spain, the generators will be used as replacement units at the Texas plant. Fagioli, an Italy-based leader in transporting shipments of this kind, employed a Jumbo heavy lift vessel for the ocean transport. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring coordinated the offload of each generator using the ship's gears onto two 12 axle TTX heavy duty flat cars in a special train coordinated by Specialized Rail Transport for the final leg of the journey to North Texas. SRT coordinated rail activities between the PTRA, BNSF and the FWWR Railroads.