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A Really Long Haul(er)
chuckinsocal
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This hauler was specially designed and built for Southern California Edison to transport used, slightly radio active, nuclear generator parts from San Onofre CA to Clive Utah, about 823 miles, for proper disposal. It's about 400 feet long, weighs about 380 tones, has 192 tires on 48 axles, and can negotiate 90 degree turns in typical city intersections. For anyone interested, more photos and the longer story can be found here. There's interesting video here.
A truly remarkable feat of engineering, planning, and execution.
#1 The hauler travels only at night to minimize traffic issues and is parked during the day.
#2 The front half with 3 pivot points to negotiate curves and turns. The rear half also has 3 pivot points. The tank is slightly radio active but if you stood next to it for an hour you'd get about the same amount of radiation as from a single dental xray.
#3 The hauler is too heavy for most freeway overpasses so it travels mostly on surface streets through towns and cities at an average speed of 15 MPH.
Thanks for looking.
A truly remarkable feat of engineering, planning, and execution.
#1 The hauler travels only at night to minimize traffic issues and is parked during the day.
#2 The front half with 3 pivot points to negotiate curves and turns. The rear half also has 3 pivot points. The tank is slightly radio active but if you stood next to it for an hour you'd get about the same amount of radiation as from a single dental xray.
#3 The hauler is too heavy for most freeway overpasses so it travels mostly on surface streets through towns and cities at an average speed of 15 MPH.
Thanks for looking.
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