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Thus it is still able to keep emissions from road traffic to a minimum and to keep the traffic

situation in the region under control (Alfons 2018). The main potential challenge for railway
transportation is train scheduling as the railroads are generally more utilized than roads.

According to Commercial Director Franz Netoliczka, however, the plant has no problems

concerning railway deliveries. The deliveries are organized by the contracted railway company

according to the planned time schedule considering peak and off-peak railway hours. Generally,

rail deliveries of waste are scheduled three times per day, Monday to Friday. Domestic deliveries
are organized either by EVN or the client depending on the agreed contractual conditions. In the

case of imports, the client is responsible for transport organization and costs (Netoliczka 2018).

Figure 14. Thermal waste treatment plants and railway network in Austria
(Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management 2015)

The Zwentendorf plant addresses the infrastructural challenge of energy output through

its unique system of energetic interplay with neighbouring facilities. While located near Vienna,

the plant is connected to the more local district heating systems of Zwentendorf and St. Pölten.

The produced steam is also sent to the nearby power plant for the purpose of generating

electricity. On the input side, the underlying waste transportation infrastructure continues to

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