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{{#Wiki_filter:}} | {{#Wiki_filter:The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tribal governments opting to receive advance offers Federally recognized Tribal notification of SNF shipments through their | ||
* If sent by U.S. Mail, the notification must governments the opportunity to be reservations must take the following steps: be postmarked at least 10 days in notified before irradiated reactor fuel - advance of the scheduled shipment. If | |||
* Notify the NRC that they have decided to better known as spent nuclear fuel, or SNF delivered by other means, the notification participate in the program | |||
- is shipped through or within their must arrive at least seven days in | |||
* Designate an official and an alternate to reservations. The NRC makes this option advance of the shipment within or across receive the notifications and provide available to Tribal governments out of the border of the Tribal reservation. | |||
contact information for those officials and respect for their sovereignty and their an emergency response official to the responsibility to protect public health and The notification must include the following NRC safety within their jurisdictions. information: | |||
* Develop a program for protecting SGI | |||
* Name, address and telephone number of | |||
* Certify that the designated officials have The notifications include information the shipper, carrier and receiver of the received the required NRC training in how about the schedule and route of the shipment, with the NRC license number to handle and protect SGI shipments and are therefore considered of the shipper and receiver | |||
* Review a map provided by the NRC of Safeguards Information, or SGI. Tribal | |||
* A description of the shipment as specified the Tribes reservation(s), showing main governments choosing to receive in U.S. Department of Transportation roads, railroads and waterways, and notifications must protect that regulations at 49 CFR 172.202 and verify its accuracy. | |||
information. Officials designated to 172.203(d) receive the notifications must be trained in | |||
* A list of the routes to be used within the NRCs regulations for handling, storing Tribal reservation. | |||
and protecting SGI. Notifications In a separate enclosure along with the The NRCs requirements for Tribal advance notification, the NRC licensee must include: | |||
notification of SNF shipments are spelled out | |||
* Estimated date and time of departure in detail in 10 CFR 73.37. The notification from the point of origin would come from the NRCs licensee - the | |||
* Estimated date and time of entry into the operator of a commercial nuclear power plant Tribal reservation or spent fuel storage facility. The essential | |||
* Estimated date and time of arrival at requirements are: | |||
destination. | |||
* The notification must be in writing, Tribal officials receiving the notifications are addressed to the Tribal official or the required to protect the schedule information Tribal officials designee. | |||
until at least 10 days after the shipment Type B MP197HB spent fuel package on a enters their reservation, or 10 days after the transport vehicle. Photo courtesy © Orano. | |||
final shipment in a related series. | |||
Safety and Security For More Information: | |||
of Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-transp.html Tribal Transportation Safety | |||
. of Spent Fuel Transportation (NUREG/BR-0292, Revision 2) https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-Notification of Spent collections/nuregs/brochures/br0292/index.html Spent nuclear fuel has been safely transported . | |||
in the United States and other countries for Flyer - Security of Irradiated Reactor Fuel more than four decades without release of in Transit radioactive material to the environment. | |||
NRC regulations establish safety standards for https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-transp/flyer-security-irradiated-reactor-fuel-tansit.pdf Nuclear the design and construction of shipping Fuel packages as the primary way to protect the public during transportation of SNF. Packages . | |||
used to move spent fuel by rail or highway are | |||
==Contact:== | |||
Shipments designed to be robust and withstand Email: Tribal_Outreach.Resource@nrc.gov accidents. U.S. regulations require that these . | |||
packages be evaluated for a series of tests Branch Chief, Tribal Liaison Program simulating accident conditions, in accordance (301) 415-7000 with international safety standards. After the . | |||
tests, the packages must still meet safety criteria for containment of radioactive material, radiation shielding and criticality safety. | |||
Before any shipment of SNF, the NRC staff must review and approve a route plan provided by the licensee. The plan includes pre-arranged safe havens located every 50 miles along highway routes and arrangements with local law enforcement and emergency response agencies along the route. | |||
Security requirements for SNF shipments include advance coordination with local law enforcement agencies along the entire route, armed escorts, continuous monitoring of the shipment and a capability for the driver to NRC Office of Public Affairs immobilize the vehicle in the event of an OPA.Resource@nrc.gov incident. The robust design of the package 301-415-8200 provides additional security. .}} |
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tribal governments opting to receive advance offers Federally recognized Tribal notification of SNF shipments through their
- If sent by U.S. Mail, the notification must governments the opportunity to be reservations must take the following steps: be postmarked at least 10 days in notified before irradiated reactor fuel - advance of the scheduled shipment. If
- Notify the NRC that they have decided to better known as spent nuclear fuel, or SNF delivered by other means, the notification participate in the program
- is shipped through or within their must arrive at least seven days in
- Designate an official and an alternate to reservations. The NRC makes this option advance of the shipment within or across receive the notifications and provide available to Tribal governments out of the border of the Tribal reservation.
contact information for those officials and respect for their sovereignty and their an emergency response official to the responsibility to protect public health and The notification must include the following NRC safety within their jurisdictions. information:
- Develop a program for protecting SGI
- Name, address and telephone number of
- Certify that the designated officials have The notifications include information the shipper, carrier and receiver of the received the required NRC training in how about the schedule and route of the shipment, with the NRC license number to handle and protect SGI shipments and are therefore considered of the shipper and receiver
- Review a map provided by the NRC of Safeguards Information, or SGI. Tribal
- A description of the shipment as specified the Tribes reservation(s), showing main governments choosing to receive in U.S. Department of Transportation roads, railroads and waterways, and notifications must protect that regulations at 49 CFR 172.202 and verify its accuracy.
information. Officials designated to 172.203(d) receive the notifications must be trained in
- A list of the routes to be used within the NRCs regulations for handling, storing Tribal reservation.
and protecting SGI. Notifications In a separate enclosure along with the The NRCs requirements for Tribal advance notification, the NRC licensee must include:
notification of SNF shipments are spelled out
- Estimated date and time of departure in detail in 10 CFR 73.37. The notification from the point of origin would come from the NRCs licensee - the
- Estimated date and time of entry into the operator of a commercial nuclear power plant Tribal reservation or spent fuel storage facility. The essential
- Estimated date and time of arrival at requirements are:
destination.
- The notification must be in writing, Tribal officials receiving the notifications are addressed to the Tribal official or the required to protect the schedule information Tribal officials designee.
until at least 10 days after the shipment Type B MP197HB spent fuel package on a enters their reservation, or 10 days after the transport vehicle. Photo courtesy © Orano.
final shipment in a related series.
Safety and Security For More Information:
of Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-transp.html Tribal Transportation Safety
. of Spent Fuel Transportation (NUREG/BR-0292, Revision 2) https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-Notification of Spent collections/nuregs/brochures/br0292/index.html Spent nuclear fuel has been safely transported .
in the United States and other countries for Flyer - Security of Irradiated Reactor Fuel more than four decades without release of in Transit radioactive material to the environment.
NRC regulations establish safety standards for https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-transp/flyer-security-irradiated-reactor-fuel-tansit.pdf Nuclear the design and construction of shipping Fuel packages as the primary way to protect the public during transportation of SNF. Packages .
used to move spent fuel by rail or highway are
Contact:
Shipments designed to be robust and withstand Email: Tribal_Outreach.Resource@nrc.gov accidents. U.S. regulations require that these .
packages be evaluated for a series of tests Branch Chief, Tribal Liaison Program simulating accident conditions, in accordance (301) 415-7000 with international safety standards. After the .
tests, the packages must still meet safety criteria for containment of radioactive material, radiation shielding and criticality safety.
Before any shipment of SNF, the NRC staff must review and approve a route plan provided by the licensee. The plan includes pre-arranged safe havens located every 50 miles along highway routes and arrangements with local law enforcement and emergency response agencies along the route.
Security requirements for SNF shipments include advance coordination with local law enforcement agencies along the entire route, armed escorts, continuous monitoring of the shipment and a capability for the driver to NRC Office of Public Affairs immobilize the vehicle in the event of an OPA.Resource@nrc.gov incident. The robust design of the package 301-415-8200 provides additional security. .