DOE M 460.2-1A
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6-4-08
5.0
ROUTING
5.1 Introduction This section addresses the identification and selection of highway and rail transportation routes for shipments of DOE radioactive materials, but does not change agreements between DOE and States and Tribes regarding the routing of DOE shipments. 5.2 Highway Routing 5.2.1 Non-Classified Shipments a. Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Waste, and Tritium-Bearing Reactor Components (1) Highway routes are selected in accordance with 49 CFR 397.101(b) for highway route-controlled quantity shipments. (2) DOE organizations (along with the operating contractors) analyze proposed routes using transportation models such as the Transportation Routing Analysis Geographic Information System (TRAGIS). States and Tribes may designate highway routes in accordance with the regulations set forth in 49 CFR 397.103. Additional input resulting from stakeholder review of projected shipment planning information is considered. Routes are documented in specific shipment transportation plans. For safeguards and security purposes, the following practices apply: (a) For shipments subject to an NRC license (e.g., university and research reactor spent nuclear fuel shipments), the shipper or transportation contractor submits routes for NRC approval in accordance with 10 CFR 73.37. For shipments not subject to an NRC license, DOE will be responsible for stakeholder interactions, final route approval, and other applicable safeguards and security requirements. DOE will meet or exceed the requirements prescribed by DOT and NRC for comparable commercial transportation. Transuranic Waste Shipments DOE Carlsbad Field Office negotiates routes with States and Tribes on behalf of the carrier. Specific routes to WIPP will be identified from each waste generator site. In developing these routes, DOE CBFO — (4) (b) b. (3)
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