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6-4-08 5.2.2 Classified National Security Shipments The provisions of 49 CFR 173.7(b) exempt national security shipments from the requirements set forth in 49 CFR 171 through 189. However, to the extent consistent with national security, DOE uses approved hazardous material cargo routes, as designated by States or Tribes, as a guide for classified national security shipments. DOE optimizes the use of four-lane highways and two-lane roads with wide shoulders for safety and security concerns. 5.3 Rail Routing 5.3.1 Non-Classified Shipments a. Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Waste, and Tritium-Bearing Reactor Components (1) The cognizant DOE organization will consult with and develop routing options with rail carriers and with States and Tribes. The following factors should be considered to the extent practicable: • distance traveled; • number of interchanges between railroads; • use of higher-class track, for example, “key routes” as defined in Association of American Railroads Circular OT-55; • operational input from carriers.
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DOE organizations or operating contractors analyze proposed routes using transportation models (such as TRAGIS). Cognizant DOE organizations consult with States and Tribes on the transportation plans. Additional stakeholder 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 (b)
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