DOE M 460.2-1A
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6-4-08
6.0
SECURITY
6.1 Introduction This section generally addresses safeguards and security actions taken to protect DOE shipments of radioactive materials. Sensitive information regarding specific commodities or shipments is not discussed here. Security and safety are the key considerations in transportation of radioactive materials. For decades, NRC, DOE, and DOT regulations and well-established industry best practices have specified detailed requirements for appropriate protection and security, which generally vary depending on the type and amount of material involved. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent global war on terror, officials at every level of government have reexamined established practices related to physical protection of all hazardous materials shipments, including radioactive material. NRC, DOT, and individual DOE organizations have established enhanced security requirements for radioactive material/waste shipments. These efforts are consistent with current international initiatives and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) activities to prevent not only threats to public safety from malicious acts (such as sabotage or diversion of material), but also inadvertent loss of control of radioactive material. Early in the shipment planning process, the responsible DOE organization will identify the security requirements applicable to the shipment. Information dealing with the security of many radioactive shipments in transit can be sensitive. This information may require protection as safeguards information under NRC regulations or as Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information (UCNI) or Official Use Only (OUO) under DOE regulations. Shipments of strategic materials such as highly enriched uranium are safeguarded as classified information. Unauthorized disclosure of any of the above levels of information is a violation of the Atomic Energy Act and other legal authorities. Assessments of possible security threats against shipments (e.g., civil unrest directed toward a shipment, malevolent action against a shipment, activity to interfere with the progress of a shipment, etc.) are performed by cognizant DOE organizations and evaluated on an ongoing basis in coordination with Federal, State, Tribal, and carrier law enforcement/security organizations. These threat assessments assist in determining appropriate security for shipments. In addition, in certain situations, the requirements in 49 CFR 172.800 provide for development of a security plan to ensure — • sufficient background to understand the nature of the threats against hazardous materials transportation; • the means to identify the vulnerabilities to those threats; and • an approach to address the vulnerabilities. The plan will include an assessment of possible transportation security risks for shipments of hazardous material covered under this regulatory citation.
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