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6-4-08 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION PRACTICES MANUAL 1. PURPOSE. This Manual establishes a set of standard transportation practices for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), including National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) organizations to use in planning and executing offsite shipments of radioactive materials including radioactive waste. 2. CANCELLATION. DOE M 460.2-1, Radioactive Material Transportation Practices Manual for Use with DOE O 460.2A , dated 9-23-02. Cancellation of a directive does not, by itself, modify or otherwise affect any contractual obligation to comply with the directive. Contractor requirement documents (CRDs) that have been incorporated into or attached to a contract remain in effect until the contract is modified to either eliminate requirements that are no longer applicable or substitute a new set of requirements. 3. APPLICABILITY. a. DOE Elements. Except for the exclusions in paragraph 3c, this Manual applies to all Departmental elements responsible for transporting radioactive materials. Go to http://www.directives.doe.gov/pdfs/reftools/org-list.pdf for the current listing of Departmental elements. This list automatically includes all Departmental elements created after the Order is issued. Consistent with the responsibilities identified in Executive Order 12344, the Deputy Administrator, Naval Reactors, will determine the applicability of this Manual for activities and facilities under his control. Transuranic waste shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) or a consolidated certification facility and national security shipments of spent nuclear fuel under the cognizance of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) will be made in accordance with this Manual. The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will assure that NNSA employees and contractors meet their respective responsibilities under this Manual. Nothing in this Manual will be construed to interfere with the NNSA Administrator’s authority under section 3212(d) of Public Law (P.L.) 106-65 to establish Administration specific policies, unless disapproved by the Secretary. b. DOE Contractors. Except for the exclusions in paragraph 3c, the CRD (Attachment 1) sets forth requirements for contractors who transport and/or offer radioactive materials/wastes for transport. The CRD will apply to the extent set forth in each contract. c. Exclusions. Office of the Secretary, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
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