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DOE M 460.2-1A 6-4-08
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SHIPMENT PRENOTIFICATION
8.1 Introduction This section addresses near-term notification activities for pending DOE shipments of radioactive materials. Shipment prenotification informs public officials that specific near-term shipments will be transported through their jurisdictions. Such prenotifications will be done as required by regulations and agreements with States and Tribes. 8.2 Non-Classified Shipments 8.2.1 Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Waste. DOE or its contractors will provide advance notification of non-classified shipments of SNF and HLW in accordance with applicable requirements as shown in Table 1. DOE will strive to ensure that affected jurisdictions are provided with general knowledge several weeks in advance of upcoming shipments. Section 180(b) of the NWPA requires OCRWM to abide by NRC regulations regarding advance notification of State and local governments prior to transportation of SNF or HLW to a NWPA-authorized facility. 8.2.2 Transuranic Waste Shipments. The CBFO provides notifications to corridor States and Tribes affected by TRU waste shipments. a. An annual projection of shipments by January 31. b. A six-month update of the annual projection by July 31. c. A 14-day notification made prior to the first five WIPP shipments for each corridor. These will be provided to affected corridor States and Tribes by a single letter for all five shipments. The following information will be included in 14-day notifications for shipments to WIPP: • name, address, and telephone number of the shipper, carrier, and receiver; • point of origin of the shipment; • description of the shipment; • estimated date and time of departure from the point of origin. d. Eight-week rolling projections are— (1) provided by CBFO using electronic means and (2) updated when the schedule changes. e. Two hours prior to entry into each State and Tribal jurisdiction, notifications are provided by telephone from the WIPP Central Monitoring Room to designated State control center.
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