DOE M 460.2-1A
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6-4-08
9.0
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCIES
9.1 Introduction This section addresses operational contingencies taken in response to adverse weather, natural disasters, vehicle breakdown, travel and road/rail conditions, and unanticipated delays that could interrupt normal transportation of DOE shipments of radioactive materials. This includes determinations made prior to departure and while en route. Accidents and incidents are addressed in the Emergency Notification and Emergency Response sections. 9.2 Highway Contingencies 9.2.1 Non-Classified Shipments a. Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Waste, Tritium-Bearing Reactor Components, and Transuranic Waste Shipments. Before dispatch, the shipper and the carrier will agree that travel conditions are considered to be acceptable. Current weather conditions, weather forecasts, and projected road conditions at the point of origin and along the entire route will be considered before dispatching a shipment. The shipper and the carrier will consider any information provided by States or Tribes regarding weather and road conditions. Shipments should not be dispatched or travel if severe weather or bad road conditions make travel hazardous or if the forecast predicts severe weather or bad road conditions that would affect the safety of the shipment. Severe weather conditions are defined to include National Weather Service warnings of impending:
• winter storm, • heavy snow, • blizzard, • blowing and drifting snow, • freezing rain/drizzle,
• sleet or ice storm, • dense fog advisory, • tornado, • severe thunderstorm, • flash flood,
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