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DOE M 460.2-1A 6-4-08
Energy Information Administration, Office of Fossil Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Office of Human Capital Management, Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Office of Legacy Management, Office of Management, Office of Policy and International Affairs, Office of Public Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Bonneville Power Administration, Southeastern Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration.
4. SUMMARY. This Manual is composed of 14 transportation practices that establish a standardized process and framework for interacting with State, Tribal, and local authorities, other Federal agencies, and transportation contractors and carriers regarding DOE radioactive material shipments. The practices described in this Manual have been divided by mode (truck or rail) and by material type [classified versus non-classified, spent nuclear fuel (SNF), transuranic (TRU) waste, low level waste (LLW), etc.]. For some topics, such as emergency notification, a common approach can be applied to all modes and material types so such divisions were not necessary. For other topics, different approaches are applied to different modes and materials. Practices are described for the following topics: • Transportation Planning—the transportation planning activities that take place after the need for shipment has been identified; • Emergency Planning—DOE emergency planning activities with State and Tribal jurisdictions; • Projected Shipment Planning Information—provision of information regarding projected shipments; • Routing—practices to identify and select transportation routes; • Security—actions taken to ensure the security of shipments; • Carrier/Driver Requirements—practices to ensure that shipments use high quality carriers and drivers; • Shipment Prenotification—near term notification activities for pending shipments; • Transportation Operational Contingencies—operational contingencies that may interrupt normal transport operations; • Tracking—DOE practices for tracking the location of shipments and facilitating communication with the drivers/crew of the vehicles; • Inspections—inspections of shipments, including both verifications of vehicle roadworthiness and radiological condition of containers loaded on the vehicles;
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