DOE M 460.2-1A
49
6-4-08
15.0 RECOVERY AND CLEANUP
15.1 Introduction This section addresses post-emergency actions taken to recover and clean up from an accident or incident involving shipments of DOE radioactive materials. Carriers have primary responsibility for recovery and cleanup, and will coordinate with State, Tribal, and local agencies regarding these activities. DOE will coordinate with carriers, and with State, Tribal, and local authorities to ensure that cleanup is done to an acceptable level in accordance with hazardous waste regulations. 15.2 Highway All commercial carriers of radioactive material must meet the financial requirements that are set out in 49 CFR 387.7 and in the amounts set in 387.9. In addition, coverage for nuclear damage resulting from a nuclear incident would be provided under provisions of the Price-Anderson Amendments Act (Public Law 100-408). Additionally, the Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex describes incident management activities related to nuclear/radiological incidents. 15.2.1 Non-Classified Shipments a. Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Waste, Tritium-Bearing Reactor Components, and Transuranic Waste Shipments. For spent nuclear fuel shipments subject to the NWPA, DOE will require the carrier of spent nuclear fuel to follow ANSI N14.27 (“For Truckload Quantities of Radioactive Materials—Carrier and Shipper Responsibilities and Emergency Response Procedures for Highway Transportation Accidents”) regarding recovery and cleanup activities. (ANSI N14.27 requires the carrier to provide appropriate resources for dealing with the consequences of an accident, including isolating and cleaning up spills, and to maintain working contact with the responsible governmental authority until the latter has declared the incident to be satisfactorily resolved and closed.) b. Low-Level and Mixed Low-Level Waste. DOE will review truckload carriers’ plans for recovery and cleanup or verify that they have a contract with a remediation company. c. Isotopes. Commercial carriers will act in accordance with 49 CFR 387.7. DOE will ensure that carriers have specific written procedures for providing recovery and cleanup in the event of an accident or incident, or that they have a contract with a remediation company.
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