DOE M 460.2-1A
Attachment 2
6-4-08
Page 1
GLOSSARY Note: The following definitions are provided for the convenience of the reader in understanding the usage of these terms within this document. These definitions apply only to this document. Where available, the sources of the definitions are shown in parenthesis. Carrier. An entity engaged in the transportation of passengers or property by land or water as a common, contract, or private carrier, or by civil aircraft (49 CFR 171.8). (A common carrier is a for-hire carrier that holds itself out to serve the general public at published rates. A contract carrier offers transportation services to certain shippers under contracts that specify charges to be applied, the character of the service, and the time of performance.) Classified National Security Shipments. Classified shipments of nuclear explosives, nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon components, strategic quantities of special nuclear materials, and special assemblies and shipments of spent nuclear fuel from the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. Dedicated Train. A train where the cargo-carrying cars remain coupled from the point of origin to the point of destination, except for routine rail switching and handling, and whose only freight is a single commodity. Environmental Restoration. Restitution for the loss, damage, or destruction of natural resources arising out of the accidental discharge, dispersal, release, or escape into or upon the land, atmosphere, watercourse, or body of water of any commodity transported by a motor carrier. This includes the cost of removal and the cost of necessary measures taken to minimize or mitigate damage to human health, the natural environment, fish, shellfish, and wildlife. (49 CFR 387.5) High-level Waste. The highly radioactive waste material that results from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel in a commercial or defense facility, including liquid waste produced directly in reprocessing and any solid waste derived from the liquid, that contains a combination of TRU waste and fission products in concentrations requiring permanent isolation. (See 10 CFR 960.2) Highway Route Controlled Quantity. A quantity of radioactive material within a single package that exceeds 3,000 times that allowed in a Type A package or is greater than 1,000 Tbq (27,000 Ci), whichever is least. (See 49 CFR 173.403) Isotopes. Radioactive materials produced by DOE’s Isotopes Programs to be used for medical, industrial, or research purposes. Low-level Waste. Radioactive waste that is not high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, transuranic waste, byproduct material (as defined in section 11e(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended), or naturally occurring radioactive material. (DOE M 435.1-1) Mixed Low-level Waste. Waste that contains both source, special nuclear, or by-product material subject to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended, and a hazardous component subject to the
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