CONTENTS ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................................................iii 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Regulatory Authority .................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Organization of NUREG-0561 ..................................................................................... 2 1.3. Definitions.................................................................................................................... 3 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 4 2.1. NRC Approval of SNF Shipment Routes...................................................................... 4 2.1.1. Route Selection Criteria ................................................................................... 6 2.1.2. Format of Route Approval Applications ............................................................ 7 2.1.2.1. Route Plan and Mileage .................................................................... 7 2.1.2.2. Safe Havens ...................................................................................... 8 2.1.2.3. Mapping Requirements...................................................................... 9 2.1.2.4. Contact Information ........................................................................... 9 2.1.2.5. Communications Capability along the Route ....................................10 2.2. Preplanning and Coordination of Shipments...............................................................10 2.2.1. Avoidance of Intermediate Stops.....................................................................11 2.2.2. Procedures at Stops........................................................................................11 2.2.2.1. Stops during Road Shipments ..........................................................11 2.2.2.2. Stops during Rail Shipments.............................................................12 2.2.2.3. Stops during Waterborne Shipments ................................................12 2.3. Advance Notification of Shipments .............................................................................13 2.3.1. Advance Notification of the State(s) and Tribes...............................................13 2.3.2. Advance Notification of the NRC.....................................................................15 2.3.2.1. 10-Day Advance Notice ....................................................................15 2.3.2.2. 2-Day Advance Notice, 2-Hour Notice, and Delivery Receipt Confirmation .....................................................................................15 2.3.3. Notification of Schedule Deviations .................................................................15 2.4. Communications.........................................................................................................16 2.4.1. Movement Control Centers .............................................................................16 2.4.2. Periodic Contacts with Movement Control Center ...........................................17 2.5. Arrangements with Local Law Enforcement Agencies ................................................17 2.6. Armed Escorts ............................................................................................................17 2.7. Shipment Log .............................................................................................................19 2.8. Procedures, Training, and Control of Information........................................................19 2.8.1. Procedures for Coping with Threats and Emergencies....................................20 2.8.2. Training of Personnel Associated with Shipments...........................................21 2.8.3. Control of Shipment Information......................................................................21 3. SHIPMENTS BY ROAD......................................................................................................22 3.1. Protection of Road Shipments ....................................................................................22 3.2. Communications for Road Shipments.........................................................................22 3.3. Immobilization of Transport Vehicle ............................................................................23 3.3.1. Immobilization Device Performance Criteria....................................................23 3.3.2. Immobilization Device Design .........................................................................24 3.3.3. Format of Approval Request ...........................................................................24 3.4. Training Program for Drivers.......................................................................................24
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