vehicles are stopped or the shipment vessels are docked at U.S. ports. These requirements are covered in Section 2.4. 2.7. Shipment Log Section 73.37(b)(3)(iv)requires the movement control center personnel and the armed escorts to maintain a written log for every SNF shipment. The log should contain information describing the shipment and any significant events that occur during the shipment. Entries in the log should be coordinated between the armed escorts and the movement control personnel monitoring the shipment. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that protection requirements have been carried out properly, to allow NRC staff to identify areas where protection improvement is needed, and to ensure the availability of an accurate record of the shipment to assist in resolving any questions of public concern about the shipment that could arise after its completion. The shipment log should include the following types of information: • names of shipping and receiving organizations, carriers, escorts, drivers (for road shipments), chief engineers (for rail shipments), and vessels and their masters (for waterborne shipments) • origin, destination, and approved route (copy of route overview) • general description of cargo and shipping containers • dates and times of departure and arrival (planned and actual) • dates, times, and locations of stopovers and custody transfers • identification of the movement control center and its staff • dates, times, and locations of status reports made by shipment escorts to the movement control center, and schedule of expected status reports, as well as the name of the escort making the report and the movement control operator taking the report • deviations from the planned route • other abnormal occurrences with regard to route, equipment, vehicles, personnel, weather, traffic, or threats In accordance with 10 CFR 73.37(b)(3)(iv), the licensee shall retain the shipment log for 3 years following completion of the shipment and make the log available to the NRC upon request. 2.8. Procedures, Training, and Control of Information To comply with 10 CFR 73.37(b)(3)(v), the licensee shall develop, maintain, revise, and implement written procedures for transportation physical protection to address the following issues: • access controls to ensure that no unauthorized persons have access to the shipment and SGI
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