information on START and to determine if it is available to you, contact START@hq.doe.gov.
Carrier Selection and Driver/Crew Compliance Shippers should select only those carriers that have exceptional performance records. Truck drivers should, at a minimum, meet the requirements in place for WIPP drivers. Specifically, drivers should have logged a minimum of 325,000 total miles in the last five years or 100,000 miles per year in two of the last five years in commercial semi-tractor combination over-the-road operation. These WIPP requirements can be found at www.wipp.energy. gov/fctshts/driver.pdf. For shipping campaigns of long duration, drivers should also have training in Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Level VI inspection procedures, satellite tracking systems such as the Transportation Tracking and Communications System (TRANSCOM), and awareness-level first responder training. Licensees who are shipping material exceeding the NRC’s quantity of concern levels for specific isotopes are required to provide background checks for site personnel and carriers. Quantity of concern levels can be found in Appendix A to 10 CFR 37 – “Category 1 and Category 2 Radioactive Materials.” Shippers should consider only carriers that earn satisfactory DOT ratings, which can be found on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System. In addition, if DOE or one of its contractors acts as the shipper, the carrier must also have satisfactory ratings under DOE’s Motor Carrier Evaluation Program. When selecting carriers for DOE shipments, it is the states’ expectation that DOE will abide by all applicable agreements with the states and the regional groups. Regarding train crews, all locomotive engineers who are assigned to shipments should meet the FRA’s Locomotive Engineer Certification requirements. In addition, all members
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