information on START and to determine if it is available to you, contact START@hq.doe.gov.
of the train crew should have received hazardous material training. Such certification and training should be verified by the FRA or FRA-certified state inspectors. Although not required by regulation, the FRA’s “Safety Compliance Oversight Plan for Rail Transportation of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel” (SCOP) specifically states that shippers should provide all train crew members with a radioactive material awareness information safety briefing prior to shipments commencing (1998 FRA SCOP). For shipping campaigns of long duration (i.e., greater than one year), the shipper should provide the carrier’s draft management plan to the corridor states for their review and comment at least 45 days prior to the first shipment. CSG Midwest will coordinate the Midwestern states’ review of the draft plan. The carrier management plan should address the following topics: • quality assurance,
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 Part 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
• security, • equipment, and • communications.
• emergency response, • driver/crew training, • recovery,
The plan should also contain a statement from the carrier regarding its commitment to adhere to the requirements of the shipper’s transportation plan. In addition, the carrier management plan should address the interface between the carrier, the shipper, and state law enforcement and emergency response personnel. Packaging Shippers must use NRC-approved Type B packaging for all shipments of spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, and HRCQ material. All packaging must be used in accordance with the current certificate of
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