• security breach/incident; • collision resulting in disabling damage or derailment; or • road or facility closure or shut down exceeding one hour. If the shipper is notified of an event that does not clearly meet the reporting criteria listed above, the shipper should determine whether notification to state points of contact is appropriate. For example, an event that does not meet any of the above criteria but might generate public and/or media attention or could cause the dispatch of any services should warrant notification. Any uncertainty as to whether a notification should be made would be resolved by making the notification. As it becomes available, the following information should be provided to the affected states: • the identity of the caller and call-back telephone number; • location of the event; • a brief description of the event (hazards of the material being shipped, injuries, environmental releases and/or personnel exposures, protective actions implemented, protective actions recommended, and on-scene responders); • date and time of the event; and • other notifications that have been made, including to the media. Transportation operations contingencies include adverse weather, natural disasters, vehicle breakdowns, travel and road/rail conditions, and unanticipated delays that could interrupt normal transportation, but do not meet the criteria for emergency notification. For spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and transuranic waste shipments, notification for any transportation operations contingency should be provided to the 24-hour emergency number or through the applicable satellite tracking system (e.g., TRANSCOM) for an
anticipated delay of more than two hours (or as specified in the shipping campaign-specific transportation plan). Emergency Response: State, tribal, and local governments have the primary responsibility and authority to respond to and manage emergencies within their jurisdictions. Incident command is the responsibility of the state, tribal, or local government. As required by federal regulations, the shipper should provide emergency response information on shipping papers. This information should include a 24-hour emergency telephone number for the shipper. In the event of an incident or emergency, the shipper should also provide technical assistance for emergency response should the carrier fail to do so. As requested by the incident commander or other responder, the shipper should also provide information to support public information needs. Shipments of Category 1 material will follow the reporting requirements identified in 10 CFR 37.81 as well as the hazardous material emergency response reporting requirements in 49 CFR 171.15 and 171.16. Emergency Management Assistance Compact: All of the Midwestern states are members of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), which is administered by the National Emergency Management Association. EMAC is a national mutual aid agreement approved by Congress in 1996. Through EMAC, states can request assistance from other states in the event of “any emergency or disaster that is duly declared by the governor of the affected state(s), whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, civil emergency aspects of resources shortages, community disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.” EMAC also provides for the mutual cooperation among states in emergency-related exercises, testing, or other training activities. In the event of an emergency involving a shipment of radioactive waste or material, EMAC would be available to the states as a means of tapping assistance from other states, including those outside the region.
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