FRA requirements. Security
The security of radioactive material shipments is a concern of the shipper, carrier, and state agencies responsible for law enforcement and emergency management. To ensure the proper coordination, shippers should communicate with the state governors’ designees and other authorized personnel regarding security matters, including escorting arrangements, threat assessments, the identification of safe parking areas, and additional security requirements for shipments placed in safe parking. For commercial shipments of spent nuclear fuel, shippers must follow NRC rules, regulations, and orders for physical protection (10 CFR Part 73). These requirements include prior route approval, safeguards provisions (including escorts), and advance notification to the states. In addition, shippers should verify that carriers have met their own responsibilities under federal regulations and guidance. In the Midwestern region, one state (Illinois) requires a state escort for all shipments of spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, and HRCQ shipments of radioactive material. Other states may choose to escort shipments based on current security threats, as a matter of policy, or to meet the intent of the NRC’s regulations. Shippers should seek the input of state law enforcement officials and the governors’ designees under 10 CFR 73.37 on security plans for shipments. Shippers should also consider using state police or other qualified state agency escorts for their shipments. For shipments of Category 1 or Category 2 material, shippers must follow NRC regulations for physical protection (10 CFR 37.79). These requirements include movement and monitoring controls, a trained accompanying driver, written procedures, and communication procedures. State security escorts for Category 1 material are taken into consideration under 10 CFR 37.75.
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