must not proceed until they are in compliance with all applicable 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.
Safe Parking (Safe Havens) The selection of safe parking areas should be coordinated with the stakeholders through whose jurisdictions the shipments would pass. Security plans for the shipping campaigns should identify safe parking areas, additional security requirements for shipments in safe parking, and avoidance criteria for selecting other safe parking locations in the event the driver/crew cannot reach the pre-designated locations. Safe parking areas should be selected based on the desirability of a particular type of parking area and the ability of the driver/crew to reach the parking area. In addition, safe parking areas should achieve the following objectives: • provide adequate separation from vehicles carrying hazardous material; • facilitate required security (e.g., lighting); and • provide adequate driver/crew services. The shipper’s security plan should identify safe parking areas on both sides of the borders between states. State law enforcement personnel have the authority to direct shipments to specific parking areas. If state officials determine that a route deviation, rather than safe parking, is necessary, they can inform the driver or carrier through direct contact or through the applicable satellite tracking system (e.g., TRANSCOM). If a route deviation is deemed necessary by a state, that state must coordinate with any other state that will be affected by the route deviation. The following avoidance factors should be applied in selecting a suitable safe parking location. It may not be possible to locate a parking site that meets all of the criteria listed. Nevertheless, the carrier should attempt to avoid the following: • highly populated areas; • heavily industrialized areas (e.g., refineries);
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