TRANSCOM user: Kelly Horn Illinois Emergency Management Agency & Office of Homeland Security Office of Nuclear Safety 1301 Knotts Street Springfield, IL 62704 (217) 558-5135 (217) 782-7860 (24 hours) Superuser, State Agency Representative Designated alternative route(s): None. Emergency Response Plan: Illinois Emergency Operations Plan Escorts: Required for all shipments of spent nuclear fuel, HLW, Highway Route Controlled Quantities (HRCQ) of radioactive material, and transuranic waste (covered by fee). [420 ILCS 5/8 subparagraph (a)9] Fees/Permits: Spent fuel, HLW, TRU waste, and HRCQ: Truck : $2,500 per truck to be paid by the shipper, with a surcharge of $25 per mile for each truck for every mile over 250 miles. For HRCQ shipments that contain medical related commodities and travel less than 100 miles in the state, the fee is $1500 for the first truck and $750 for each accompanying truck. Rail : $4,500 for the first cask, $3,000 for each additional cask to be paid by the shipper. [420 ILCS 5/4 subparagraphs 10 and 11] Inspections: Required for all shipments of spent fuel, HLW, HRCQ, and TRU waste (covered by fee). [420 ILCS 5/8 subparagraph (a)9] Key events and holidays: The dates of key events change annually. Route-specific issues will be addressed
on a case-by-case basis during route planning meetings.
Safe parking considerations: For safe parking information, contact Kelly Horn. The state reserves the right to designate safe parking areas on a shipment-specific basis. Statutes pertaining to radioactive materials transportation: Illinois Commercial Transportation Law [625 ILCS 5/18c]
Hazardous Materials Emergency Act [430 ILCS 50]
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act [430 ILCS 30]
Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act [420 ILCS 5]
Nuclear Facility Safety Act [Illinois Administrative Code, title 32, part 341]
Radiation Protection Act of 1990 [420 ILCS 40]
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