25 Pa. Code § 230.47 - Advance notification of transport of nuclear waste
In addition to the incorporation by reference of 10 CFR Part 71 (relating to packaging and transportation of radioactive materials), the licensee is responsible for the following:
(1) Prior to the transport of nuclear waste
specified in 10 CFR
71.97(b) (relating to
advance notification of shipment of irradiated reactor fuel and nuclear waste)
outside the licensee's facility or other place of use or storage, or prior to
delivery to a carrier for transport, each licensee shall provide advance
notification of the transport to the Governor, or the Governor's designee, of
each state through which the waste will be transported, and to the
Department.
(2) The notification
required by paragraph (1) shall be made in writing to the office of each
appropriate governor, or governor's designee, and to the Department. A
notification delivered by mail shall be postmarked at least 7 days before the
beginning of the 7-day period during which departure of the shipment is
estimated to occur. A notification delivered by messenger shall reach the
office of the governor, or governor's designee, and the Department, at least 4
days before the beginning of the 7-day period during which the departure of the
shipment is estimated to occur. A copy of the notification shall be retained by
the licensee for 3 years.
(3) The
licensee shall notify each appropriate governor, or governor's designee, and
the Department of changes to schedule information provided under paragraph (1).
The notification shall be by telephone to a responsible individual in the
office of each appropriate governor, or governor's designee, and the
Department. The licensee shall maintain for 3 years a record of the individual
contacted.
(4) Each licensee who
cancels a nuclear waste shipment, for which advance notification has been sent,
shall send a cancellation notice to each appropriate governor, or governor's
designee, and to the Department. A copy of the notice shall be retained by the
licensee for 3 years.
(5) A list of
the mailing addresses of the governors and governors' designees is available
upon request from the Director, Office of State Programs, United States Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
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