§ 73.72 Requirement for advance notice of shipment of formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material, special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance, or irradiated reactor fuel. ( a ) A licensee, other than one specified in paragraph (b) of this section, who, in a single shipment, plans to deliver to a carrier for transport, to take delivery at the point where a shipment is delivered to a carrier for transport, to import, to export, or to transport a formula quantity of strategic special nuclear material, special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance, or irradiated reactor fuel[1] required to be protected in accordance with § 73.37, shall: ( 1 ) Notify in writing by mail addressed to ATTN: Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, or by using any appropriate method listed in § 73.4 of this part. Classified notifications shall be sent to the NRC headquarters classified mailing address listed in appendix A to this part.
( 2 ) Assure that the notification will be received at least 10 days before transport of the shipment commences at the shipping facility;
( 3 ) Include the following information in the notification: ( i ) The name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of the shipper, receiver, and carrier(s);
( ii ) A physical description of the shipment: ( A ) For a shipment other than irradiated fuel, the elements, isotopes, enrichment, and quantity;
( B ) For a shipment of irradiated fuel, the physical form, quantity, type of reactor, and original enrichment;
( iii ) A listing of the mode(s) of shipment, transfer point(s), and route(s) to be used;
( iv ) The estimated time and date that shipment will commence and that each country along the route is scheduled to be entered; and
( v ) The estimated time and date of arrival of the shipment at the destination;
( 4 ) The NRC Headquarters Operations Center shall be notified about the shipment status by telephone at the phone numbers listed in appendix A to this part. Classified and safeguards notifications shall be made by secure telephone. The notifications shall take place at the following intervals: ( i ) At least 2 days before commencement of the shipment;
( ii ) Two hours before commencement of the shipment; and
( iii ) Once the shipment is received at its destination.
( 5 ) The NRC Headquarters Operations Center shall be notified by telephone of schedule changes of more than 6 hours at the phone numbers listed in appendix A to this part. Classified and safeguards notifications shall be made by secure telephone.
( b ) A licensee who conducts an on-site transfer of spent nuclear fuel that does not travel upon or cross a public highway is exempt from the requirements of this section for that transfer.
[52 FR 9653, Mar. 26, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 4111, Feb. 12, 1988; 60 FR 24552, May 9, 1995; 67 FR 3586, Jan. 25, 2002; 68 FR 58820, Oct. 10, 2003; 74 FR 62684, Dec. 1, 2009; 78 FR 29557, May 20, 2013; 83 FR 58723, Nov. 21, 2018; 84 FR 63568, Nov. 18, 2019; 84 FR 67659, Dec. 11, 2019; 85 FR 65664, Oct. 16, 2020] Footnotes -
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[1] For purposes of 10 CFR 73.72, the terms “irradiated reactor fuel” as described in 10 CFR 73.37 and “spent nuclear fuel” are used interchangeably.