Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 9a472412-384b-40e8-ba00-e7f2ed264b8d
Document Type: cfr
Title: 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.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.72
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Section ID: 73.72
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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§ 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