South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XII - PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subpart 61-63.XII.D - Physical Protection in Transit › Section 61-63.XII.D.RHA 12.24 - Requirements for physical protection of Category 1 and Category 2 quantities of radioactive material during shipment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
12.24.1 Shipments by
				  road.
12.24.1.1 Each licensee who transports, or
				  delivers to a carrier for transport, in a single shipment, a Category 1 quantity of
				  radioactive material shall:
12.24.1.1.1 Ensure
				  that movement control centers are established that maintain position information
				  from a remote location. These control centers must monitor shipments 24 hours a day,
				  7 days a week, and have the ability to communicate immediately, in an emergency,
				  with the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
12.24.1.1.2 Ensure that redundant communications
				  are established that allow the transport to contact the escort vehicle (when used)
				  and movement control center at all times. Redundant communications may not be
				  subject to the same interference factors as the primary communication.
12.24.1.1.3 Ensure that shipments are continuously
				  and actively monitored by a telemetric position monitoring system or an alternative
				  tracking system reporting to a movement control center. A movement control center
				  must provide positive confirmation of the location, status, and control over the
				  shipment. The movement control center must be prepared to promptly implement
				  preplanned procedures in response to deviations from the authorized route or a
				  notification of actual, attempted, or suspicious activities related to the theft,
				  loss, or diversion of a shipment. These procedures will include, but not be limited
				  to, the identification of and contact information for the appropriate LLEA along the
				  shipment route.
12.24.1.1.4 Provide an
				  individual to accompany the driver for those highway shipments with a driving time
				  period greater than the maximum number of allowable hours of service in a 24-hour
				  duty day as established by the Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier
				  Safety Administration. The accompanying individual may be another driver.
12.24.1.1.5 Develop written normal and contingency
				  procedures to address:
12.24.1.1.5.1 Notifications
				  to the communication center and law enforcement agencies;
12.24.1.1.5.2 Communication protocols.
				  Communication protocols must include a strategy for the use of authentication codes
				  and duress codes and provisions for refueling or other stops, detours, and locations
				  where communication is expected to be temporarily lost;
12.24.1.1.5.3 Loss of communications;
				  and
12.24.1.1.5.4 Responses to an actual
				  or attempted theft or diversion of a shipment.
12.24.1.1.6 Each licensee who makes arrangements
				  for the shipment of Category 1 quantities of radioactive material shall ensure that
				  drivers, accompanying personnel, and movement control center personnel have access
				  to the normal and contingency procedures.