64E-5.1506. Advance Notification of Shipment of Certain Quantities of Radioactive Waste

(1) In addition to the notification requirements of Rule 64E-5.1508, F.A.C., prior to the transport of certain quantities of radioactive waste outside of the confines of the licensee’s facility or other place of use or storage, or prior to the delivery of certain quantities of radioactive waste to a carrier for transport, each licensee shall provide advance notification of such transport in writing to the governor, or governor’s designee, of each state through which the waste will be transported. A list of the mailing addresses of the governors and governors’ designees is available upon request from the Director, Office of State Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555.

(2) Such advance notification is required only when:

(a) The radioactive waste is required to be in Type B packaging for transportation;

(b) The radioactive waste is being transported to, through, or across state boundaries to a disposal site or to a collection point for transport to a disposal site;

(c) The quantity of licensed material in a single package exceeds:

1. Five thousand curies (185 TBq) of special form radionuclides; or

2. Five thousand curies (185 TBq) of uncompressed gases of argon 41, krypton 85m, krypton 87, xenon 131m, or xenon 135; or

3. Fifty thousand curies (1.85 PBq) of argon 37, or of uncompressed gases of krypton 85 or xenon 133, or of hydrogen 3 as a gas, as luminous paint, or adsorbed on solid material; or

4. Twenty curies (740 GBq) of other nonspecial form radionuclides for which A02 is less than or equal to 4 curies (148 GBq); or

5. Two hundred curies (7.4 TBq) of other nonspecial form radionuclides for which A02 is greater than 4 curies (148 GBq); and

(d) The quantity of spent nuclear fuel is less than that subject to advance notification requirements of 10 C.F.R. Part 73.

(3) Each advance notification required by (1) shall contain the following information:

(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the generator, carrier and receiver of the radioactive waste shipment;

(b) A description of the radioactive waste contained in the shipment as required by the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation;

(c) The point of origin of the shipment and the 7-day period during which departure of the shipment is estimated to occur;

(d) The 7-day period during which arrival of the shipment at state boundaries is estimated to occur;

(e) The destination of the shipment, and the 7-day period during which arrival of the shipment is estimated to occur; and

(f) A point of contact with a telephone number for current shipment information.

(4) The notification required by subsection 64E-5.1506(1), F.A.C., 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 must 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 must reach the office of the governor, or governor’s designee, at least 4 days before the beginning of the 7-day period during which departure of the shipment is estimated to occur. A copy of the notification shall be retained by the licensee for 1 year for inspection by the Department.

(5) The licensee shall notify each appropriate governor, or governor’s designee, and the Department of any changes to schedule information provided pursuant to subsection 64E-5.1506(1), F.A.C. Such notification shall be by telephone to a responsible individual in the office of the governor, or governor’s designee, of the appropriate states. The licensee shall maintain for 1 year for inspection by the Department a record of the name of the individual contacted.

(6) Each licensee who cancels a radioactive waste shipment, for which advance notification has been sent, shall send a cancellation notice to the governor, or governor’s designee, of each appropriate state and to the Department. A copy of the notice shall be retained by the licensee for 1 year for inspection by the Department.

Rulemaking Authority 404.051, 404.061, 404.081, 404.141, 404.20 FS. Law Implemented 404.022, 404.051(1), (4), (6), (11), 404.061(2), 404.081(1), 404.141, 404.20(1) FS. History–New 7-17-85, Formerly 10D-91.2007.