Shipment by Highway (10 CFR 73.26)

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(1) In the case of a shipment f. o. b., the point where it is delivered to a carrier for transport, each licensee shall,

before the shipment is delivered to the carrier, obtain written certification from the licensee who is to take delivery of the

shipment at the f. o. b. point that the physical protection arrangements required by 10 CFR 73. 25 through 73. 37 for

licensed shipments have been made. When a contractor exempt from the requirements for an NRC license is the

consignee of a shipment, the licensee shall, before the shipment is delivered to the carrier, obtain from the contractor

who is to take delivery of the shipment at the f. o. b. point written certification that the physical protection arrangements

required by DOE Manual, chapter 2401 or 2504, or 10 CFR as appropriate, have been made.

(2) Each licensee who delivers special nuclear material to a carrier for transport, or who releases special nuclear

material f. o. b. at the point where it is delivered to a carrier for transport, shall also arrange with the consignee to be

notified immediately, by telephone and telegraph or teletype, of the arrival of the shipment at its destination.

h. Besides complying with the requirements specified in g above and j below, each licensee who exports special

nuclear material shall comply with the requirements specified in 10 CFR 73. 25 through 73. 37, as applicable, up to the

first point outside of the United States where the shipment is taken off the vehicle. The licensee shall also arrange with

the consignee to be notified immediately, by telephone and telegraph, teletype, or cable, of the arrival of the shipment at

its destination or of any such shipment that is lost or unaccounted for after the estimated time of arrival (ETA) at its

destination.

i. Each licensee who receives a shipment of special nuclear material shall immediately notify, by telephone and

telegraph or mailgram, or by facsimile, the person who delivered the material to a carrier for transport and the director of

the appropriate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection and Enforcement Regional Office listed in table 6-1 of the

arrival of the shipment at its destination. When the consignee is a DOE license-exempt contractor, the licensee (the

consignor) shall, immediately upon being notified by the consignee of the arrival of the shipment, notify the director of the

appropriate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection and Enforcement Regional Office (listed in table 6-1). This

notification shall be by telephone and telegram, mailgram, or facsimile, as arranged pursuant to g(2) above. If such a

shipment fails to arrive at its destination at the ETA, the consignee, if a licensee, or, in case of an export shipment, the

licensee who exported the shipment shall immediately notify, by telephone and telegraph, mailgram, or facsimile, the

director of the appropriate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection and Enforcement Regional Office (listed in table

6-1) and the licensee or other person who delivered the material to a carrier for transport. The licensee who made the

physical protection arrangements shall also immediately notify, by telephone and telegraph, or teletype, the director of

the appropriate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection and Enforcement Regional Office (listed in table 6-1) of the

action being taken to trace the shipment.

j. Each licensee who arranges for physical protection of a shipment of special nuclear material, as required by 10

CFR 73. 25 through 73. 37, shall immediately conduct a tracer of any shipment that is lost or unaccounted for after the

ETA and file a report with the commission, as specified in 10 CFR 73.71. If the licensee who conducts the tracer is not

the consignee, he shall also immediately report the results of his investigation, by telephone and telegraph, or teletype, to

the consignee.

8-4. Shipment by Highway (10 CFR 73.26)

a. All highway shipments shall be made without any scheduled intermediate stops to transfer special nuclear

material or other cargo between the shipping and receiving facilities.

b. All motor vehicles used to transport special nuclear material shall be equipped with a radiotelephone that can

communicate with a licensee or his agent. The licensee or agency with whom communications shall be maintained for

different segments of the shipment shall be predesignated before a shipment. Calls to such licensee or agent shall be

made at least every 2 hours when radiotelephone or conventional telephone coverage along the route is available, to

relay position and projected route. Call frequency may extend up to 5 hours when radiotelephone or conventional

telephone coverage is not available along the preplanned route, at which time a conventional telephone call shall be

made. If no call is received according to these requirements, the licensee or his agency shall immediately notify an

appropriate law enforcement authority and the appropriate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection and Enforcement

Regional Office (listed in table 6-1).

c. A shipment shall be accompanied by at least two people in the vehicle containing the shipment, who may be two

drivers or one driver and an authorized person. The vehicle containing the shipment shall be under constant visual

surveillance, or one of the drivers or authorized persons shall be in the cab

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