Verify that packaging and transportation safety requirements of hazardous materials and materials of national security interest have been established.
Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security
November 26, 2003
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Performance Objective:
Verify that packaging and transportation safety requirements of hazardous materials and materials of national security interest have been established and are in compliance with DOE Orders 461.1 and 460.1B
Criteria:
- Verify that safety requirements for the proper packaging and transportation of DOE/NNSA offsite shipments and onsite transfers of hazardous materials and for modal transport have been established [DOE O 460.1B, 1, “Objectives”].
- Verify that the contractor transporting a package of hazardous materials is in compliance with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (Title 49, CFR, Parts 171-180) and applicable tribal, State and local regulations not preempted by the U.S. Department of Transportation [DOE O 460.1B, 4a(1), “Packaging and Transportation Safety”].
- Each site must maintain a set of DOE-approved Packaging and Transportation Procedures (Manual) which provides regulations, controls and procedures for the packaging and transportation of materials for transfer within the site boundaries and transportation from the site [DOE O 461.1, 4a, “Requirements”].
- Packaging, transfer, and transportation activities authorized under DOE Order 461.1 must be conducted in accordance with a Quality Assurance plan to include self-assessments, and a Packaging, Transfer, and Transportation Plan [DOE O 461.1, 4b(2)e, “Quality Assurance Plan and Packaging, Transfer, and Transportation Plan”]..
- Training programs and procedures for the safe packaging, transfer, and transportation of nuclear components, special assemblies and radioactive materials must be developed and implemented [DOE O 461.1, 4b(2)d, “Training”].