Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 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.
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