Would communities know when to expect shipments of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste?
[5] In order to protect the shipments, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requires shippers of radioactive materials to safeguard information about the exact time of shipments. For this reason, the public would not be notified in advance of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste shipments. However, to ensure that state and other officials are prepared for the shipments, the NRC requires governors or their designees to be notified when and where spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste shipments would be coming through their jurisdictions. The NRC has proposed changes to its regulations to include Native American governments under its notification rule. As required by the regulations, the DOE would notify state and tribal points of contact at least seven days prior to shipments. The points of contact would then work with local officials to prepare for shipments.
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