Management System: Environment, Safety, and Health
Subject Area: Packaging and Transportation Safety
Procedure 1. Obtaining and Using Special Permits and Certification of Competent Authority (CoCA) from the Department of Transportation (DOT), Packaging Approvals from the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
Subject Matter Expert: | DANA WILLAFORD |
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Management System Owner: | PATRICK SMITH |
Secondary Management System Owner: | KARL MORO |
Issue Date: 02/24/2012
SCMS Revision: 2.1
1.0 Applicability
This procedure applies to Office of Science (SC) designated Packaging and Transportation (P&T) Safety Staff responsible for ensuring compliance with DOE O 460.1C, Packaging and Transportation Safety, as it relates to obtaining special permits, and Competent Authority Certificate (CAC) from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and packaging approvals from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for fissile material packaging and Type B packaging.
2.0 Required Procedure
Step 1 | Program Office or Project Staff identifies a need to obtain a special permit or packaging approval and contacts the SC Site Office or SC ISC P&T Staff. |
Step 2 | SC Site Office P&T Staff works with the Program/Project Staff as follows: |
Step 3 |
SC Site Office or SC ISC P&T Staff:
NOTE: Additional instruction for special permits is available on the RAMPAC (Radioactive Material Packaging) Web site. |
Step 4 |
SC Site Office P&T Staff:
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Step 5 |
NOTE: Additional instruction for using and obtaining a CAC is found on the RAMPAC Web site. |
Step 6 | SC Site Office P&T Staff maintain copies of CACs used by their contractors until they either expire or are no longer being used. |
Step 7 |
SC Site Office P&T Staff:
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Step 8 |
NOTE: Additional instruction on registering a SARP preparation and submittal to EM‑40 is available on the RAMPAC Web site. |
Step 9 | SC Site Office P&T Staff maintain copies of active packaging
CoC and SARPs.
NOTE: Alternatively, the SC Site Office can rely on the contractor to maintain copies of the SARPs. |
Step 10 |
SC Site Office P&T Staff:
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3.0 References
49 CFR 107.105, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Application for Special Permit.
49 CFR 100-185, Transportation
DOE O 460.1C, Packaging and Transportation Safety
DOE O 461.1B, Packaging and Transportation for Offsite Shipment of Materials of National Security Interest
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