presented to

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National Transportation Program A Policy
Perspective
presented to National Governors Association
Federal Facilities Task Force
J. Kent Hancock, DirectorOffice of
TransportationOffice of Environmental
Management May 17, 2002
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Transportation -- Critical Link to Cleanup and
Closure

• We Must Assure Accelerated Cleanup and Closure is
  Fully Supported by Timely Availability of
  Packaging and Transportation Services
• - Supports waste and nuclear materials
• - Integrated across EM and NNSA
• - Driven by customer needs and priorities
• - Maintains superior safety performance
• - Responsive to stakeholder concerns
• Were Carefully Examining Better Ways to do
  Business for the Services We Provide

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Top-to-Bottom Review Issue 10
Packaging and Transportation One of 12 Issues
EM Must Address Current packaging and
transportation policies and procedures are
resulting in delays in the removal of materials
from sites, causing increased costs and
delayed risk reduction.
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Top-to-Bottom Review Observations

• Divided responsibility for Package Certification
  and shipment of materials
• - Complicates negotiations with stakeholders,
  carriers, and regulatory groups
• - Prevents complex-wide priority setting
• Limited organizational accountability for
  packaging and transportation
• - Creates schedule uncertainty in availability
  of certified containers
• - Hinders development of corporate shipping
  strategy

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Type B Packaging Planning and Certification is a
Key EM Priority

• EM has placed greater focus on
• Identifying and accurately forecasting/tracking
  EM site near-term and long-range packaging needs
• Identifying a suite of Type B packages to be
  procured in quantities and on schedules meeting
  EM site baselines
• Helping assure Type B packages are certified
  efficiently and on timelines acceptable to both
  EM sites and the certifying authority

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Our Goal

• DOE shipments are safe, secure, economical, and
  compliant
• Sites are able to ship nuclear materials and
  radioactive waste on schedule in approved
  packagings
• Packagings are available to sites in numbers
  required and when required
• Institutional/political/stakeholder issues are
  addressed in a timely manner

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EMs Focus in Packaging and Transportation

• Addressing Critical Packaging Needs
• Fostering Packaging and Transportation
  Integration Across the Complex
• Supporting DOE-Wide Shipping Activities and
  Site-Specific Campaign Planning
• Supporting Regulatory Compliance and Logistics at
  Shipping Sites
• Providing Risk Analysis and Other Tools for
  Programs
• Enhancing Transportation Security
• Maintaining Outreach and Communications with
  Stakeholders

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Transportation and Packaging Initiatives

• Transition EMs Certified Packaging Authority to
  NRC
• Expand NNSA/EM Cooperation on Design and Use of
  Common-Interest Type B Packages
• Support Safety Analysis Reports for Packaging
• Assist Sites in Packaging and Transportation
• Increase Rail and Inter-modal Shipments
• Improve Procurement and Management of Packaging
  Fleet
• Improve Integration with Non-EM Programs (e.g.,
  NNSA, RW)

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Operations Activities are Functioning Well

• EM provides a wide array of DOE-wide tools and
  services
• - TRANSCOM (Satellite Tracking)
• - Campaign Planning
• - Technical Assistance
• - Public Information
• These Operations are managed by Gary Lanthrum,
  Director NTP-Albuquerque
• - Website Address http//www.ntp.doe.gov/
• - Telephone [phone]
• - Fax [phone]

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Path Forward

• EM is realigning its program scope to be
  consistent with an accelerated cleanup and
  closure mission
• EM recognizes its DOE-wide responsibility for
  transportation and packaging under DOE Order
  460.2
• - Transition planning is underway
• - Opportunities exist for cost-sharing DOE-wide
  products and services
• Plan is to continue the DOE-wide mission, with
  support from multiple DOE organizations

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Backup
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Security Issues

• Shipments Initially Suspended After 9-11-01
  Attacks, and Again 10-07-01
• Were Interacting with NRC and DOT on Security
  Issues
• DOT Conducting Security Sensitivity Visits to
  HAZMAT Carriers
• DOE Shipments Resumed Under Top Management
  Control, and in Consultation with Safeguards and
  Security Experts
• High-level Waste, Spent Fuel, and Transuranic
  Waste Tracked by Satellite
• Emergency Preparedness Plans in Place for All
  Shipments