Emergency Preparedness

 
DOE policy
WGA policy RES 02-05 - Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste

See parts B5, B7a-g, B8a, B9, B10, B11, B12a-ci, and B13a-f

RES 01-03 - Assessing the risks of terrorism and sabotage against high-level nuclear waste shipments to a geologic repository or interim storage facility

See parts B1, B2, B4, B5

RES 03-16 - Private Storage of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel

See part B3a, b, and d

 

WIEB HLW Committee documents Jan. 17, 2008:  Comments on DOE’s July 23, 2007 Federal Register Notice on revised plans for implementing Section 180© of the NWPA of 1982: cover letter; regional stakeholder process; general comments; answer matrix; references.        
Jan. 04, 2008: Responses to DOE’s Federal Register Notice on NWPA Section 180©: WIEB vs. TEC Topic Group & Other SRGs.  
October 31, 2002 comments to DOE on the Draft Statement of Work for a Transportation Integration Contractor
February 24, 2000 Committee Report Card to DOE on OCRWM's Development of an NWPA Transportation Program. Also includes the Committee's Comments on OCRWM's Draft Yucca Mountain Environmental Impact Statement.
March 12, 1999 Final Comments to DOE on the Development of Transportation Protocols
Comments on DOE's April 30, 1998 Notice of Revised Proposed Policy and Procedures for Safe Transportation and Emergency Response Training; Technical Assistance and Funding for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. July 31, 1998 .
February 12, 1998 Comments on the privatization of nuclear waste transportation based on OCRWM's November 24, 1997 Draft Request for Proposals titled, Acquisition of Waste Acceptance and Transportation Services for the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
Comments on the DOE Office of General Counsel's Notice of Inquiry Concerning the Preparation of a Report to Congress on the Price-Anderson Act. January 30, 1998 .
Comments on DOE's July 17, 1997 Notice of Revised Proposed Policy and Procedures for Safe Transportation and Emergency Response Training; Technical Assistance and Funding for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. September 9, 1997 .
May 12, 1997 Comments on the privatization of nuclear waste transportation based on OCRWM's December 1996 Draft Request for Proposals titled, Acquisition of Waste Acceptance and Transportation Services for the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
Comments on DOE's Notice of Proposed Policy and Procedures for Safe Transportation and Emergency Response Training; Technical Assistance and Funding for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. September 12, 1996 .
June 12, 1996 Comments on OCRWM's Notice of Waste Acceptance, Storage, and Transportation Services issued on May 28, 1996.
Comments on DOE’s OCRWM Transportation Report. November 29, 1995 .
Comments on DOE’s July Notice of Inquiry on Detailed Options for Section 180(c) Policy and Procedures. September 30, 1995 .
Comments on the Draft DOE Guidance Documents: Escorts; Bad Weather and Road Conditions; and Shipping Campaign Definition. July 17, 1995 .
Comments on DOE’s Transportation Contingency Plan for Limited Capacity Shipment, Revision 0. May 11, 1995 .
Comments on DOE’s January 6, 1995 Notice of Inquiry on Technical Assistance and Funding to States Under Section 180(c) of the NWPA. April 26, 1995 .
Comments on DOE’s Transportation Contingency Plan for Limited Capacity Shipment, Revision 1. September 5, 1995 .
Transportation Implications for Various NWPA Program Options. March 1993
Comments on the Draft DOE Guidance Documents: Escorts; Bad Weather and Road Conditions; and Shipping Campaign Definition. July 17, 1995.
Comments from Max Power, Washington State Department of Ecology, on behalf of the HLW Committee, on DOE's Transportation External Coordination Working Group. December 21, 1993. Prioritization form requested by DOE as well as comments on the form.
Comments on DOE's Options for Providing Technical Assistance and Funding Under Section 180(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, As Amended. Dec. 6, 1993. Letter to Susan Smith, TEC Working Group.
Comments on DOE's Transportation External Coordination Working Group (TEC). July 9, 1993. Letter to Susan Smith, Chair of the TEC Working Group, recommending that the TEC focus on emergency preparedness principles and the consistency of integration across various DOE radioactive material transportation programs.
Transportation Implications for Various NWPA Program Options. March 1993.
Comments on the upcoming meeting of the Transportation External Coordination Working Group (TEC). Issues which need to be addressed and development of a plan for addressing near-term priority issues. November 11, 1992. Letter to Susan Smith, TEC Working Group.
Comments on OCRWM's Draft Strategy for OCRWM to Provide Training Assistance to State, Tribal, and Local Governments. May 4, 1992 .
Comments on the 1991 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Recommended National Procedures for the Safety Inspection of Commercial Highway Vehicles Transporting Transuranic, Spent Fuel, and High-Level Radioactive Waste. April 1992.
Comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Hazardous Material Safety, RSPA, on proposed rules governing public sector training and planning grants under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act. (Docket HM-209) April 30, 1992 .
Overview of Western State Radioactive Material Transportation Training Courses, Draft Final. July 1991
Comments from WIEB and Southern States Energy Board on DOE's Strategy to Provide Training Assistance as Required by Section 180(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, As Amended. March 27, 1991 .
Comments from WIEB HLW Committee on DOE's Strategy to Provide Training Assistance as Required by Section 180(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, As Amended. January 30, 1991 .
Emergency Response Funding Sources. March 1990
Timing of Emergency Response Training Under Section 180 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act. March 1990.
Mutual Aid Among the Western States: Agreements Applicable to Transportation Accidents Involving Radioactive Materials. June 9, 1989 .
Implementation Strategy for Section 180 (c) of the 1987 Amendments to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. August 1988.
Committee Comments on the Revision of FEMA REP-5, revision #4. Letter to Vern Wingert, FEMA, March 11, 1988. Revised comments sent April 11, 1988.
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