Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
PHYSICAL PROTECTION IN TRANSIT
Section 120.074 - Pre-planning and Coordination of Shipment of Category 1 or Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material

Universal Citation: 105 CMR 120.000 MA Code of Regs 120.074

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(A) Each licensee that plans to transport, or deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material that is a category 1 quantity of radioactive material outside the confines of the licensee's facility or other place of use or storage shall:

(1) Pre-plan and coordinate shipment arrival and departure times with the receiving licensee;

(2) Pre-plan and coordinate shipment information with the governor or the governor's designee of any State through which the shipment will pass to:
(a) Discuss the State's intention to provide law enforcement escorts; and

(b) Identify safe havens; and

(3) Document the pre-planning and coordination activities.

(B) Each licensee that plans to transport, or deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material that is a category 2 quantity of radioactive material outside the confines of the licensee's facility or other place of use or storage shall coordinate the shipment no-later-than arrival time and the expected shipment arrival with the receiving licensee. The licensee shall document the coordination activities.

(C) Each licensee who receives a shipment of a category 2 quantity of radioactive material shall confirm receipt of the shipment with the originator. If the shipment has not arrived by the no-later-than arrival time, the receiving licensee shall notify the originator.

(D) Each licensee, who transports or plans to transport a shipment of a category 2 quantity of radioactive material, and determines that the shipment will arrive after the no-later-than arrival time provided pursuant to 105 CMR 120.074(B), shall promptly notify the receiving licensee of the new no-later-than arrival time.

(E) The licensee shall retain a copy of the documentation for pre-planning and coordination and any revision thereof, as a record for three years.

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