South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-83 - Transportation of Radioactive Waste Into or Within South Carolina
Section 61-83.4 - Shipper's Requirements

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-83.4

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

4.1 Before any shipment of radioactive waste may be transported into or within the State, the shipper shall give written notice to the Department not less than seventy-two (72) hours nor more than thirty (30) calendar days before the expected date of arrival of the shipment or departure from the shipper's facility within the State as the case may be, except as provided in paragraph 4.1.3.

4.1.1 All prior notifications shall be filed on a Department form designated as SCDHEC-0802 "Radioactive Waste Shipment Prior Notification and Manifest Form."

4.1.2 The shipper shall immediately notify the Department of any cancellations or significant changes in the prior notification or manifest summary which may occur prior to the shipment departing the facility. For example, such changes include changes in date of arrival, carrier, route, waste description, curie content, volume, or waste classification.

4.1.3 For shipments consisting of seventy-five cubic feet (75 ft.3) or less containing one curie (1 Ci) of radioactive material or less which may be consigned as non-exclusive use shipments according to applicable U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, the requirement for prior notification contained in paragraph 4.1 is waived. Such shipments must otherwise comply with all other applicable requirements regarding the packaging, transportation, storage, disposal, and delivery of radioactive wastes.

4.2 The shipper shall provide to the carrier with each separate shipment a copy of the SCDHEC-0802 "Radioactive Waste Shipment Prior Notification and Manifest Form" required by paragraph 4.1. Such copy shall show any changes made pursuant to paragraph 4.1.2 above. Each shipper shall instruct the carrier to comply with the route and schedule contained therein.

4.3 The manifest accompanying each shipment of radioactive waste shall include a copy of the shipper's certification prepared on Department form SCDHEC-0803, Part I, "Radioactive Waste Shipment Certification Form," which shall include certification that the shipment has been inspected and complies with all applicable State and Federal laws and administrative rules and regulations, license or license conditions of the disposal facility regarding the packaging, transportation, storage, disposal, and delivery of radioactive wastes.

4.4 Following acceptance of each separate shipment at a disposal facility or at the consignee's facility, it shall be the responsibility of each shipper to provide to the Department for such shipment a copy of the Department form SCDHEC-0802 "Radioactive Waste Shipment Prior Notification and Manifest Form" with the Consignee Acknowledgement properly executed and to provide the Department with the "Radioactive Waste Shipment Certification Form," Department form SCDHEC-0803 which accompanied that shipment.

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