[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 10, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 10CFR73.73]



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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY

 

          CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 73_PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF PLANTS AND MATERIALS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 73.73  Requirement for advance notice and protection of export 

shipments of special nuclear material of low strategic significance.



    (a) A licensee authorized to export special nuclear material of low 

strategic significance shall:

    (1) Notify in writing the Director, Division of Nuclear Security, 

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, using any appropriate 

method listed in Sec. 73.4;

    (2) Assure that the notification will be received at least 10 days 

before transport of the shipment commences at the shipper's facility;

    (3) Include the following information in the notification:

    (i) The name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of the 

shipper, receiver, and carrier(s);

    (ii) A physical description of the shipment (the elements, isotopes, 

form, etc.);

    (iii) A listing of the mode(s) of shipment, transfer points, and 

routes to be used;

    (iv) The estimated time and date that shipment will commence and 

that each country along the route is scheduled to be entered; and

    (v) The estimated time and date of arrival of the shipment at the 

destination;

    (4) Assure that during transport outside the United States, the 

shipment will be protected in accordance with Annex I to the Convention 

on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (see appendix E of this 

part).

    (b) A licensee who needs to amend a written advance notification 

required by paragraph (a) of this section may notify the NRC 

Headquarters Operations Center by telephone at the numbers listed in 

appendix A to this part.



[52 FR 9653, Mar. 26, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 4112, Feb. 12, 1988; 60 

FR 24553, May 9, 1995; 67 FR 3586, Jan. 25, 2002; 68 FR 58820, Oct. 10, 

2003]