[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: 10CFR73.74]



[Page 456-457]

 

                            TITLE 10--ENERGY

 

          CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

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

 

Sec. 73.74  Requirement for advance notice and protection of import 

shipments of nuclear material from countries that are not party to 

the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material.



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

strategic significance from a country not a party to the Convention on 

the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (i.e., not listed in 

appendix F of this part) 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; 

and

    (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 isotopes, 

enrichment, quantity, etc.);

    (iii) A listing of 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.

    (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.

    (c) A licensee authorized to import from a country not a party to 

the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (i.e., not 

listed in appendix F of this part) a formula quantity of special nuclear 

material, special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance, 

special nuclear material of low strategic significance, or irradiated 

reactor fuel shall assure that during transport outside the United 

States



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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).



[52 FR 9654, 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]



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