United StatesNaval Nuclear

Propulsion ProgramOPERATING NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION PLANTS

AND SHIPPING (RAIL) NAVAL SPENT FUELSAFELY FOR OVER 45 YEARS

SSGN 728USS Florida

CVN 69USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

M-140 Shipping Container

NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTSNAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTS

• NRC Type B packages

• Specially-trained, 24/7 escorts

• Government-owned railcars

• Location and status constantly monitored

• Escort/train crew communications

• Rugged fuel

• National security shipments

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NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTACCIDENT EXERCISE BACKGROUND

NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTACCIDENT EXERCISE BACKGROUND

• Escorted national security shipments.– Exercises provide prime opportunity for outreach,

shipment familiarization and emergency response planning.

• Regional in nature– 1996 Northwest (Washington/Oregon)– 1998 Tidewater (Virginia)– 2000 West (Idaho/Shosone Bannock)– 2002 Northeast (Maine/New Hampshire)– 2004 Midwest (Kansas)

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NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTTYPICAL ROUTES

NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTTYPICAL ROUTES

WA

OR ID

MT ND

SD

WYNE

MN

WI

IA

IL

MI

IN OH

KYMO

CA NV UT

AZ

CO

NM

TX

KS

OKAR

LAMS AL

TN

GASC

FL

NC

VAWV

PA

NY

MENHVT

MA

RICTNJ

DEMD

Naval Spent Fuel Origins & Destination

1996 PSNS

1998 NNS

2000 INL2002 PNS

2004 KS

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NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTACCIDENT EXERCISE OBJECTIVES

NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTACCIDENT EXERCISE OBJECTIVES

• Familiarize attendees with the Naval spent fuel shipping container characteristics and shipping practices

• Allow attendees to observe the interaction between the NNPP escorts who accompany the spent fuel shipments and state and local responders

• Allow federal, state, and local agencies the opportunity to evaluate their response to a simulated accident

• Exercise the communications links that would be activated in an accident involving a Naval spent fuel shipment

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NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTACCIDENT EXERCISE TIMELINENAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTACCIDENT EXERCISE TIMELINE

• Nine months prior - Scoping Meeting– Schedule / Locations

• Six months prior - Planning Meeting– Scenario / Participating organizations

• Three months prior - Table Top Meeting– Refine scenario / Role play

• One month prior - Walk Through Meeting– Participants only dress rehearsal

• Two weeks prior - Comm link verification– Got all the right numbers?

• Exercise day– Observers from throughout region

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NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTACCIDENT EXERCISE SCENARIONAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENT

ACCIDENT EXERCISE SCENARIO

• Use real M-140 container(s) (empty)• Road crossing accident • Driver and/or passenger in truck - injured• Radiation concern from train crew• Motorist calls locals• Nearby residents come to scene & show concern• Local Police/Fire assume Incident Command• News media at scene (role players)• NNPP TERT/DOE RAP at scene - radiological surveys• State RAD Health at scene - radiological surveys• Radiological condition normal – rerail – exercise ends!

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NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTACCIDENT EXERCISE CONCLUSIONS

NAVAL SPENT FUEL SHIPMENTACCIDENT EXERCISE CONCLUSIONS

Cooperative and professional escorts. Coordinated (shipper/carrier/civilian authorities) response is critical.Naval spent fuel shipments are safe.

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COMMUNICATION LINKS

CIVILIAN AUTHORITIESSTATE TRIBAL

LOCAL COMMUNITY

CARRIERXYZ

RAILROAD

SHIPPERNAVAL

NUCLEARPROPULSION

Bettis ECC Bridge

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ON-SCENECOMMAND

TRAIN CREW

ENG. COND

ESCORTS

GUILFORDDISPATCH

RRPOLICE

RERAILTEAM

PNRBETTIS

LAB

DOESECOM

DOERAP1

NNPPHQ

PNSDISPATCH

PNSTERT

PORTSHOSPITAL

NHANGPEASE FD

GREENLANDDISPATCH

FDAMB PD

HAMPTONDISPATCH

STARTTEAM

ROCKINGHAMDISPATCH

STATE FIRE MARSHALNHOEM

RAD HEALTHEOC

911 CALL

CONCORDDISPATCH

TROOP ASTATEPOLICE

NEWMARKETDISPATCH

STRATHAMPD

PNSECC

PNR BETTIS LABTELECONFERENCING BRIDGE

(OPEN LINE)

GUILFORD HQ NHOEMPNS ECCDOE SECOM

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COMMUNICATION LINKS

CIVILIAN AUTHORITIESSTATE TRIBAL

LOCAL COMMUNITY

CARRIERXYZ

RAILROAD

SHIPPERNAVAL

NUCLEARPROPULSION

Bettis ECC Bridge

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