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Update on Office of Packaging and Transportation Activities Ashok Kapoor Safety Engineer, OPT Contractors Transportation Managers Association Workshop, Clear Point, AL July 7, 2015
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Overview Mission Core Values Programs and Activities-Status Packaging TEPP Order Revision Defense-in-Depth activities Operational Tools and Assistance OPT Staff
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Our Mission Our mission is to provide guidance, tools, and support for DOE programs and contractors in order to assure safe, compliant, reliable, and efficient transportation of the Department's hazardous and radioactive materials We work with a wide variety of internal and external entities to assist the DOE sites in accomplishing the Agency’s mission
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Our Core Values Service (to the public, field, and stakeholders) Safety (prevent injuries to our personnel and members of the public) Compliance (with regulations and other requirements) Security (protect sensitive information and classified materials) Efficiency (through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders across organizational lines)
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OPT Programs and Activities Packaging Certification Certificates of Compliance DOE Exemptions DOT Special Permits Quality Assurance RAMPAC Emergency Preparedness & Outreach TEPP NTSF State Regional Groups Tribes Prospective Shipment Report Fact Sheets Regulations & Standards Support Domestic Federal Agencies International Community Nongovernmenta l Organizations DOE Orders, Policy, Guidance Transportation Risk Reduction Motor Carrier Evaluations Physical Protection Transportation Compliance Reviews Safety Metrics Program & Site Support DOE/Contractor Interfaces TMC PMC EFCOG Tender Negotiations Automated Systems
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Packaging Support to Field Sites Packaging Certification Department-wide program that provides for the certification of fissile and Type B packagings. Review and approval of packaging designs Issuance of DOE Certificates of Compliance Review and recertification of Certificates of Compliance Curtails and/or suspends the use of specific packages, when warranted Review and approval of quality assurance programs for Type B and fissile radioactive material packaging activities In FY-15, work-in-progress- 21 dockets 21 dockets closed 19 new dockets opened 11 QA dockets approved
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Transportation Emergency Planning and Preparedness (TEPP) Provided 183 courses, in 22 different states, with 2958 responders trained Participated in a full scale exercise in Andrews, TX Participated in the tabletop exercise in Clark county and Nye County, NV Emergency Preparedness Shared Information and collaborated with state and tribal governments, and other federal agencies along transportation routes Coordination with DOE program offices, site operations, and impacted states and tribes along transportation corridors Outreach 7
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Update on Order Revision Regulations and Standards Department-wide responsibility for developing and maintaining three transportation Orders DOE O 460.1D: “Hazardous Materials Packaging and Transportation Safety”-in RevCom review DOE O 460.2B: “Departmental Materials Transportation and Packaging Management”- work-in-process DOE M 460.2-1A: “Radioactive Material Transportation Practices Manual”-being incorporated into DOE O 460.2B Developing a new Order, 460.3: “Physical Protection of Unclassified Irradiated Fuel in Transit”-work-in-process DOE-HDBK-XXX-201X: “Freight Container Handbook”-it will be ready for RevCom review in August, 2015 8
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Defense in Depth for P&T Activities Transportation Risk Reduction Motor Carrier Evaluation Program (MCEP) Program has played a vital role in maintaining DOE’s excellent transportation safety record DOE recordable accident rate is much below the Industry (ACC) average rate As of June 2015, completed eight MCEP reviews Currently 38 carriers on the list: 31 Active National Carriers, 6 Active Local Carriers, and one carrier on temporary inactive status Transportation Safety and Operations Compliance Assurance Program (TCAP) Ensures that all packaging and transportation operations across the DOE complex are fully compliant with all applicable international, federal, state, tribal, and local laws, rules, and regulations. Conducted SPRU TCAP in October 2014 9
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Operational Tools and Assistance Program and Site Support Coordination and Collaboration Across Complex Transportation Management Council Packaging Management Council Energy Facility Contractors Group Automated Tools TRAGIS RADTRAN RADCALC ATLAS RAMPAC P&T Wiki 10
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OPT Staff Contact Information AskPAT@hq.doe.gov Ellen Edge, Phone: 301-903-8327 Kriss Grisham, Phone:301-903-8478 Eric Huang, Phone: 301-903-4630 Ashok Kapoor, Phone: 202-586-8307 Prakash Kunjeer, Phone: 301-903-2443 Julia Shenk, Phone: 301-903-1388 (from DOD logistics) James Shuler, Phone: 301-903-5513 Mike Wangler, Acting Director, Phone: 202-586-7976 THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?
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