CHAPTER 8. TRANSPORTATION OF HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
IC 10-14-8
Chapter 8. Transportation of High Level Radioactive Waste
IC 10-14-8-1
Application of chapter
Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the following:
(1) High level radioactive waste transported to a site authorized
by a government agency to receive, store, reprocess, or dispose
of high level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel.
(2) Low level radioactive waste that is:
(A) transported to a site authorized by a government agency
to receive low level radioactive waste; or
(B) shipped to a storage or treatment site before disposal.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) radioactive waste shipped by the United States Department
of Defense; or
(2) the transport of low level radioactive waste between
premises owned by or operated under the license of a licensee
by a motor vehicle owned by or under contract to the licensee
and a facility owned by or operated under the license of a
licensee in Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.26-2010, SEC.2.
IC 10-14-8-2
"High level radioactive waste"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "high level radioactive waste"
means:
(1) irradiated reactor fuel;
(2) liquid wastes resulting from the operation of a first cycle
solvent extraction system or its equivalent and the concentrated
wastes from a subsequent extraction cycle or its equivalent in
a facility for reprocessing irradiated reactor fuel;
(3) solids into which liquid wastes described in subdivision (2)
have been converted; and
(4) materials produced as a byproduct of the reactions that
occur inside a nuclear reactor in either of the following forms:
(A) Spent nuclear fuel that is accepted for disposal.
(B) Waste materials remaining after spent nuclear fuel is
reprocessed.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.26-2010, SEC.3.
IC 10-14-8-2.3
"Licensee"
Sec. 2.3. As used in this chapter, "licensee" refers to an entity that
is licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to
own or use radioactive materials.
As added by P.L.26-2010, SEC.4.
IC 10-14-8-2.5
"Low level radioactive waste"
Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "low level radioactive waste"
means radioactive material from a facility licensed by the United
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 10 CFR 50 other than
the following:
(1) High level radioactive waste.
(2) Spent nuclear fuel.
(3) Transuranic waste.
(4) Byproduct material (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 2014(e)).
As added by P.L.26-2010, SEC.5.
IC 10-14-8-2.7
"Spent nuclear fuel"
Sec. 2.7. As used in this chapter, "spent nuclear fuel" means fuel:
(1) that has been withdrawn from a nuclear reactor following
irradiation; and
(2) whose constituent elements have not been separated by
reprocessing.
As added by P.L.26-2010, SEC.6.
IC 10-14-8-2.9
Permit for shipper of high or low level radioactive waste
Sec. 2.9. (a) A shipper of high or low level radioactive waste in
Indiana must submit an application to the department of homeland
security in the form and manner prescribed by the department of
homeland security.
(b) The department of homeland security may issue a permit to a
person that:
(1) submits a completed application; and
(2) pays a fee set by the department of homeland security.
(c) The permit must:
(1) specify the purpose for which the permit is issued; and
(2) contain an expiration date.
As added by P.L.26-2010, SEC.7.
IC 10-14-8-3
Notice to director before transport of high level radioactive waste;
fee for transport
Sec. 3. (a) Before a person may transport high level radioactive
waste in Indiana, the shipper must submit the following to the
director:
(1) An appropriate permit issued under section 2.9 of this
chapter.
(2) The following fees:
(A) For each truck shipment, two thousand five hundred
dollars ($2,500) per truck.
(B) For each rail shipment:
(i) four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500) for the first
cask; and
(ii) three thousand dollars ($3,000) for the second and
additional casks.
(b) The director shall deposit fees collected under this section in
the nuclear response fund established by section 6 of this chapter.
(c) As used in this section, "cask" means a heavily shielded
container:
(1) used for the shipment of radioactive materials, including
high level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; and
(2) whose design is approved by the United States Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.148-2003, SEC.2;
P.L.26-2010, SEC.8.
IC 10-14-8-3.1
Permit and fee for transport of low level radioactive waste
Sec. 3.1. (a) Before a person may transport low level radioactive
waste in Indiana, the shipper must submit:
(1) an appropriate permit issued under section 2.9 of this
chapter; and
(2) a transportation fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for each
shipment of low level radioactive waste;
to the director.
(b) The director shall deposit fees collected under this section in
the nuclear response fund established by section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.148-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.26-2010, SEC.9.
IC 10-14-8-4
Duties of director
Sec. 4. (a) The director shall consult with:
(1) the state health commissioner of the state department of
health;
(2) the commissioner of the Indiana department of
transportation;
(3) the commissioner of the department of environmental
management;
(4) the director of the department of natural resources;
(5) the superintendent of the state police department;
(6) representatives of the:
(A) United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
(B) Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(C) United States Department of Energy; and
(D) United States Department of Transportation; and
(7) a representative of a local emergency management agency
designated by the director;
to prepare a plan for emergency response to a radioactive waste
transportation accident in Indiana. The plan must include provisions
for evacuation, containment, and cleanup and must designate the role
of each state or local government agency involved in the emergency
response plan.
(b) The director shall report to the general assembly each year on
the:
(1) status of the plan prepared under subsection (a); and
(2) ability of the state to respond adequately to a radioactive
waste transportation accident in Indiana.
A report under this subsection to the general assembly must be in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.80;
P.L.26-2010, SEC.10.
IC 10-14-8-5
Designated routes; required alternative routes
Sec. 5. (a) Under 49 CFR Part 177, the director may require
preferred highway routes for transporting high level radioactive
waste in Indiana if the director determines under United States
Department of Transportation "Guidelines for Selecting Preferred
Highway Routes for Highway Route Controlled Quantity Shipments
of Radioactive Materials" that alternative routes are safer than
proposed routes.
(b) The director shall:
(1) annually review federally approved highway and railway
routes for transporting high level radioactive waste in Indiana;
and
(2) select new state designated routes in accordance with 49
CFR Part 172.80 if safety considerations indicate the alternate
routes would be preferable.
(c) Before the director may require alternative routes under
subsection (a) or select new state designated routes under subsection
(b), the director must do the following:
(1) Consult with all of the persons described in section 4(a) of
this chapter.
(2) Conduct or engage in substantial consultation with the
affected local county authorities.
(3) Notify the:
(A) state health commissioner of the state department of
health;
(B) commissioner of the department of environmental
management;
(C) superintendent of the state police department; and
(D) local emergency management agency and applicable
local fire and law enforcement agencies in each affected
county;
of the director's final decision concerning an alternative route
or a new state designated route before the date upon which the
alternative route or new state designated route takes effect.
(d) The state is not liable by requiring alternate routes to be used
as provided under this section.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.26-2010, SEC.11.
IC 10-14-8-6
Nuclear response trust fund; purpose; sources of revenue;
administration; investment
Sec. 6. (a) The nuclear response fund is established to:
(1) provide appropriate education, training, and equipment to
state and local emergency responders:
(A) that respond to a release of radioactive waste caused by
or during the transportation of radioactive waste under this
chapter; and
(B) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to acts of terrorism;
and
(2) otherwise enforce this chapter.
(b) Sources of money for the fund consist of transportation fees
deposited under section 3(b) or 3.1(b) of this chapter.
(c) The department of homeland security shall administer the
fund. Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the department
of homeland security to be used for purposes described in subsection
(a).
(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public funds may be invested.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to
the state general fund.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.148-2003, SEC.4;
P.L.1-2006, SEC.177; P.L.26-2010, SEC.12.
IC 10-14-8-7
Defense information and restricted data
Sec. 7. This chapter does not require the disclosure of defense
information or restricted data (as defined in the federal Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)).
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.
IC 10-14-8-8
Rules
Sec. 8. The director may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.22-2005, SEC.9.
IC 10-14-8-9
Reimbursement of government security expenses by shipper of
radioactive waste
Sec. 9. A shipper of:
(1) low level radioactive waste; or
(2) high level radioactive waste;
in Indiana shall reimburse each governmental entity that provides
security for a shipment for reasonable and necessary expenses
incurred by the governmental entity in providing the security.
As added by P.L.148-2003, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.26-2010,
SEC.13.
IC 10-14-8-10
Seizure of certain motor vehicles and cargo by state police
department; correction of violations
Sec. 10. (a) The state police department may detain, seize, or
impound a motor vehicle and its cargo if the state police department
determines that the motor vehicle is involved in a violation of this
chapter. The state police department shall observe established state
police department guidelines in seizing or impounding the motor
vehicle and cargo.
(b) To obtain possession of a seized or impounded motor vehicle
or its cargo, the motor carrier that operates the motor vehicle must
correct any violations of this chapter, including without limitation the
failure to obtain a permit required under this chapter that resulted in
the detention, seizure, or impounding of the motor vehicle or cargo.
As added by P.L.26-2010, SEC.14.
IC 10-14-8-11
Inspections of motor vehicles and cargo
Sec. 11. (a) The following may conduct inspections of motor
vehicles and cargo to determine violations of and enforce this
chapter:
(1) The state police department.
(2) Agents of the state police department.
(3) Motor carrier inspectors of the state police department.
(4) Other eligible law enforcement officers.
(b) With respect to any rail shipment, the following may request
from a shipper or carrier a copy of the appropriate permit issued
under section 2.9 of this chapter to the shipper:
(1) The state police department.
(2) Agents of the state police department.
(3) Motor carrier inspectors of the state police department.
(4) Rail safety inspectors.
(5) Other eligible law enforcement officers.
As added by P.L.26-2010, SEC.15.
IC 10-14-8-12
Violation; Class B infraction
Sec. 12. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class B
infraction.
As added by P.L.26-2010, SEC.16.