Federal regulations stipulate how radioactive materials are transported within the United States.However, the Department of Energy, under Department of Energy Order, has the authority tooperate, within the boundaries of their physical site, to other stipulations. In many cases theDOE sites have internal reviews for onsite transfers that rival reviews performed by theregulatory authorities for offsite shipments. Most of the differences are in the level or type ofpackaging that is required, but in some cases it may be in the amount and type of material that isallowed to be transferred. This paper will describe and discuss those differences and it willdiscuss ways to effectively align the onsite rules for transferring materials with those for offsiteshipment.
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