{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-73.72","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 73.72","heading":"Requirement for advance notice of shipment of formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material, special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance, or irradiated reactor fuel.","body":"(a) A licensee, other than one specified in paragraph (b) of this section, who, in a single shipment, plans to deliver to a carrier for transport, to take delivery at the point where a shipment is delivered to a carrier for transport, to import, to export, or to transport a formula quantity of strategic special nuclear material, special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance, or irradiated reactor fuel 1 required to be protected in accordance with § 73.37, shall:\n(1) Notify in writing by mail addressed to ATTN: Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, or by using any appropriate method listed in § 73.4 of this part. Classified notifications shall be sent to the NRC headquarters classified mailing address listed in appendix A to this part.\n(2) Assure that the notification will be received at least 10 days before transport of the shipment commences at the shipping facility;\n(3) Include the following information in the notification:\n(i) The name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of the shipper, receiver, and carrier(s);\n(ii) A physical description of the shipment:\n(A) For a shipment other than irradiated fuel, the elements, isotopes, enrichment, and quantity;\n(B) For a shipment of irradiated fuel, the physical form, quantity, type of reactor, and original enrichment;\n(iii) A listing of the mode(s) of shipment, transfer point(s), and route(s) to be used;\n(iv) The estimated time and date that shipment will commence and that each country along the route is scheduled to be entered; and\n(v) The estimated time and date of arrival of the shipment at the destination;\n(4) The NRC Headquarters Operations Center shall be notified about the shipment status by telephone at the phone numbers listed in appendix A to this part. Classified and safeguards notifications shall be made by secure telephone. The notifications shall take place at the following intervals:\n(i) At least 2 days before commencement of the shipment;\n(ii) Two hours before commencement of the shipment; and\n(iii) Once the shipment is received at its destination.\n(5) The NRC Headquarters Operations Center shall be notified by telephone of schedule changes of more than 6 hours at the phone numbers listed in appendix A to this part. Classified and safeguards notifications shall be made by secure telephone.\n(b) A licensee who conducts an on-site transfer of spent nuclear fuel that does not travel upon or cross a public highway is exempt from the requirements of this section for that transfer.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","PART 73—PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF PLANTS AND MATERIALS","Subpart H—Records and Postings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"e71e89eaf8745716e3c2628963ee474811ee48e47cbb0efc9e0aec4fabf3d1f4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-73.71","next":"us/10-cfr-73.73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}