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[CITE: 42USC10175]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 108--NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY
 
  SUBCHAPTER I--DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, 
           SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
 
                         Part H--Transportation
 
Sec. 10175. Transportation


(a) Packaging

    No spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste may be 
transported by or for the Secretary under part A of this subchapter or 
under part C of this subchapter except in packages that have been 
certified for such purpose by the Commission.

(b) Advance notification

    The Secretary shall abide by regulations of the Commission regarding 
advance notification of State and local governments prior to 
transportation of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste 
under part A of this subchapter or under part C of this subchapter.

(c) Training for public safety officials

    The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and funds to States 
for training for public safety officials of appropriate units of local 
government and Indian tribes through whose jurisdiction the Secretary 
plans to transport spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste 
under part A of this subchapter or under part C of this subchapter. 
Training shall cover procedures required for safe routine transportation 
of these materials, as well as procedures for dealing with emergency 
response situations. The Waste Fund shall be the source of funds for 
work carried out under this subsection.

(Pub. L. 97-425, title I, Sec. 180, as added Pub. L. 100-202, 
Sec. 101(d) [title III, Sec. 300], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-104, 
1329-121; Pub. L. 100-203, title V, Sec. 5061, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 
1330-251.)

                          Codification

    Pub. L. 100-202 and Pub. L. 100-203 added identical sections.
