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EM - TRANSPORTATION

EM - TRANSPORTATION. EM Office of Transportation - Organization & Responsibilities. Basis of Organization & Responsibilities Aligned with New EM Organization and Industry/Government Best Practices Maximizes Existing Expertise Capitalizes on Personnel Strengths Critical Success Factors

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EM - TRANSPORTATION

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  1. EM - TRANSPORTATION

  2. EM Office of Transportation - Organization & Responsibilities • Basis of Organization & Responsibilities • Aligned with New EM Organization and Industry/Government Best Practices • Maximizes Existing Expertise • Capitalizes on Personnel Strengths • Critical Success Factors • Superior Customer Service • Operational Excellence • Proactivity • Highest Value Services

  3. EM Office of Transportation -Mission Provide DOE and our external customers with the highest quality support and expertise that results in efficient, cost-effective, secure and compliant transportation operations, while keeping our workers, the public and the environment safe.

  4. EM Office of Transportation -Vision • We’ll be leaders in achieving transportation safety and operational excellence. • We’ll use best practices from government and industry to provide our customers with the highest value planning, compliance assurance and operational expertise.

  5. EM Office of Transportation -Measures of Success • EM shipments are measurably safer • Our services are sought, and our practices emulated by other DOE programs and private industry • Federal, State, Tribal and local officials, affected parties, and the public actively support and participate in our work

  6. EM Office of Transportation -Functions & Responsibilities • Distribution Risk Reduction Support • Transportation Regulatory Support • Site Support & Logistics • Emergency Preparedness, Security & Outreach

  7. EM Office of Transportation -Distribution Risk Reduction Support • Mission: To enable EM to fully understand and prioritize transportation risk issues; to develop risk reduction strategies; to implement, track, and evaluate risk reduction activities; and to communicate best practices and lessons learned. • Functions: • Provide technical resources to ensure transportation and packaging operational efficiency, risk reduction, and performance improvement; • Utilize risk/routing computer systems and transportation network databases for risk analysis and reduction; • Work with DOE sites and stakeholders in the preparation of transportation plans for shipments of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.

  8. EM Office of Transportation -Distribution Risk Reduction Support • Current Activities: • Developing enhanced database of all EM shipments • Distribution risk prioritization will be conducted based on material hazard ranking, movement exposure ranking, and prior year incident data • Transportation risk reviews will be conducted on high potential risk movements to uncover opportunities for decreased risk

  9. EM Office of Transportation -Transportation Regulatory Support • Mission: To enable EM programs to transport in full compliance with regulations; to understand upcoming regulatory developments/ challenges; and to minimize regulatory impacts that do not enhance safety and public health. • Functions: • Track developing Federal/State/Tribal transport-related legislation that may impact EM operations and lead development of comments and possible preemption petitions, if warranted; • Conduct transportation compliance reviews at EM sites and participate in the development of packaging standards; • Monitor developing changes to transportation regulations, lead development of comments on regulatory items of interest, and assess training on DOT regulations at EM sites and provide training resources;

  10. EM Office of Transportation -Transportation Regulatory Support • Current Activities: • Working on transition of FRR program from EM to NNSA • Reviewing DOT regulatory requirements for surface contamination classifications • Guidance on transporting radioactive material on passenger aircraft (example – smoke detectors). • State-specific Hazardous Waste Manifests • Hazardous Materials Transportation Training

  11. EM Office of Transportation -Site Support & Logistics • Mission: Provide support to EM sites in resolving or facilitating resolution of their packaging and transportation issues. • Functions: • Assist EM sites in packaging acquisition and resolving transportation, logistics, regulatory compliance, and policy issues including: • Secure transport needs and transportation-related NEPA actions • NRC/DOT/DOE packaging certification and approvals • Coordinate current NTP services to ensure efforts are aligned with EM headquarters and site requirements including: • Motor Carrier Safety Evaluations • EM-Site Transportation Compliance Evaluations • Pricing Agreements and Strategies • Conduct transportation incident root cause analysis and facilitate implementation of preventative measures.

  12. EM Office of Transportation -Site Support & Logistics • Current Activities: • OST Shipping Plans • EM Site Compliance Reviews • Incident Investigations and Preventative Action Implementation • Transportation Safety Workshop • NTP Reorganization

  13. EM Office of Transportation - Emergency Preparedness, Security and Outreach Group • Mission: Develop and direct all transportation emergency planning and preparedness for EM transportation operations. Integrate transportation planning, preparedness, security, response, and recovery activities to effectively address stakeholder concerns about radiological shipments. • Functions: • EM Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) • Assist DOE and other authorities to prepare for response to a transportation incident involving DOE shipments. • Manage transportation incident reporting and metrics. • Interface on Transcom and with others (DHS, DOT, NRC, etc) on shipment security requirements. • Stakeholder support and outreach (TransCAER) • Provide support and dialogue with state, regional, and tribal organizations regarding EM transportation operations. • Conduct TransCAER Workshops, Commodity Flow Surveys, and emergency response drills to ensure community awareness and emergency preparedness.

  14. EM Office of Transportation - Emergency Preparedness, Security and Outreach Group • Current Activities: • Incident Response • TEPP • Commodity Flow Surveys • TransCAER Workshops • Stakeholder Support

  15. EM Office of Transportation Director • Dennis Ashworth 202-586-8548 Dennis.Ashworth@HQ.DOE.GOV Distribution Risk Reduction Support • Eric Huang 301-903-4630 Eric.Huang@HQ.DOE.GOV • Theresa Wilcom 301-903-6659 Theresa.Wilcom@HQ.DOE.GOV Transportation Regulatory Support • Alex Thrower 202-586-7905 Alexander.Thrower@HQ.DOE.GOV Site Support & Logistics • Kriss Grisham 301-903-8478 Kriss.Grisham@HQ.DOE.GOV • Dottie Brown 301-903-4925 Dorothy.Brown@HQ.DOE.GOV • Ed Wade 301-903-7207 Ed.Wade@HQ.DOE.GOV Emergency Preparedness, Security & Outreach • Ella McNeil 301-903-7284 Ella.Mcneil@HQ.DOE.GOV • Bill Spurgeon 301-903-8187 William.Spurgeon@HQ.DOE.GOV • Catherine Volk 301-903-2920 Catherine.Volk@HQ.DOE.GOV • Karen Stewart 301-903-9934 Karen.Stewart@HQ.DOE.GOV

  16. EM Office of Transportation • Questions & Discussion

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