Spent Fuel Shipment

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking information from qualified contractors to provide packaging and shipping services for spent fuel elements from the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) to the Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS). The contractor will be responsible for developing a Transportation Security plan, providing all tools and equipment for loading the fuel stacks into the cask(s), and determining how the stacks will be moved to the cask(s). The contractor will also be responsible for all administration of relationships with individual State Authorities regarding passage and escort of the shipment. Key aspects of the project include: • Providing packaging (cask(s) under a valid Certificate of Compliance issued by the NRC certified for use with MTR type spent fuel) • Shipping services (truck transportation in accordance with all relevant regulations) • Developing a Transportation Security plan • Providing all tools and equipment for loading the fuel stacks into the cask(s) • Determining how the stacks will be moved to the cask(s) • Administering relationships with individual State Authorities regarding passage and escort of the shipment