Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 27.12.1996

Notice of Draft Request for Proposals for Waste Acceptance and Transportation Services

The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) is responsible under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended, for accepting and transporting spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from commercial nuclear reactor sites to a Federal facility for storage or disposal. The Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Fuel and/or High Level Waste (10 CFR Part 961) details the arrangements between the Department (DOE) and the owners and generators of SNF (Purchasers) for the Department to accept the SNF at the Purchasers' sites for transport to a Federal facility. Section 137(a)2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended, requires the utilization of private industry to the ``fullest extent possible'' in the transportation of SNF. OCRWM anticipates seeking competitive proposals for commercial SNF acceptance, transportation and delivery services, including the provision of storage equipment, in accordance with the final version of this draft Request for Proposals (RFP). In May 1996, OCRWM published in the Federal Register (61 FR 26508) and Commerce Business Daily, a Request for Expression of Interest and Comments on a previous draft Statement of Work (SOW) for these services. In July 1996, comm