Transportation Safeguards System
Transportation Safeguards System : The program, managed and operated by the Manager, Albuquerque Operations Office, under the programmatic direction of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Military Application, that has the administrative and courier personnel, special transport and escort vehicles, and nationwide high frequency communications system required to carry out the total responsibility for the safe, secure, domestic transportation of all DOE-owned or controlled nuclear explosives, Category I or II quantities of special nuclear materials (excluding naval reactor core shipments), and other cargos deemed appropriate and agreed to by the Manager, Albuquerque Operations Office, and respective Heads of Departmental Elements. Uninterruptible Power Supply. A power supply that provides automatic, instantaneous power, without delay or transients, on failure of normal power. It can consist of batteries or full-time operating generators. It can be designated as standby or emergency power depending on the application. Emergency installations must meet the requirements specified for emergency power. Unreviewed Safety Questions (USQ). Whether or not a USQ issue constitutes a hazard is based on a determination made by examining the following circumstances: (1) temporary or permanent changes in the facility as described in the existing safety analysis; (2) temporary or permanent changes in the procedures as derived from safety analysis; and (3) tests or experiments not described in existing safety analysis. On identification of any of the above circumstances, an Unreviewed Safety Question exists if one or more of the following conditions result: (1) The probability of occurrence or the consequences of an accident or malfunction of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated in the facility safety analysis could be increased; (2) The possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type than any previously been evaluated in the facility safety analysis could be created; and (3) Any margin of safety as defined in the bases of the Technical Safety Requirements could be reduced
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