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86. Transportation Safeguards System (TSS): The program, managed and operated by the Manager,

Albuquerque Operations Office, under the programmatic direction of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Military Application (DP-20), which 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 SNM (excluding naval reactor core shipments), and other cargos

deemed appropriate and agreed to by the Manager, Albuquerque Operations Office, and respective Heads

of DOE Elements.

87. Unusual Occurrence: An unusual or unplanned event, as defined by DOE 5000.3B, having programmatic

significance such that it adversely affects, or potentially affects, the performance, schedule, reliability,

security, or safety of a facility.

B-10