State Shipment Fees
Please note that this page compiles fees specifically on shipments of radioactive waste. It does not include permit and registration fees.
Illinois
Applies to: spent nuclear fuel, transuranic waste, high-level radioactive waste, and highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material
Shipments by truck: $2,500 per truck to be paid by the shipper
- Surcharge on truck shipments: For routes greater than 250 miles, $25 per mile for single cask truck shipments on each truck, charged on the portion over 250 miles
Shipments by rail: $4,500 for the first cask, $3,000 for each additional cask to be paid by the shipper
Indiana
Applies to: spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material, and low-level radioactive waste
Spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste shipments by truck: $2,500 per truck to be paid by the shipper
Spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste shipments by rail: $4,500 for the first cask, $3,000 for each additional cask to be paid by the shipper
HRCQ shipments by truck: $1,800 per truck to be paid by the shipper
HRCQ shipments by rail: $1,300 for the first cask, $125 for each additional cask to be paid by the shipper
Low-level waste: $100 for each total shipment
Online Application for Radioactive Waste and Material/Hazardous Material Transportation Permit
Iowa
Applies to: spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, highway route controlled quantity of radioactive materials, and low-level radioactive waste
Shipments by truck: $1,800 per truck cask for each shipment to be paid by the shipper
- Surcharge on shipments by truck: $20 per mile for every mile over 250 miles traveled for single-cask truck shipments
Shipments by rail: $1,300 for the first cask, $125 for each additional cask to be paid by the shipper
Low-level waste: $175 per truck or train to be paid by the shipper
Iowa Dept. of Public Health Radioactive Materials Program web page
Minnesota
Applies to: spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste
Shipments by truck or train: $1,000 per each vehicle
Missouri
Applies to: spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material, and low-level radioactive waste
Shipments by truck: $1,800 per truck for each shipment to be paid by the shipper
- Surcharge on shipments by truck: $25 per mile for every mile over 200 miles traveled
Shipments by rail: $1,300 for the first cask, $125 for each additional cask to be paid by the shipper
Low-level waste: $125 per truck or train to be paid by the shipper
Shipment fees and online payment
Nebraska
Applies to: high-level radioactive waste (including spent fuel) and transuranic waste
Shipments by truck or train: $3,100 per cask
Nebraska High-Level Radioactive Waste and Transuranic Waste Shipping Fee Submittal Form
Wisconsin
Applies to: highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material
Shipments by truck: $1,800 per vehicle, per trip
- Surcharge: loads that are oversized and/or overweight (OSOW) must also purchase a Single Trip Permit from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
Wisconsin State Patrol Permit Support Request Requirements