UNSPSC 15131602: Spent or irradiated nuclear fuel rod

UNSPSC 15131602 Spent or irradiated nuclear fuel rod, a Commodity code, addresses the handling, transport, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel elements from research reactors, medical isotope production facilities, and educational institutions. State and local governments rarely procure spent fuel directly; instead, they issue solicitations for specialized services including interim storage management, packaging and cask preparation, transport logistics coordination, and regulatory compliance support. The work involves nuclear engineering expertise, DOT and NRC regulatory knowledge, and chain-of-custody documentation. Issuing bodies are predominantly state nuclear regulatory agencies, state university systems operating research reactors, state departments of environmental quality, and occasionally county or municipal facilities managing decommissioning of legacy medical or industrial irradiation equipment.

Recent state and local procurement activity under this code is sparse. The specialized technical and regulatory requirements, combined with limited numbers of facilities generating spent fuel, restrict the universe of potential solicitors to a small set of state institutions and regulatory bodies. Geographic concentration follows nuclear reactor siting — universities in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and Massachusetts with active research facilities dominate recent inquiries, along with state environmental departments in nuclear-capable states. No representative recent solicitations are identified in the available opportunities block, indicating that procurement under this Commodity code remains infrequent and highly specialized, typically executed through direct vendor relationships or cooperative purchasing rather than open competitive notices.