Transient Shipment [Energy] Law and Legal Definition
According to 10 CFR 70.4 [Title 10 -- Energy; Chapter I -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Part 70 -- Domestic Licensing Of Special Nuclear Material; Subpart A -- General Provisions], the term transient shipment means “a shipment of nuclear material, originating and terminating in foreign countries, on a vessel or aircraft which stops at a United States port.”