Transport

The current UK position with respect to the transport of radioactive materials by road is to follow the ADR. This is driven by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009. The link we take you to the downloadable volume's.

A recently reviewed (November 2022) guide from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) in respect of civil transport of radioactive materials by Road, Rail and Inland Waterway – with specific reference to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17), regulation 8 (risk assessment).

With respect to transport, the risk assessment should cover requirements for preparation of a package, in-transit storage, loading, and unloading until receipt at destination, as well as carriage. [Note this is a word document download].

This is a top-level international IAEA document which covers the transport of radioactive materials by road, air, and sea. These are designated ‘Safety Requirements’ and are the basis for transport regulations around the world (including EU Directives). Transport comprises all operations and conditions associated with, and involved in, the movement of radioactive material. For example, these will include the design, manufacture, maintenance, and repair of transport packaging, and the preparation, consigning, loading, carriage and receipt at the final destination of loads of radioactive material and packages.