STUDY OF SEVERAL POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHS FOR ON-SITE TRANSPORT ACCIDENT SCENARIOS TO DEFINE A FRENCH ON-SITE Q-SYSTEM

Following a request of the French Defence Transport Safety Committee, consideration has been given to the activity content limits corresponding to exemption of package design approval by the competent authority for on-site handling and transport of radioactive materials. We have built a system that is both consistent with the Q-system and specific to on-site transports of radioactive materials. It leads to activity content limits different from those authorised on a public road along with requirements, such as instructions to be applied by the drivers in case of on-site incidents or accidents, transmission of alert, means of radiation detection or radiation protection equipment available to the drivers and the emergency staff.