STATUS OF CO-ORDINATED RESEARCH EFFORTS ON TRANSPORT SAFETY REGULATORY ISSUES

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) encourages research by its Member States and involved international organizations into transport safety regulatory issues which are of particular interest to them. This is typically done through establishing Co-ordinated Research Projects (CRPs) for specific topical areas. The IAEA does not undertake the research itself, it simply acts as a facilitating and co-ordinating body to facilitate communication and decisions between researching parties. CRPs in the transport area are intended primarily to benefit deliberations on regulatory requirements on any need for change to these requirements and on methods for complying with them. This paper provides an update on the following CRPs: • Accident Severity at Sea During Transport of Radioactive Material (CRP completed) • Development of Radiological Basis for the Transport Safety Requirements for Low Specific Activity Materials and Surface Contaminated Objects (LSA/SCO) (ongoing CRP) • Accident Severity During Air Transport of Radioactive Material (ongoing CRP) • Radiological Aspects of Package and Conveyance Non-Fixed Contamination (CRP initiated)