Transport of Radioactive Material: Regulations and Industry Good Practice Guides, the winning combination.

World Nuclear Transport Institute was founded in 1998 to represent the collective interests ofthe nuclear transport industry and those who rely upon it for the safe, secure, efficient and reliablepackaging and transport of radioactive materials. The WNTI has grown to nearly 50 members companies representing a wide range of the nuclear industry.WNTI, as an Industry representative organization, fosters the exchanges between its members, and between the transport industry as a group (collectively) and the stakeholders and the public.For that purpose. for instance, meetings and workshops are organized. These are fora where the members can share information and receive information from outsider guests.As another important tool, WNTI issues publications. These publications are based on the knowledge of its members and provides a mechanism to share the information and to transfer the knowledge. The WNTI publications include information papers, fact sheets, good practice guides and standards. At theend of 2018, the portfolio of WNTI publications include thirty publications.As examples of publications, we can highlight the WNTI best practice for checking shipping containers prior to loading drums of uranium ore concentrates and before dispatch, and a fact sheet dedicated to Industry interpretation of TI and CSI limits for the transport of UF6 packages by sea.Publications are freely available to members and the general public via the WNTI website. A process for reviewing and revising the publications has been developed to assure that the publications are always up-to-date.The paper provides information about the existing and future publications and the process for issuing and updating these publications. It also details the potential audience of the publications, how they allow to share knowledge between the members and then reduce the risks of an accident. Eventually, itdescribes how these publications contribute to support the nuclear industry in bringing confidence to all professional stakeholders involved as Authorities and Transport Service Providers, and by consequentially reducing denials of shipment and enhancing acceptance of the transport of radioactive material.“Fear always springs from ignorance\" - Ralph Waldo Emerson / American writer, philosopher and poet) (1803 - 1882)