Year
1969
Abstract
Transportation is an important component of nuclear materials management. Nuclear materials may be transported many times between their origin as a raw material, through their various stages of processing and fabrication, and finally through their use and reuse. Transportation of nuclear materials is a regulated activity. Many of you will be familiar with the regulatory agencies and their regulations - the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the corresponding Canadian regulatory bodies. The past several years have seen significant changes in the regulations for the transportation of nuclear materials. These changes have originated with the publication of the International Atomic Energy Agency, \"Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials, 1967 Edition\", which have now been adopted by most nations of the world, including United States and Canada. The new regulations, which provide intermodal and international uni- formity, prescribe packaging performance standards commensurate with the hazard potential of the nuclear material being shipped. To assure that the packaging performance standards are met for materials of significant hazard potential, the packaging design must be approved by the regulatory authority. ยป The approval may take the form of either a special permit or a specification packaging.