COMPETENT AUTHORITY DATA BANK ON THE TRANSPORT IAEA-SM-286/2S3P OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN ITALY*

Because of the importance of gathering data on the transport of radioactive materials - according to IAEA recommendations - the technical Competent Authority in Italy, ENEA-DISP, has organized a specific data bank. This is based on the particular administrative requirements of the domestic regulations, which prescribe that authorized carriers are obliged to prepare a summary record of transports carried out every three months. The data gathering process was complicated up to 1982 because of the large amount of shipments recorded by hand. Since 1983 it has been possible by agreement with the carriers to computerize the data.