The IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material Today and the Future

The IAEA Transport Regulations originated in 1961 and have developed over the past 50 years. Several editions have been issued but the format of the regulations did remain essentially the same. Whereas experienced stakeholders in the RAM transport industry have come to terms with the current style of SSR-6 and can operate within it, many, especially those new to the industry, may find that both SSR-6 and its guidance documents, are fragmented, not userfriendly and they may have difficulty in applying them to the transport of specific materials, including some nuclear fuel cycle materials. The paper reviews the current documents covering the radioactive transport regulations, highlights a number of shortcomings and puts forward suggestions for discussion which could lead to a simpler and more and user-friendly set of documents which would also facilitate compliance.