IAEA'S TRANSPORT REGUlATIONS: TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS REQUIRING MULTILATERAL APPROVAL

This paper analyses regulatory provisions dealing with transitional arrangements, provided by both the 1985 Edition (As Amended 1990) and the 1996 Edition of the IAEA 's Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (hereinafter \"the Regulations\"), particularly those requiring multilateral approval through a validation process. From the status (expired and validated) point of view of the certificates, the information contained in the Directory of National Competent Authorities' Approval Certificates, IAEATECDOCs 903, 826, 758, 723 and 662, is analysed and the expected situation in the year 2001 is inferred. Finally, difficulties encountered by applicants in obtaining multilateral approval as required by the current provisions of transitional arrangements are discussed, particularly in complying specific validation provisions imposed by Competent Authorities. In addition, eventual ways to overcome difficulties are described.