Year
2010
Abstract
Emergency arrangements are required for a number of reasons, which include: • Legal • Commercial • Moral There are many regulatory requirements for emergency arrangements which encompass the transport of radioactive material [1]. All of these have been based to some extent on the IAEA Transport Regulations [2]. Historically, within Great Britain, this has lead to a number of transport plans being developed such as • IFTFEP, Irradiated Fuel Transport Flask Emergency Plan, England and Wales • SNIFTFEP, Scottish Nuclear Irradiated Fuel Transport Flask Emergency Plan • NIREP, Nuclear Industries Road/Rail Emergency Plan and in addition • NAIR, (National Arrangements for Incidents Involving Radiation) Whilst NAIR is not a formalised emergency plan, it exists as a “long stop” just in case something goes wrong with formal emergency plans, allowing the emergency services to access radiological protection expertise. The number of plans caused confusion within the emergency services as to which one should be activated. This has lead to the development of a single scheme which the main nuclear players within Great Britain have adopted as the core of their emergency arrangements. The scheme is called RADSAFE and has been established since the 1st August 1999.