Year
2007
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Abstract
New schedules have been prepared to support the IAEA Transport Regulations. They replace Safety Series No. 80, Schedules for the Transport of Specified Types of Radioactive Material Consignments. The new schedules are aimed at the end users wanting to transport radioactive materials. They describe how to categorise radioactive materials so that the right package can be selected for the transport of the radioactive materials. This categorisation is done using the appropriate UN numbers. Once categorised the specific requirements for the shipment of that package are given. The schedules were developed by collecting the requirements applicable to each type of shipment from the regulations and then paraphrasing the regulation for simplicity and conciseness. A regulatory reference is provided so that the original regulation can be readily consulted. These schedules have been written around the overall work flow for the preparation and transport of radioactive packages to make them more practical and easier to apply. Due to the reference to the UN number for each schedule a direct link to the UN Recommendations is provided which supports harmonisation between IAEA Regulations and UN Recommendations.