Nuclear road transport review
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• Proposals to bring the road transport of radioactive materials formally into line with standards already set for air, sea and rail have been outlined by the Department of Transport.
The new regulations, based on International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommendations, will ensure that safety is built into packaging, creating a uniform standard of package which, in most cases, can be used for all forms of transport.
The new regulations will bring road transport into line with guidelines proposed by the International Atomic Energy Agency in 1985.
The consultation period for the proposals runs until 19 May and anyone who would like to comment is asked to write to the Department of Transport, Radioactive Materials Division, Room P2/023G, 2 Marsham Street, London SW I P 3EB.