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LEGISLATION |
1. INTERNATIONAL1.1. IAEA Safety & Security Publications
1.2. International Conventions & Codes
2. EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES & REGULATIONS
Nuclear energy: EU Legislation Database 3. NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFederal Agency for Nuclear Controle [Website]
The transport of radioactive material
in Belgium is governed by the Royal Decree of 22 October 2017 on the transport
of class 7 dangerous goods and the 4 associated FANC regulations. The transport of Class 7 dangerous goods, the handling, during multimodal transport, of packages, containers or tanks containing these goods and the establishment of an interruption site may only be carried out by natural or legal persons recognized by the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control under the provisions of this Decree. If the shipment is not recurrent, it's possible to apply for a licence for the one-off transport (see article 18 of the Decree). The application should also signed by
a recognized body in health physics controls, namely (by alphabetical order) :
Be.Sure or Vincotte Controlatom. For the recognition, a fee must be paid in function of the transport mode, the UN groups and subcontractors or not. See table 6 (annex) of the Royal Decree. For a recognition valid more than one year, a yearly tax should also be paid by the holder of the recognition. Link : https://afcn.fgov.be/fr/professionnels/transport-de-matieres-radioactives/version-en-transport State Office for Nuclear Safety SUJB [Website] Contact:
The shipment of radioactive material on the territory of the Czech Republic has to carry out in compliance with: Act No. 18/1997 Coll. of 24 January 1997 on Peaceful Utilisation of Nuclear Energy and Ionising Radiation (the Atomic Act) and on Amendments and Alterations to Some Acts and Decree No. 317 of 13 June 2002 On type-approval of packagings for shipment, storage and disposal of nuclear materials and radioactive substances, on type-approval of ionizing radiation sources and shipment of nuclear materials and specified radioactive substances (on type-approval and shipment) A licence issued by the State Office for Nuclear Safety is required for following types of transport:
The following packagings for transport of nuclear materials and radioactive substances may only be used if type-approved by the State Office for Nuclear Safety:
B(U)–type package for transport of radioactive substances approved in a similar manner in the EU Member States shall be considered type-approved hereunder. Link: http://www.sujb.cz/en/nuclear-safety/radiation-material-transportation/ Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK [website] Transport of radioactive material is considered to use of radiation under the Radiation Act (512/1991). Transport is exempt of a safety license under Section 17 of the Act. Link: http://plus.edilex.fi/stuklex/en/lainsaadanto/19910592 Transport of nuclear material is considered to use of nuclear energy under the Nuclear Energy Act (990/1987). The general requirement is that transports (such as fresh fuel) require a license from the competent authority, STUK. See also STUK's guide YVL D.2. Links:
The "umbrella law" that covers all modes of transport is the Act on Transport of Dangerous Goods 719/1994. Link: http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1994/en19940719.pdf (not all amendments included) FRANCE Autorite de
surete nucleaire (ASN) [Website in French] /
[Website in English]
The
transport of radioactive material in France is subject to the Dangerous Goods Transport
Regulations (such as the ADR, RID, ADN, IMDG code and ICAO Technical Instructions) which are consistent with the IAEA
Transport Regulations and in addition at least to the provisions of:
See https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/
Notification
of transport, loading, unloading and handling of radioactive substance: ASN has introduced a notification
requirement for all companies engaged in transport of radioactive substances in
whole or in part in France. This notification is made in electronic form from
the plateform https://teleservices.asn.fr/. A receipt
of notification is generated automatically at the end of the notification when
all the mandatory fields have been filled in. All
companies carrying out the following operations are concerned by this
obligation of notification:
Notification
of event concerning
the transport of radioactive substances on public roads (notification of
anomaly compromising transport safety) is made through the plateform https://teleservices.asn.fr/
(translation in English is available). It also
enables the significant event report (CRES) to be produced within 2 months
following the significant radioactive substances transport event notification,
to be transmitted to ASN. The detailed assessment of the event should address
all corrective measures taken or envisaged. The
notification procedure is detailed in the ASN Guide No. 31 http://www.french-nuclear-safety.fr/References/ASN-Guides-non-binding/ASN-Guide-No.-31.
ASN
formalises its radiation protection recommendations for the transport of
radioactive substances: http://www.french-nuclear-safety.fr/Information/News-releases/Radiation-protection-recommendations-for-the-transport-of-radioactive-substances.
The ASN Guide No. 29 aims at providing advice to help carriers meet their
regulatory obligations relative to the radiation protection of workers and the
public. It endeavours to show the relationships between the applicable texts,
such as the order of 29th May 2009 amended relative to overland transportation
of hazardous goods, and the Labour and Public Health Codes. The guide includes
the ASN recommendations regarding the minimum content of the radiation
protection programme (RPP) required by the regulations, along with concrete
examples.
ASN
formalises its recommendations for contents of management plans regarding
incidents and accidents involving the transport of radioactive substances: http://www.french-nuclear-safety.fr/References/ASN-Guides-non-binding/ASN-Guide-No.-17.
ASN gives
recommendations concerning the filling-out of orange-coloured plates for the transport of radioactive substances: http://www.french-nuclear-safety.fr/Media/Files/Filling-out-of-orange-coloured-plates-for-the-transport-of-radioactive-substances.
ASN gives
its recommendations to check the quality of stowage of radioactive
packages, materials and objects for transportation: http://www.french-nuclear-safety.fr/References/ASN-Guides-non-binding/ASN-Guide-No.-27
. Indeed, Secure stowage of packages is an important aspect of the defense in
depth approach which serves to ensure the safety of transport operations. The
regulations therefore require consignments to be securely stowed.
ASN
presents the applicant's guide related to applications for shipment approval
and certificate of package design or radioactive materials for civil usage
transported by public roads, by water or by railroad: http://www.french-nuclear-safety.fr/References/ASN-Guides-non-binding/ASN-Guide-No.-7.
ASN sets
out recommendations to help BNI licensees to take into account the risks that
the on-site transport operations represent for the interests mentioned
in article L. 593-1 of the Environment Code: http://www.french-nuclear-safety.fr/References/ASN-Guides-non-binding/ASN-Guide-No.-34. Indeed, internal transport operations of dangerous goods conducted on the
private roadways of a nuclear site, that is to say a site accommodating one
basic nuclear installation (BNI) or more, are generally not subject to the
regulations applicable to the transport of dangerous goods on public roads.
For more
information about
safety in transport:
The contact for all requests is : dts-transport@asn.fr. The transport of
radioactive material in Germany is subject to the Dangerous Goods Transport
Regulations which are consistent with the IAEA Transport Regulations and in
addition to the provisions of the German Atomic Energy Act in conjunction with
the German Radiation Protection Ordinance. The responsibility for the Dangerous
Goods Transport Regulations rests with the Federal Ministry for Digital and
Transport (BMDV) and for the Regulations concerning the Atomic Law the
responsible authority is the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature
Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). The Federal Office
for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) is the competent authority
for shipment approvals for fissile materials according to para 4 of the German
Atomic Energy Act and for shipment approvals for large sources (activity per
package exceeds 1000 TBq) according to para 27 of the German Radiation
Protection Act. It is responsible as well for design approvals of Type B(U), Type
B(M) and Type C packages and packages containing fissile material, for
validation of foreign package design approvals, for approval of designs of
fissile excepted materials, basic radionuclide values, shipments, special
arrangements and for receiving notifications according to the dangerous goods
regulations for all modes of transport. The Federal Institute for Materials
Research and Testing (BAM) is responsible for approvals of special form
radioactive material, low dispersible radioactive material and packages
containing 0,1 kg or more of uranium hexafluoride according to the dangerous
goods regulations for all modes of transport. The contact person for all
requests is: ingo.reiche@base.bund.de. Hungarian Atomic
Energy Authority [website: www.haea.gov.hu] Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [Website] Links : ISIN - National Inspectorate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection [Website] The transport of radioactive material is governed by the Legislative Decree on Protection of workers, public and environment against the risk of ionizing radiation No. 101 of 31 July 2020. The transport of radioactive material in Italy may only be carried out by licensed carriers. The license is issue by the Ministry of Ecological Transition (dgaece.div05@pec.mise.gov.it). The transport of radioactive material is governed by chapter 3 of the Grand-Ducal regulation of 14 December 2000 concerning the protection of the population against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation, as modified. A transport licence (issued by the Minister of Health) is necessary for the transportation of radioactive materials on Luxembourgish territory. Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority [Website] The Norwegian edition of ADR and RID : Transport of radioactive material by road or railway in Norway is also regulated by the Regulations on Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Land, No. 384, of 1 April 2009, which you can find here: https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-04-01-384 SLOVAKIA Transport
of radioactive material is considered as a practice that can increase the
radiation exposure of individuals and therefore is managed as a planned
exposure situation based on Act
No. 87/2018 Coll. On Radiation Protection. For shipments of radioactive material other than excepted packages a transport license is required. The competent authority for the safe transport of radioactive material is the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic [website]. Transport license is general, based on selected UN numbers and without time validation. The fee charged for the license is 50 EUR per one UN number or 1000 EUR in the case of fissile material. In addition, when the fissile material is transported, a nuclear safety transport license is required based on Act. No. 541/2004 Coll. on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (Atomic Act). The competent authority for nuclear safety and security is the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic [website]. Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear [http://www.csn.es] Legislation applicable in Spain and other information of interest on transport of radioactive material may be found in last revision of the document: "Transport of radioactive material (practical documentation for professionals)". This document is uploaded in the following link: CSN WEB page-Publications in English. Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) [Website: https://www.stralsakerhetsmyndigheten.se/en/enactments/acts-and-ordinances/ ] The Transport of Radioactive Material on or transiting Swedish Territory, or on Swedish seagoing vessels or aircraft, requires a Transport Permit issued by SSM. Legislation:
Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS) Website: http://english.autoriteitnvs.nl/ More information on legislation, notifications and license applications:http://english.autoriteitnvs.nl/topics/transport |
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