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Causes of events
The most frequent causes of notified significant events
are the regulation contamination limits on the package or
conveyance being exceeded. Steps have been takenby the
industry to reduce the number of these events.
The other causes of significant events recorded include:
•
documentary, package labelling and vehicle placarding
errors;
•
defective stowage or handling accidents, which can lead
to package damage;
•
theft or loss of radiopharmaceutical packages.
The breakdown of notified transport events according
to package content and mode of transport is illustrated
in graph 4.
4.3 Participation in drawing
up the regulations applicable
to the transport of radioactive
substances
4.3.1 Participation in the work of IAEA
ASN represents France on the Transport Safety Standards
Committee (TRANSSC) which, under IAEA supervision,
brings together experts from all countries in order to
drawup the source document for regulations concerning
the transport of radioactive substances. The current
edition of this document dates from 2012 and carries
GRAPH 3:
Trend in the number of radioactive substance transport incidents or accidents notified between 2000 and 2015
2015
2014
2013
2004
2003
2001 2002
2000
2009
2008
2007
2012
2011
2010
2006
2005
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
GRAPH 4:
Breakdown of notified transport events by content and mode of transport in 2015
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Radionuclides
for medical use
Non-nuclear
industry
radionuclides
Contaminated
materials
and objects
Empty
packaging
Spent fuel
Uranium
compounds
Wastes
and effluents
UF
6
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Level 0
Air transport
Rail transport
Nuclear facility
on-site transport
Road transport
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CHAPTER 11:
TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015