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Regulation on safe transportation of radioactive substances.

Country/Territory
Türkiye
Document type
Regulation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal No. 25869 of 8 July 2005.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Transport/storage Packaging/labelling Classification/declassification Hazardous waste Waste management
Geographical area
Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Regulation enters into force on 8 July 2005.
Abstract

The objective of this Regulation is to define the rules and principles of road, air, rail, and sea transportation of any material containing radioactive substances. The transportation of radioactive substances shall be made under protective programs. The Turkish Atomic Energy Agency keeps under observation, on a regular basis, those involved in such transportation for dosage assessment. Technical details and descriptions as well as threshold values and calculation methods are given in the Regulation. Packages for material containing radioactive substances are classified as “Type A”, “Type B” and “Type C”. Type A is for radioactive materials whose values are given in Table 1 of Annex 1 to the Regulation. Type B packs are the ones designed and produced to resist serious impacts due to heavy accidents, and a special certificate is issued for such packs. Type C is specially designed to transport materials with high radiation content and is capable of resisting aircraft accidents. Detailed labels, conforming to the specifications given in the Regulation, should be prepared and pasted to all four sides of the pack. Transportation conditions and rules from the initial preparation to reaching and unloading at the final destination are discussed in detail in the Regulation.

Full text
Turkish