Re: transport radiactive instruments

["J. J. Rozental" <joseroze@netvision.net.il>]

 

Most of countries that follow the IAEA ST-1 Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, Ed. 1996 need to adopt the document according with the countries necessity. This document in fact don't give details about this specific question and in general, the countries should to write guidance on how to use it. If it is a national requirement, I do believe it is a right of the users to ask offically to the Regulatory Authority the reasons for such requeriment in case of soil density and moisture probes. What is written in the ST-1 to guide in this subject is found in Section III - General Provisions.

So, if the vehicle and container is adequate for such transport, the Radiation Protection and Safety of Sources follow the requeriment in Section III, if to transport you have adequate records, labell and placards, emergency procedures, training was provided, you can argue with the Regulatory Authority to demonstrate tecnically the necessity of using a detector do transport soil density and moisture probes.

 

Jose Julio Rozental

joseroze@netvision.net.il

Israel

----- Original Message -----

From: Srebro

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 1:15 PM

Subject: transport radiactive instruments

 

Hi

 

   We have in Israel a new regulation for the safe transport of dangerous materials -including radioactive. According to the regulation any vehicle transporting radioactive materials must carry a radiation detector. My problem is with cars carrying  soil density and moisture probes ( Troxler etc'). Do you need to have a radiation detector in every car according to the regulation in USA and Europe???

 

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                                                                                Rafi Srebro

 

RSO Ben-Gurion University

Beer-Sheva ISRAEL

srebro@bgumail.bgu.ac.il

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