This publication provides guidance and recommendations on arrangements to be made at the preparedness stage, as part of overall emergency preparedness, for emergencies involving the transport of radioactive material. The guidance and recommendations in this Safety Guide are aimed at any State and its government, and at regulatory bodies and other response organizations, including consignors, carriers and consignees. It supports the implementation of the requirements established in IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 7 for such emergencies, irrespective of their cause, and the IAEA Transport Regulations, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-6 (Rev. 1).

• 1. INTRODUCTION
  • Background
  • Objective
  • Scope
  • Structure
• 2. National Arrangements and Framework
  • Emergency management system
  • Roles and responsibilities
    • Government
    • Consignors and carriers
    • Radiological assessor
  • Hazard assessment
  • Protection strategy
  • Plans and procedures
    • National plans
    • Local plans
    • Consignor and carrier plans
  • Transnational emergency arrangements
• 3. PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ELEMENTS FOR TRANSPORT EMERGENCIES
  • Preparedness stage
  • Concept of operations
  • Emergency response phase
    • Urgent response phase
    • Early response phase
  • Transition phase
  • Training, drills and exercises
• 4. CONSIDERATIONS FOR MODES OF TRANSPORT
  • Transport by road
  • Transport by rail
  • Transport by sea
  • Transport by inland waterway
  • Transport by air
• 5. INTERFACE WITH NUCLEAR SECURITY
  • Considerations for the emergency response when a nuclear security event is confirmed to be the initiating event
• Appendix I CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPING A NATIONAL CAPABILITY
• Appendix II TYPES OF EVENT THAT MIGHT LEAD TO A TRANSPORT EMERGENCY
  • Likelihood of an initiating event
    • Likelihood of an initiating event
    • Likelihood of an initiating event
    • Likelihood of an initiating event
• REFERENCES
• Annex I REQUIREMENTS OF THE TRANSPORT REGULATIONS RELEVANT TO EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS
  • Excepted packages
    • Industrial packages
    • Type A packages
    • Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages
    • Type C packages
    • Packages containing uranium hexafluoride
    • Packages containing fissile material
• Annex II EXAMPLE EVENT NOTIFICATION FORM
• Annex III TEMPLATE FOR THE CARRIER OR CONSIGNOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
  • Response personnel
    • Emergency scenarios
    • Resources available for deployment to the site area
    • Provisions for the emergency response
    • Interim location(s) for damaged packages
    • Termination of an emergency
    • Decision aiding tools
    • Response procedure
    • Standard messages
    • External communication
    • Recording and archiving of communications
    • Training of personnel
    • Exercises
    • Experience feedback
    • Renewal of partnerships
    • Quality assurance
• Annex IV POSTULATED EVENTS AND POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE HAZARD ASSESSMENT
  • Potential consequences
    • Potential consequences
    • Potential consequences
    • Potential consequences
    • Potential consequences
    • Potential consequences
    • Potential consequences
• CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW