There is a large volume of radioactive material being transported in Europe and around the world. What are the risks for the other vehicles and the population that come close to these materials?
A22. Short Answer: Experience has demonstrated that the risk involved in the transportation of radioactive material is very low; much lower than the risks associated with the transport of other dangerous goods. With more than twenty million shipments made every year, no major accident has occurred in which radiation was spread to the environment or posed some risk to the population or the workforce. The few cases of injuries were due to mechanical factors associated with the accident rather than from the radioactive nature of the shipment. Read more… Explanation: Transportation of radioactive materials is only a small fraction (less than 2%) of all dangerous goods transported every year. And those are already a minor fraction (less than 0.02%) of all shipments. Since 1961, the IAEA has developed Regulations for the Safety Transport of Radioactive Materials (Requirements-TS-R-1), which has been consistently revised and updated (2 year cycle). These regulations have been adopted, essenti
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