"How SAFE are radioactive material transportation packages?"
SAFE HOME	RAM PACKAGES TESTING & CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS & GUIDANCE SEARCH SITE MAP
What are they? When are they used? How are they moved? What's their construction? Who uses them? Who makes rules? What are the requirements? Safety Record	Radioactive materials are carried by road, rail, water, and air. There are strict regulations that originate from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which cover the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials. Road Rail Water Air Click to view picture Click to view picture Click to view picture Click to view picture 1998 DOE Radioactive Shipments in the United States Out of the 3 million hazardous material shipments are made each year, DOE accounts for less than 1% of all radioactive materials shipments and 75% of the total curies shipped in the United States Ship 0 Train 308 Airplane 2,049 Truck 2,616 [U.S. DOE Transportation Activities Information for Fiscal Year 1998]
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