Transport of nuclear material and nuclear waste

In Finland the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) is the authority that controls the transport of nuclear materials and nuclear waste as prescribed in the Nuclear Energy Act and Decree and in the decrees and decisions concerning the different modes of transport of dangerous goods. This guide deals with the general requirements set for these transports, their approval procedures and the supervision of transports. Guide YVL 6.4 defines the requirements for transport packagings. Guide YVL 6.21 gives the requirements for the physical protection of transports. Guide YVL 1.16 deals with the nuclear liability and guide YVL 6.9 with the control of nuclear material related to the transfer and reception of nuclear materials. This guide does not include, for instance, issues concerning the classification of packagings, markings of packagings and transport documents, which may differ for the various modes of transport. Detailed regulations have been issued in the transport mode-specific regulations