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As world-wide nuclear facilities continue to grow, the volume of movements between facilities, and the variety of physical forms, sizes, and activity levels, also continue to increase. With this growth there is a need for a better understanding of the regulations relating to the packaging and transport of radioactive materials, the categories and characteristics of the various groups of material, the types of package, and the responsibilities of Consignors and Competent Authorities. Interpretation of the regulations can be a long and involved task. Croft Associates, with the approval of the IAEA, have developed and marketed a search and find software package (Croft Associates Regulations Referencer - CARR) to enable users to locate quickly those parts of the regulations relating to a specific topic defined by the user. (author)