Problem
Transport and storage of hazardous radioactive material
Nature:
Radioactive materials, when not properly handled, present risks of irradiation and contamination; their radiations, which are capable in varying degrees of penetrating matter, are not directly perceptible by the human senses. Despite the risks, such materials have to be transported and stored so that precautions are simple and do not require ordinary transport workers to possess any special knowledge or use any special appliances. Accordingly, the regulations make safety depend essentially on the packaging of the materials.
Broader Problems:
Transport of dangerous goods Related Problems:
Radioactive wastesUnethical practice of radiology Strategies:
Developing transport infrastructures References:
United Nations: Advisory Material for the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive MaterialUnited Nations: Emergency Response Planning and Preparedness for Transport Accidents Involving Radioactive MaterialUnited Nations: Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials-Patram 1986United Nations: Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous GoodsBond, Martin: Nuclear Juggernaut: the transport of radioactive materials Subject(s):
Communication → CommunicationsFundamental Sciences → Material
Fundamental Sciences → Radiation
Societal Problems → Hazards
Transportation, Telecommunications → Storage
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST