Part 4, Section 100 · Nuclear Security Regulations

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100Transport security plan#

An application for a licence to transport Category I nuclear material, Category II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material must contain, in addition to the information required under section 7 of the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015, a transport security plan that includes

(a)the name, quantity, radiation level in Gy/h, chemical and physical characteristics and isotopic composition of the nuclear material;

(b)a threat and risk assessment;

(c)a description of the conveyance and, if any, the escort arrangements;

(d)the proposed security measures;

(e)a description of how the applicant will evaluate and improve the security measures, including the proposed scheduling of security exercises;

(f)the planned route and at least one alternate route;

(g)the tracking and communication arrangements made among the applicant, the operator of the land vehicle transporting the nuclear material, the recipient of the material and any off-site response force throughout the transport; and

(h)the arrangements made between the applicant and any off-site response force throughout the transport.

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