The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002

Segregation of radioactive material

25.—(1) The obligations upon a carrier, a consignor and a consignee (as the case may be) during the transport of a consignment as regards the segregation of radioactive material are that packages, overpacks, containers and tanks must be segregated from—

(a) areas where persons (other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (c)) have regular access—

(i) in accordance with Table XII of Schedule 1; or

(ii) by a distance calculated to ensure members of the critical group in that area receive less than 1mSv per year;

(b) undeveloped photographic film and mailbags, in accordance with Table XIII of Schedule 1;

(c) workers in regularly occupied working areas, either—

(i) in accordance with Table XII of Schedule 1; or

(ii) by a distance calculated to ensure that workers in that area receive less than 5 mSv per year; and

(d) other dangerous goods in accordance with regulation 36 (segregation of consignments from other dangerous goods).

(2) In paragraph (1)—

“critical group” means a group of members of the public which is reasonably homogeneous with respect to its exposure to a given radiation source and given exposure pathway and is typical of an individual receiving the highest effective dose by a given exposure pathway from the given source; and

“workers” means any persons who work (whether full time, part-time or temporarily) for an employer and who have recognised rights and duties in relation to occupational radiation protection pursuant to the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999.