Overcoming the critical issues related to delays and denials in the transport of radioactive material, the FATRAM Committee begins its activities

The inaugural meeting of the National Committee for the Facilitation of the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (FATRAM) took place yesterday in Rome.

The body, coordinated by ISIN, has as its main objective the overcoming of the critical issues related to the denial to transport or accept a shipment of radioactive material (Denial of Shipment, DoS), even if compliant with all regulatory requirements, including documentation.

Despite a solid regulatory framework, the international community has noted that, in recent decades, there have been frequent interruptions in the supply of radioactive material for peaceful purposes, despite the efforts made by the IAEA and all other interested parties.

Shipment denials can cause delays in the provision of medical care and in the execution of diagnoses and can significantly affect both the reliability of transport routes and the plannability of the transport itself.

In addition to the Inspectorate, the FATRAM Committee will avail itself of the contribution of representatives of public administrations, trade associations and private companies that are involved in our country in the procedures for the transport of radioactive material.

The Committee's activities will be organized into 4 subgroups, which will deal respectively with mapping responsibilities, simplification and regulatory harmonization, training, communication and information.

The work carried out within the subgroups and the exchange of information between them will be essential to prepare proposals for possible interventions, including regulatory and normative ones, to reduce cases of DoS and to provide the IAEA with shared data and observations.

Through the FATRAM Committee, ISIN and all the entities involved will collaborate with the aim of making the transport of radioactive material an efficient, modern and sustainable system, aligned with the most recent international standards.

Slides shown during the FATRAM Committee's inaugural meeting (ITA):
Dinieghi e ritardi nella spedizione di materiale radioattivo (Paolo Alvano - ISIN)
Piano di azione del Comitato FATRAM (Alessandro Orsini - ISIN)
L’esperienza del vettore autorizzato MITAmbiente (Danilo Mollica - MITAmbiente Srl)
Criticità nel trasporto transfrontaliero di sorgenti radioattive HASS (Franco Cioce - ANPEQ)