China
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France
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France is a member of the IAEA Transport Safety Standards Committee (TRANSSC). The French regulator (ASN) is a founding member of the European Association of Competent Authorities (EACA), a club created in 2008 for regulators of the transport of radioative material which currently comprises 22 members. In addition, the National agency for the management of radioactive waste (ANDRA) has a number of cooperative projects with third countries, including commercial activities and multilateral assistance on radiaactive waste management and transportation.
What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle?
France continues to take part in the TRANSSC and the EACA. In 2024, France submitted a report on Significant transport events reported to the ASN1 over the 2021-2024 period. France experts and officials took an active part to the International Conference on the Safe and Secure Transport of Nuclear and Radioactive Material that took place in March 2026.
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The safety of transport of radioactive materials, Contrôle, Autorité de sûreté nucléaire, n°193, March 2012, https://regulation-oversight.asnr.fr/content/download/54133/file/CONTROLE-193-TRM-english-version.pdf
Significant transport events reported to the ASN1 over the 2021-2024 period, Report n° CODEP-DTS-2025-07490, ASNR, 2024, https://www.euraca.eu/media/dfvjaoqd/eventanalysisreport-france-2021-2024.pdf
International Cooperation, ANDRA, https://international.andra.fr/about-andra/international-cooperation
International Conference on the Safe and Secure Transport of Nuclear and Radioactive Material 23 – 27 March 2026 PROGRAMME Organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) IAEA Headquarters Vienna, https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/transport-conference-programme-rev.10-27.03.2026.pdf
Russia
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United Kingdom
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United States
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The transportation of radioactive and nuclear materials within the United States is primarily regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Department of Transportation. These regulations are based upon standards developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle?
During the review period, the United States has pushed for the universalization of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and its Amendment, which is the primary legally binding international instrument related to the physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities, including during transport.
In addition, at the IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security in 2024, the United States co-sponsored an event to encourage states to improve the security of nuclear materials in transit.
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U.S. National Archives. Code of Federal Regulations: Title 49 CFR Part 171. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-171.
National Nuclear Security Administration. “NNSA calls attention to the security of nuclear materials in transit at International Conference on Nuclear Security.” U.S. Department of Energy, 23 May 2024. https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/nnsa-calls-attention-security-nuclear-materials-transit-international-conference.