Radioactive Material Transport Users Committee

Objectives

RAMTUC CLG is the industry’s forum for development of strategy and policy regarding the regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material.

Terms of Reference are in summary;

Training - develop, endorse and promote RAM Transport training
Development - share experience of national and international regulation interpretation
Representation - agree a united approach to be taken in dealings with national and international regulatory and enforcement agencies
Industry communication - share learning from experience

Note – RAMTUC has two-tier membership system, and the committee includes a number of non-SLC members.

Operations in 2015/16
RAMTUC CLG business during 2015/16 was delivered from within the following, formed by volunteers.,

4 x Main Members Meetings (1 includes the AGM)
3 x Permanent Subgroups (Training & Consignment Issues Working Group &  Dangerous Goods Working Group - non class 7)
1 x Time based working group (Low Specific Activity Working Group)  
1 x Ops Secretary (25 days per year) (voluntary)
2 x RAMTUC CLG Directors (voluntary)

Business - Suppliers (on annual contracts in 2015/16)

Key achievements:

Operations in 2015/16

Trans Frontier Shipments (TFS) Guidance Note issued
Completion of a technical specification for a new fissile exception application to ONR completed (handed over to Rolls Royce)
Level 3 Specialist Skills course ran in November 2015 at Birchwood, Warrington and  was attended by 22 delegates with 21 passing the course.
RAMTUC Transport Specialist Training Course Provider scope written, mini-bidded and contract awarded for delivery in 2017.
RAMTUC Seminar Cooridinator scope written, mini-bidded and contract awarded for delivery in 2016.
LSA-II interpretation paper written and agreed
Carrier audit process (Standard assessment forms and questionnaires) completed, 2 x Carriers Audited using RAMTUC system
Non Class 7 Subgroup formed ToR and 2016/17 work scope agreed

Business

Streamlined formation of RAMTUC in 2014/15.
One full financial year operating as a CLG, whilst increasing output and making administrative financial savings.

All live 5 x RAMTUC Subgroup has its own suite of objectives for 2016/17, as listed in the RAMTUC Annual Report.

RAMTUC overarching objectives are as follows:

Complete the RAMTUC Communications Policy by end of Q4 2016/17
Develop and run the new RAMTUC Seminar by Q3 of 2016/17
Develop and run the 2016 RAMTUC Seminar by end of Q3 2016/17
Refresh the L3 Training Course and run the first course under the new Training  Provider by Q4 of 2016/17. Note - Key part of this objective is the course must be  financially self-sufficient, and rely on no funding from RAMTUC CLG to operate.
Optimise how RAMTUC records, and shares regulatory and operational resolutions  and implement new process by Q2 2016/17.
Manage the refresh of the NLI data base and implement change controls by Q2  2016/17

Business Objectives

Regulations Consultant – Scientifics Ltd – Rolling report of the AIG transport security meeting and rolling report of all radioactive material transport related National and International meetings and conferences
Regulations Consultant - Class 7 Ltd – Rolling report of regulatory updates from ADR and RID & filtering of UN review papers for related class 7 and sub-risk matters
Transport related OECD consultant - Prospect Law – Rolling report on legal matters affecting Class 7 transports

For more information regarding this group please contact the chairman:

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