Executive summary
Date(s) of inspection:
September 2025
Aim of inspection
The purpose of the inspection is to review compliance of the dutyholder’s arrangements for class 7 radioactive material for road transport, covering consignor, carrier and consignee duties.
Subject(s) of inspection
- Transport - Carrier Duties - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Consignee Duties - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Consignor Duties - Rating: AMBER
- Transport - Dangerous Goods Safety Advice - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Emergency/Contingency Planning and Testing - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Incidents, Events and Reporting processes - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Management Systems - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Protection Advisor - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Protection Programme - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Risk Assessment - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Security - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Training and Competence - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Vehicle equipment and Placarding/Markings - Rating: GREEN
Key findings, inspector's opinions and reasons for judgement made
The inspector identified a number of examples of the duty-holder meeting relevant good practice in reducing risk to levels that are ALARP including, suitable IRR17 registration, radiation risk assessment as well as radiation protection programme. In addition the inspector sampled a number of the dutyholder’s procedures and arrangements which covered aspects of transport to determine if the dutyholder is compliant with CDG09.
The inspector identified one area of non-compliance which was package compliance certificates. This was discussed during the inspection.
Conclusion
The inspection findings were presented to NRL NDT Services Ltd at the close of the inspection.
Although there was a minor failure to implement compliance arrangements, I judged an overall inspection rating of green was appropriate for this inspection.
NRL NDT Services Ltd is required to provide to ONR either with evidence that the identified non-compliance has been resolved, or an appropriate resolution plan with timescales for completion, by the 28 November 2025. This non-compliance will be tracked to completion via a Level 4 Regulatory Issue.