Executive summary
Date(s) of inspection:
January 2026
Aim of inspection
The aim of the inspection is to assess Peterson UK Ltd.’s application for consent for the practice of transport of High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS) to support the provision of ONR’s advice to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the issue of consent under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) Regulation 7.
Subject(s) of inspection
- IRR17 - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Protection Advisor - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Protection Programme - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Risk Assessment - Rating: GREEN
Key findings, inspector's opinions and reasons for judgement made
This inspection was carried out to support the provision of advice to the HSE for the issue of a consent under IRR17 Regulation 7 for the transport of HASS.
The inspector reviewed Peterson UK Ltd's submitted Safety Assessment for the transport of HASS and associated Local Rules and contingency plan to ensure claims made within these documents were both legally compliant and implemented in practice.
No non-compliances were identified, however, the inspector advised Peterson UK Ltd on specific areas of the Safety Assessment, Local Rules and contingency plan that require updating (to ensure these documents more clearly describe and reflect actual practice), prior to ONR advising HSE to issue consent.
Conclusion
The inspection findings were presented to Peterson UK Ltd at the close of the inspection. I judged an overall inspection rating of 'Green - No formal action' was appropriate for this inspection as there were relatively minor deficiencies in compliance arrangements.
Prior to ONR provision of advice to HSE for the issue of a consent under IRR17 Regulation 7 for the transport of HASS, Peterson UK Ltd is required to upload its updated Safety Assessment, Local Rules and Contingency plan via HSE's RADAN system for further ONR review. Peterson UK Ltd should upload these documents to RADAN by 27 March 2026. This will be tracked to completion via a level 4 regulatory issue.