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Ensuring Safety and Security in Nuclear Transport: The Transnubel Approach

Transnubel, based in Dessel, Belgium, has demonstrated over 40 years of expertise in nuclear transport and related services, managing approximately 700 transports annually. With a dedicated team of 47 professionals, including engineers and drivers, the company prioritizes safety and security, addressing common road transport challenges. Compliance with stringent legal frameworks ensures high standards while facilitating international operations. Their structured approach integrates quality assurance, safety, and security protocols, promoting effective risk management and documentation practices essential for the nuclear sector.

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Ensuring Safety and Security in Nuclear Transport: The Transnubel Approach

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  1. Transnubel Industry example of how Safety and Security are applied within the Organizations Bairiot Xavier Transnubel Dessel, Belgium

  2. Transnubel • Transnubel : • 700 transports / year, mainly fuel cycle related • 47 workers, from engineers to drivers • Activities : nuclear transports and associated services (packagings, handling devices, services, …) • created more than 40 years ago, when : • Safety • Security • already existed …

  3. Transnubel • 40 years of experience • No security issues identified • Some safety issues, mainly to be linked with normal safety issues in any road transport company : accidents on the road , no influence of the material / packages reacted as expected

  4. Transnubel • 40 years of experience • Recurring question during presentations of coming transports : « what is the highest risk for this transport ? » • the same risk as for any similar truck loaded with non dangerous goods • This question is always related to Safety; Security seems to be exclusively discussed by transport companies and authorities … .

  5. Transnubel • The legal basis • regulates the competition between commercial companies • avoids downgrade of safety and security for financial reasons • regulates customer’s expectations

  6. Transnubel • The legal basis for safety is existing : • Legal basis applicable to any company • Legal basis applicable to companies active in the nuclear sector • Legal basis issued from the ADR 7 regulation • Additional requirements of customers may increase the safety

  7. Transnubel • The legal basis for Security : • Is emerging although the Security was already long time taken in consideration • Different from country to country • The emphasis of authorities is on the documents • Most of our customers have no additional requirements regarding the Security

  8. Transnubel • The TNB structure for QA, safety, environment : • QA Manual • Procedures • Working instructions

  9. Transnubel • Implementation of the Security documentation within the existing structure is difficult : • Protection of the information regarding security • Requirements of authorities not based on audits, certification, … as it is for ISO 9000, 14000 and 18000 systems

  10. Transnubel • The TNB structure for security : • Security Manual • Security procedures • Security working instructions • => Similar structure as for QA, safety, environment

  11. Transnubel • Advantages of the TNB structure for security : • Well known structure in the company • Easy protection : all documents in one separate structure • Disadvantages of the TNB structure for security : • 2 systems, 2 structures • Translation tabe necessary between our structure and the requirements

  12. Transnubel • Legal functions associated to Safety and Security, applicable to TNB as Belgian company : • Expert class 1 • Safety manager • Dangerous goods safety adviser • Security Officer • In addition to QA manager, … • => Objective to centralise these functions to avoid conflicts

  13. Transnubel TNB return of experience regarding Safety and Security: The regulations related Safety are based on a strong uniform basis, no conflicts between national requirements of different countries are identified, but … The way to fulfill the requirements are different in each country

  14. Transnubel • TNB return of experience regarding Safety and Security: • The regulations related Security are strongly considered as a national competence • Need of a detailled knowledge of all countries • Need to combine all requirements (oversize)

  15. Transnubel • TNB return of experience regarding Safety and Security: • The emphasis is today mostly put on the documents • Increase of the risk of diversion of these documents

  16. Transnubel • TNB return of experience regarding Safety and Security: • Safety and Security is a global system, involving commercial companies and authorities; the system has to be evaluated as a whole system. • Test cases have to be inplemented • Stress tests • Combination of factors • …. • The Fukushima case showed that we need to be inventive …

  17. Transnubel • TNB return of experience regarding Safety and Security: • The contradictions between Safety and Security is not adressed today, as for example : • Security = delay, Safety = accelerate • Security = no labels, Safety = accurate identification of the content

  18. Transnubel Conclusion issued by a commercial transport company: • Regulation regarding Safety and Security is necessary to avoid downgrade due to financial aspects • Regulations to be on a same approach in European countries / worldwide to avoid difficulties for international transports • The pressure on documentation seem to us to overshadow the reality : need of test cases, field control, … • Our work needs to be finally useful for drivers and operators : effective, intuitive, easily applied, …

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