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RADSAFE is a consortium of organisations that have come together to offer mutual assistance in the event of a transport accident involving radioactive materials belonging to a RADSAFE member.

The RADSAFE plan evolved from a number of earlier emergency plans:

• Nuclear Industries/Rail Emergency Plan
• Irradiated Fuel Transport Flask Emergency Plan
• Scottish Nuclear Limited Irradiated Fuel Transport Flask Emergency Plan

The intention has been to build on the good features of each of these plans and to ensure there is no confusion about which plan is activated by providing assistance in radioactive material transport emergencies.

RADSAFE is based on the requirements of the emergency services as our customers and draws on the principles of the national Chemsafe plan.

The key principles of RADSAFE are:

• Early provision of general advice to the emergency services
• Guaranteed response
• Provision of framework for media response
• Ownership of clean-up action

RADSAFE ensures the early provision of advice and support to the emergency services.

The transport of radioactive material has been undertaken safely throughout Great Britain. Package design based on International Atomic Energy Agency criteria have proved robust when subject to accidents.

The industry is proud of this standard and wishes to maintain this level of performance.