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.
Programme of Work
Recent activity
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)
- 2 x Dangerous Goods transport Consultants
- 1 x Audit consultant (Carriers)
- 1 x Accountant
- 1 x Legal Consultant
- 1 x Financial Account Management consultant linked to Legal provider
- 1 x Digital coms provider
- 1 x Business Secretary (25 days per year)
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.
Future Programme
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
- Develop and implement further risk controls during Q1 of 2016/17
- Refresh the RAMTUC 5 year Business Plan by end of Q4 2016/17
RAMTUC Sub-groups
- RAM Transport Training Sub-group (Chaired by EDF)
- Class 7 Consignment Sub-group (Chaired by LLWR)
- RAM Transport Carriers Sub-group (Chaired by RSRL)
RAMTUC Consultants
- 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
Links to other sites:
www.ramtuc.org.uk
Contact Us:
For more information regarding this group please contact the chairman:
Chair: Marc Flynn (also Director of RAMTUC) secretariat@ramtuc.org.uk
Sponsor: Peter Lock, RWM Ltd