International Questionnaire: Recovery of Tracking Tags Inserted in Small Dangerous Goods Packages

Introduction

The World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI) has launched a new Task Group on Implementing Tags for Tracking to assess the potential use of tracking tags inside small dangerous goods packages transported by air.

The purpose of the Task Group is to identify and address any issues related to the air transport of groupage, highlight industry best practices and recommendations, and clarify that all radioactive transports are included, except those subject to physical protection requirements (as these are already monitored) and high-consequence dangerous goods/materials (as defined in European ADR Model Regulations §1.4.3).

To support this work, the Task Group has launched a questionnaire to gather feedback from stakeholders across the transport chain on the potential use of tracking technologies for radioactive material shipments.

Project Context

Small dangerous goods packages, including packages containing radioactive materials, may occasionally be temporarily misplaced during transport, particularly during air transport and associated transfer and handling operations

An international task group at WNTI is assessing the possibility of inserting tracking tags inside certain small dangerous goods packages for air transportation.

The proposed process would be as follows:

Item	Description
Consignee prior acceptation:	Request and obtain prior formal acceptation from the consignee to receive a tag(s) inside the packages.
Tag location:	The tags are inserted inside the dangerous goods packages.
Tag packaging:	reti Within eachUnknown dangerous 아닌 goods package, the tag is placed in a preავის-addressèn postal envelope.
Additional protection:	The postal envelope is placed inside a transparent填 plastic bag/sachet to protect it from potential contaminationleness Renew during package;} (OP preparation and transport.
Recovery process:	After delivery, the consignee removes the postal envelope from each package, applies postage if required, and returns each tag by post to the sender.
Return shipment:	Hence, the return-to-sender item is the tag only, separate from the dangerous goods package.