“The record of safety and security in transport of such materials has been good, but we must never become complacent.  The level of safety provided by the regulations continues to be high but the regulations should be kept under review and revised as necessary.”

Jim Stewart, Head of IAEA Transport Safety
President’s Findings for the International Conference on the Safe and Secure Transport of Radioactive Materials
October 2011

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“Nuclear energy is important to countries that do not use nuclear energy themselves. We all share the same planet and we should encourage large industrialized countries to use clean nuclear energy in a safe manner as a means of limiting global pollution.”

Silverio Henríquez, Jr.- PhD, ChE.
The Importance of Nuclear Energy in the Global Economy.
January 2008

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“Enormous thought and effort have gone into appropriate counter-measures, and this is reflected in the security arrangements… they provide a very formidable deterrent to any attempt at diversion or sabotage.”

Dr. Ron Smith
Director of International Relations and Security Studies at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Terrorism and the Maritime Shipment of Nuclear Material.
September 2006

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“Since the probabilities of severe ship collisions and severe ship fires are small and the individual radiation doses that might result should such a collision or fire occur are smaller than background doses, the risk of maritime transport in Type B packages of highly radioactive material such as irradiated [used] nuclear fuel, vitrified high level waste and plutonium are very small.”

Severity, probability and risk of accidents during maritime transport of radioactive material
IAEA July 2001

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