Executive summary
Date(s) of inspection:
October 2025
Aim of inspection
The purpose of the virtual inspection is to review compliance of the dutyholder’s arrangements for class 7 radioactive material for road transport, covering consignor and consignee duties.
Subject(s) of inspection
- Transport - Consignee Duties - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Consignor Duties - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Emergency/Contingency Planning and Testing - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Incidents, Events and Reporting processes - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Management Systems - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Protection Advisor - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Protection Programme - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Radiation Risk Assessment - Rating: GREEN
- Transport - Training and Competence - Rating: GREEN
Key findings, inspector's opinions and reasons for judgement made
The inspector identified a number of examples of the dutyholder meeting relevant good practice in reducing risk to levels that are ALARP including, suitable IRR17 registration, as well as a suitable and sufficient radiation protection programme. In addition the inspector sampled a number of the dutyholder's procedures and arrangements which covered aspects of transport to determine if the dutyholder is compliant with CDG09.
The inspector identified two areas of non-compliance which were the radiation risk assessment and contingency plan. These were discussed during the inspection.
Conclusion
The inspection findings were presented to Kettering General Hospital at the close of the inspection.
Although there were minor contraventions of specific administrative requirements. I judged an overall inspection rating of green was appropriate for this inspection.
Kettering General Hospital is required to provide to ONR either with evidence that the identified non-compliances have been resolved, or an appropriate resolution plan with timescales for completion, by 5 December 2025. These non-compliances will be tracked to completion via a Level 4 Regulatory Issue.