The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 No. 675

[F1 SCHEDULE 23 E+W+S Radioactive substances activities

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 23 substituted (1.10.2011) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2043), reg. 1(b), Sch. 1

PART 7 E+W+S Radioactive substances activity exemptions

SECTION 5 E+W+S Exemption for disposing of solid radioactive waste

Solid radioactive waste E+W+S

16.— (1) Solid radioactive waste referred to in paragraph 15 means—

(a) subject to sub-paragraph (2), solid radioactive waste described in an entry in column 1 of Table 6 which does not contain a concentration of radionuclides that exceeds the value specified in column 2 of that table in respect of that kind of waste; or

(b) a sealed source, an electrodeposited source or a tritium foil source which is not described in paragraph (a).

(2) Sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to waste—

(a) where, prior to the disposal of that waste, a person has diluted it with the intention of ensuring that sub-paragraph (1)(a) is met; or

(b) which is NORM waste with a NORM waste concentration which is less than or equal to 10 Bq/g.]