The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Regulation 15

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S New Schedule 23 to the 2010 Regulations

Regulation 35(2)(q)

“SCHEDULE 23 E+W+S Radioactive substances activities

PART 1 E+W+S Application

Application

PART 2 E+W+S Interpretation

Interpretation

Interpretation: NORM industrial activity

Interpretation: “radioactive material”, “radioactive waste” and “waste”

NORM industrial activities

Processed radionuclides of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin

Radionuclides not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin

Radionuclides with a short half-life

Radionuclides not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin in background radioactivity

Contaminated substances or articles

Substances or articles after disposal

Interpretation: radioactive substances activity

Nuclear sites

Vehicles, vessels and aircraft

PART 3 E+W+S Tables of radionuclides and summation rules

Table 1

2.   The Table 1 summation rule in respect of column 2, 3 or 4 means the sum of the quotients A/B where—

(a) “A” means the concentration of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 1 that is present in the substance or article; and

(b) “B” means the concentration of that radionuclide specified in column 2, 3 or 4 (as appropriate) of Table 1.

Table 2

4.   The Table 2 column 2 summation rule means the sum of the quotients A/B where—

(a) “A” means the concentration of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 2 that is present in the substance or article, and

(b) “B” means the concentration of that radionuclide specified in column 2 of Table 2.

References in Table 1 and Table 2 to + and sec

Table 3

PART 4 E+W+S The Basic Safety Standards Directive

SECTION 1 E+W+S Exposures and doses

Optimisation and dose limits

Specific dose limits and calculation

SECTION 2 E+W+S Interventions

Radioactive waste: power of the Secretary of State to provide facilities for disposal or accumulation

Radioactive waste: power of disposal by the regulator

PART 5 E+W+S The HASS Directive

SECTION 1 E+W+S Security of sources

Interpretation

Site security: inspection

Site security: security measures and advice

SECTION 2 E+W+S Advice and assistance in relation to orphan sources

Advice and assistance in respect of orphan sources

SECTION 3 E+W+S Exercise of relevant functions and matters in relation to orphan sources

General

Records and inspections

Training and information

Orphan sources

PART 6 E+W+S Conditions in environmental permits

Posting on premises of environmental permits

PART 7 E+W+S Radioactive substances activity exemptions

SECTION 1 E+W+S General

Interpretation

Interpretation: NORM

SECTION 2 E+W+S Exemption for keeping and using radioactive material and accumulating radioactive waste

Exemption for keeping and using radioactive material

Exemption for accumulating radioactive waste

Radioactive substances exempted under paragraphs 3 and 4

Conditions in respect of the total quantity or concentration of radioactive substances on any premises

Exemption for accumulating NORM waste

SECTION 3 E+W+S Exemption for keeping or using mobile radioactive apparatus

Exemption for keeping or using mobile radioactive apparatus

SECTION 4 E+W+S Relevant standard conditions

Interpretation of this section

Relevant standard conditions

General conditions

Loss or theft conditions

Loss or theft conditions: mobile radioactive apparatus

Condition to dispose of accumulated waste

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

Exemption for receiving and disposing of solid radioactive waste

Solid radioactive waste

Conditions in respect of solid radioactive waste

SECTION 6 E+W+S Exemption for disposing of NORM waste

Exemption for receiving and disposing of NORM waste

Conditions in respect of NORM waste

SECTION 7 E+W+S Exemption for disposing of aqueous radioactive waste

Exemption for disposing of aqueous radioactive waste in Table 6

Exemption for disposing of other aqueous radioactive waste

Conditions in respect of aqueous radioactive waste in paragraph 21

SECTION 8 E+W+S Exemption for disposal of gaseous radioactive waste

Exemption for disposal of gaseous radioactive waste

Conditions in respect of gaseous radioactive waste

SECTION 9 E+W+S Tables and summation rules in this Part

Table 4

Table 5

27.   The summation rule in respect of column 2 of Table 5 is the sum of the quotients A/B where—

(a) “A” means the quantity of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 5 that is present in the material and waste; and

(b) “B” means the quantity of that radionuclide specified in column 2 of Table 5.

28.   The summation rule in respect of column 3 of Table 5 is the sum of the quotients C/D where—

(a) “C” means the concentration of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 5 that is present in the material and waste; and

(b) “D” means the concentration of that radionuclide specified in column 3 of Table 5.

Table 6

Table 7

31.   The summation rule in respect of column 2 of Table 7 is the sum of the quotients A/B where—

(a) “A” means the concentration in Bq/ litre of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 7 that is present in aqueous waste which is not described in a row in column 1 of Table 6; and

(b) “B” means the concentration of that radionuclide specified in column 2 of Table 7.

32.   The summation rule in respect of column 3 of Table 7 is the sum of the quotients C/D where—

(a) “C” means the quantity in Bq of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 7 that is present in the aqueous waste which is not described in a row in column 1 of Table 6 which is disposed of in the year; and

(b) “D” means the quantity of that radionuclide specified in column 3 of Table 7.

33.   The summation rule in respect of column 4 of Table 7 is the sum of the quotients C/E where—

(a) “C” means the quantity in Bq of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 7 that is present in the aqueous waste which is not described in a row in column 1 of Table 6 which is disposed of in the year; and

(b) “E” means the quantity of that radionuclide specified in column 4 of Table 7.

Interpretation of this section

Table 8

PART 8 E+W+S Radioactivity to be disregarded

SECTION 1 E+W+S Provisions

Interpretation

2.— (1) This Part applies to a provision—

(a) specified in paragraph 3;

(b) contained in an instrument made under a provision so specified;

(c) which has effect by virtue of a provision so specified; or

(d) which extends or applies a provision so specified.

(2) This Part also applies to a provision of a local enactment (whenever passed or made and however expressed) in so far as it—

(a) prohibits or restricts—

(i) the disposal or accumulation of waste;

(ii) the disposal or accumulation of a substance which is or causes a nuisance; or

(iii) a disposal or accumulation which causes pollution; or

(b) confers a power, or imposes a duty, on a public authority or an officer of a public authority to take action to prevent, restrict or abate a disposal or accumulation of a description given in paragraph (a).

(3) In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a) a reference to “disposal” in relation to a provision to which this Part applies, means—

(i) the discharge or deposit of a substance; or

(ii) the allowing of a substance to escape or to enter a stream or other place,

as may be mentioned in that provision; and

(b) “local enactment” means—

(i) a local or private Act;

(ii) an order confirmed by Parliament or brought into operation in accordance with special parliamentary procedure; or

(iii) an order confirmed by the National Assembly for Wales or brought into operation in accordance with special procedure in the Assembly.

Provisions of enactments

Marginal Citations

M1 OJ No L 159, 29.6.1996, p 1.

M2 1965 c. 57. Section 5(3) was amended by S.I. 1974/2056, regulation 2 and Schedule 2, paragraph 1.

M3 OJ No. L 353, 31.12.2008, p.1.

M4 For the meaning of ‘sec’ and ‘+’ in this part see paragraph 5.

M5 EC 2000. Radiation Protection 122: Practical use of the concepts of clearance and exemption, Part 1. Report RP122 Luxembourg. European Commission.

M6 1936 c. 49.

M7 OJ No L 346, 31.12.2003, p 57.

M8 S.I. 1999/3232.

M9 1936 c. 49.

M10 1991 c. 56; the definition of public sewer was amended by the Water Act 2003 (c. 37).

M11 1965 c.57, as relevantly amended by S.I. 1974/2056 and 1990/1918, Schedule 1, paragraph 1.

M12 For the meaning of “+” and “sec” in this Part see paragraph 34.

M13 NRPB- R306 - Exempt Concentrations and Quantities for Radionuclides not Included in the European Basic Safety Standards Directive (April 1999), ISBN 0-85951-429-3.

M14 The concentrations in this table were calculated using methods adopted by the Health Protection Agency in their document HPA-CRCE-005 - Derivation of Liquid Exclusion or Exemption Levels to Support the RSA93 Exemption Order Review, published in August 2010 (ISBN 0-978-85951-673-0).

M15 1991 c. 57.

M16 1991 c. 60.

M17 S.I. 2011/988.

M18 1974 c. 40.

Regulation 16

SCHEDULE 2 E+W+S Consequential amendments

PART 1 E+W+S Public General Acts

Continental Shelf Act 1964 E+W+S

Control of Pollution Act 1974 E+W+S

PART 2 E+W+S Subordinate legislation

The Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 1987 E+W+S

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 E+W+S

The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 E+W+S

The Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 E+W+S

The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007 E+W+S

The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 E+W+S

Regulation 18

SCHEDULE 3 E+W+S Exemption orders

Statutory Instrument Number	Citation
S.I. 1962/2645	The Radioactive Substances (Exhibitions) Exemption Order 1962
S.I. 1962/2646	The Radioactive Substances (Storage in Transit) Exemption Order 1962
S.I. 1962/2648	The Radioactive Substances (Phosphatic Substances, Rare Earths etc) Exemption Order 1962
S.I. 1962/2649	The Radioactive Substances (Lead) Exemption Order 1962
S.I. 1962/2710	The Radioactive Substances (Uranium and Thorium) Exemption Order 1962
S.I. 1962/2711	The Radioactive Substances (Prepared Uranium and Thorium Compounds) Exemption Order 1962
S.I. 1962/2712	The Radioactive Substances (Geological Specimens) Exemption Order 1962
S.I. 1963/1831	The Radioactive Substances (Waste Closed Sources) Exemption Order 1963
S.I. 1963/1832	The Radioactive Substances (Schools etc) Exemption Order 1963
S.I. 1963/1836	The Radioactive Substances (Precipitated Phosphate) Exemption Order 1963
S.I. 1967/1797	The Radioactive Substances (Electronic Valves) Exemption Order 1967
S.I. 1980/953	The Radioactive Substances (Smoke Detectors) Exemption Order 1980
S.I. 1985/1047	The Radioactive Substances (Gaseous Tritium Light Devices) Exemption Order 1985
S.I. 1985/1048	The Radioactive Substances (Luminous Articles) Exemption Order 1985
S.I. 1986/1002	The Radioactive Substances (Substances of Low Activity) Exemption Order 1986
S.I. 1990/2512	The Radioactive Substances (Hospitals) Exemption Order 1990
S.I. 1991/477	The Radioactive Substances (Smoke Detectors) Exemption (Amendment) Order 1991
S.I. 1992/647	The Radioactive Substances (Substances of Low Activity) Exemption (Amendment) Order 1992
S.I. 1995/2395	The Radioactive Substances (Hospitals) Exemption (Amendment) Order 1995
S.I. 2002/1177	The Radioactive Substances (Natural Gas) Exemption Order 2002
S.I. 2006/1500	The Radioactive Substances (Testing Instruments) Exemption (England and Wales) Order 2006