SCHEDULE 23Radioactive substances activities

PART 6Radioactive substances activity exemptions

SECTION 5Exemption for disposing of solid radioactive waste

Exemption for receiving and disposing of solid radioactive waste

15.

(1)

This paragraph applies to the following radioactive substances activities—

(a)

the activity described in paragraph 11(2)(b) of Part 2 of this Schedule (“Activity A”);

(b)

the activity described in paragraph 11(4) of Part 2 of this Schedule (“Activity B”).

(2)

A person (“A”) is exempt from the requirement for an environmental permit to carry on Activity A or Activity B in respect of solid radioactive waste described in paragraph 16(1)(a) where—

(a)

A receives the waste on premises for the purpose of it being managed by A on those premises,

(b)

in respect of those premises A manages substantial quantities of waste which is not radioactive waste, and

(c)

the radioactive waste will be disposed of by A as soon as is reasonably practicable with the radioactive waste dispersed in non-radioactive waste.

(3)

A person (“B”) is exempt from the requirement for an environmental permit to carry on Activity A in respect of solid radioactive waste described in paragraph 16(1) where—

(a)

in respect of a sealed source, an electrodeposited source or a tritium foil source, B complies with the conditions in paragraph 17(2), and

(b)

in respect of any other waste described in paragraph 16(1)(a), B complies with the conditions in paragraph 17(1) and (2).