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 waste15

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).