The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 No. 1154

SCHEDULE 23 E+W Radioactive substances activities

PART 6 E+W Radioactive substances activity exemptions

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

Table 4 E+W

25.  The Table 4 referred to in Sections 2 and 3 of this Part—

Table 4

Radioactive material and accumulated radioactive waste: values of maximum quantities

Substance or article	Maximum quantity of radionuclides for each substance or article	Maximum quantity of radionuclides:
		(a) on any premises in items which satisfy the limit in column 2, or
		(b) in mobile radioactive apparatus held by a person
A sealed source of a type not described in any other row of this Table	4 x 106 Bq	2 x 108 Bq
A Class A gaseous tritium light device	2 x 1010 Bq	5 x 1012 Bq
A Class B gaseous tritium light device	1 x 1012 Bq	3 x 1013 Bq
A Class C gaseous tritium light device	1 x 1012 Bq	No limit
Any sealed source which is solely radioactive material or radioactive waste because it contains tritium	2 x 1010 Bq	5 x 1012 Bq
A tritium foil source	2 x 1010 Bq	5 x 1012 Bq
A smoke detector affixed to premises	4 x 106 Bq	No limit
An electrodeposited source	6 x 108 Bq Ni-63 or 2 x 108 Bq Fe-55	6 x 1011 Bq
A luminised article	8 x 107 Bq Pm-147 or 4 x 109 Bq H-3	4 x 1010 Bq Pm-147 or 2 x 1011 Bq H-3
A Ba-137m eluting source	4 x 104 Bq Cs-137+	4 x 105 Bq Cs-137+
A substance or article which is or contains magnesium alloy or thoriated tungsten in which the thorium concentration does not exceed 4% by mass	No limit	No limit
A uranium or thorium compound	Up to a total of 5kg of uranium and thorium	Up to a total of 5kg of uranium and thorium
A substance or article (other than a sealed source) which is intended for use for, used for, or arises from medical or veterinary diagnosis or treatment or clinical or veterinary trials	1 x 109 Bq Tc-99m	1 x 109 Bq Tc-99m
	and	and
	[F1 2 x 108 Bq of all other radionuclides, (no more than 1 x 108 Bq of which is contained in radioactive material)]	2 x 108 Bq of all other radionuclides, (no more than 1 x 108 Bq of which is contained in radioactive material)

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 23 Pt. 6 para. 25 Table 4 substituted (2.5.2018) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/428), reg. 1, Sch. para. 32