SCHEDULE 23Radioactive substances activities

PART 2Interpretation

NORM industrial activities4

1

Sub-paragraph (2) applies to a substance or article which—

a

arises from or is used in a type 1 NORM industrial activity,

b

is waste which arises from a type 2 NORM industrial activity, or

c

is contaminated by a substance or article described in paragraph (a) or (b), including where such contamination occurs indirectly through another contaminated substance or article.

2

A substance or article to which this sub-paragraph applies is radioactive material or radioactive waste where it has a concentration of radioactivity which exceeds the following values in Table 1—

a

for a substance or article which is a solid or a substance which is a relevant liquid, the value specified in column 2,

b

for a substance which is any other liquid, the value specified in column 3, or

c

for a substance which is a gas, the value specified in column 4.