The Radioactive Substances Exemption (Scotland) Order 2011

Conditions in respect of gaseous radioactive waste

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18.—(1) A person to whom article 17(1)(a) applies must ensure that in respect of the total amount of waste described in that sub-paragraph which is disposed of from the premises in a year, the total quantity of radioactivity does not exceed 1011 Bq.

(2) A person to whom article 17(1) applies must—

(a)to the extent that is reasonably practicable, in respect of gaseous radioactive waste to which that article applies—

(i)which arises in a building, cause the waste to be disposed of by an extraction system which removes the waste from the area where it arose and which vents the waste into the atmosphere; and

(ii)prevent the entry or, where paragraph (i) applies, the re-entry, of the gaseous radioactive waste into a building; and

(b)allow SEPA access to such records or such premises as SEPA may request in order to determine that all of the conditions that apply to that person in respect of that article are complied with.