PART 6Exemption from authorisation under section 13: gaseous radioactive waste
Exemption from authorisation under section 13: gaseous radioactive waste17
1
Subject to paragraph (2), a person (“A”) is exempt from authorisation under section 13 in respect of—
a
gaseous radioactive waste where the only radionuclide contained in that waste is Kr-85, where that person complies with the conditions in article 18; or
b
subject to paragraph (3), gaseous radioactive waste—
i
which is released from within a container at the time that the container is opened; and
ii
that has been emitted by solid or liquid radioactive material within the container,
where that person complies with the conditions in article 18(2).
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply to waste where the person who generated that waste did not take all practicable measures available to minimise the quantity of radionuclides generated as waste.
3
Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply in respect of any gas which arises as a result of a process applied by a person to the contained radioactive material