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7.Section 78C (identification and designation of special sites)
8.Section 78E (duty of enforcing authority to require remediation of contaminated land etc)
9.Section 78F (determination of the appropriate person to bear responsibility for remediation)
10.Section 78G (grant of, and compensation for, rights of entry etc)
11.Section 78H (restrictions and prohibitions on serving remediation notices)
12.Section 78J (restrictions on liability relating to the pollution of controlled waters)
13.Section 78K (liability in respect of contaminating substances which escape to other land)
14.Section 78N (powers of the enforcing authority to carry out remediation)
15.Section 78P (recovery of, and security for, the cost of remediation by the enforcing authority)
17.Section 78YB (interaction of Part 2A with other enactments)
Activity (A): the activity, A, of an amount of a...
the unit of activity is the becquerel.
Apprentice: a person receiving training or instruction within an undertaking...
Artificial sources: radiation sources other than natural radiation sources.
Becquerel (Bq): is the special name of the unit of...
1 Bq = 1 s-1.
Dose limits: maximum references laid down in Title IV for...
Emergency exposure: an exposure of individuals implementing the necessary rapid...
Exposed workers: persons, either self-employed or working for an employer,...
Exposure: the process of being exposed to ionizing radiation.
Health detriment: an estimate of the risk of reduction in...
Intake: the activities of radionuclides entering the body from the...
Intervention: a human activity that prevents or decreases the exposure...
Ionizing radiation: the transfer of energy in the form of...
Members of the public: individuals in the population, excluding exposed...
Natural radiation sources: sources of ionizing radiation from natural terrestrial...
Practice: a human activity that can increase the exposure of...
Radioactive substance: any substance that contains one or more radionuclides...
Radiological emergency: a situation that requires urgent action in order...
Source: an apparatus, a radioactive substance or an installation capable...
Undertaking: any natural or legal person who carries out the...
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