SCHEDULE 23 E+W Radioactive substances activities

PART 6 E+W Radioactive substances activity exemptions

SECTION 2 E+W Exemption for keeping and using radioactive material and accumulating radioactive waste

Radioactive substances exempted under paragraphs 3 and 4 E+W

5.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), paragraphs 3(1)(a) and 4(4) and (6) apply to—

(a) a substance or article described in an entry in column 1 of Table 4 which contains a quantity of radionuclides that does not exceed the value specified in column 2 of Table 4 in respect of that substance or article, or

(b) any substance or article which is not described in an entry in column 1 of Table 4.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to NORM waste with a NORM waste concentration which is less than or equal to 10 Bq/g.