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SECTION 9E+WTables and summation rules in this Part

Table 4E+W

25.  The Table 4 referred to in Sections 2 and 3 of this Part—

Table 4
Radioactive material and accumulated radioactive waste: values of maximum quantities
Substance or articleMaximum quantity of radionuclides for each substance or articleMaximum quantity of radionuclides:
(a) on any premises in items which satisfy the limit in column 2, or
(b) in mobile radioactive apparatus held by a person
A sealed source of a type not described in any other row of this Table4 x 106 Bq2 x 108 Bq
A Class A gaseous tritium light device2 x 1010 Bq5 x 1012 Bq
A Class B gaseous tritium light device1 x 1012 Bq3 x 1013 Bq
A Class C gaseous tritium light device1 x 1012 BqNo limit
Any sealed source which is solely radioactive material or radioactive waste because it contains tritium2 x 1010 Bq5 x 1012 Bq
A tritium foil source2 x 1010 Bq5 x 1012 Bq
A smoke detector affixed to premises4 x 106 BqNo limit
An electrodeposited source6 x 108 Bq Ni-63 or 2 x 108 Bq Fe-556 x 1011 Bq
A luminised article8 x 107 Bq Pm-147 or 4 x 109 Bq H-34 x 1010 Bq Pm-147 or 2 x 1011 Bq H-3
A Ba-137m eluting source4 x 104 Bq Cs-137+4 x 105 Bq Cs-137+
A substance or article which is or contains magnesium alloy or thoriated tungsten in which the thorium concentration does not exceed 4% by massNo limitNo limit
A uranium or thorium compoundUp to a total of 5kg of uranium and thoriumUp to a total of 5kg of uranium and thorium
A substance or article (other than a sealed source) which is intended for use for, used for, or arises from medical or veterinary diagnosis or treatment or clinical or veterinary trials1 x 109 Bq Tc-99m

1 x 109 Bq Tc-99m

and

and

[F12 x 108 Bq of all other radionuclides, (no more than 1 x 108 Bq of which is contained in radioactive material)]2 x 108 Bq of all other radionuclides, (no more than 1 x 108 Bq of which is contained in radioactive material)

Textual Amendments

[F2Table 4AE+W

25A.(1) The Table 4A referred to in Sections 2, 5 and 6 of this Part is—

Table 4A
NORM waste concentrations and maximum disposal quantities
RadionuclideType 1 NORM concentration (Bq/g)Type 1 NORM total activity for landfill (GBq/year)Type 1 NORM total activity for incineration (MBq/year)Type 2 NORM concentration (Bq/g)
U-238sec55010010
U238+55010010
U-23455010010
Th-23055010010
Ra-226+55010010
Pb-210+1001000100200
Po-2101001000100200
U-235sec55010010
U-235+55010010
Pa-23155010010
Ac-227+55010010
Th-232sec55010010
Th-23255010010
Ra-228+55010010
Th-228+55010010

(2) The summation rule in respect of columns 2 and 5 of Table 4A is the sum of the quotients A/B where—

(a)“A” means the concentration of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 4A that is present in the substance or article; and

(b)“B” means the concentration of that radionuclide specified in column 2 or 5 (as appropriate) of Table 4A.

(3) The summation rule in respect of columns 3 and 4 of Table 4A is the sum of the quotients C/D where—

(a)“C” means the quantity of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 4A that is present in the substance or article; and

(b)“D” means the quantity of that radionuclide specified in column 3 or 4 (as appropriate) of Table 4A.]

Table 5E+W

26.—(1) The Table 5 referred to in Sections 2 and 4 of this Part is—

Table 5
Radionuclides: values of quantities and concentrations
RadionuclidesMaximum quantity of radioactivity (Bq) on any premisesMaximum concentration (Bq/g)
H-3109106
Be-7107103
C-14107104
O-15109102
F-1810610
Na-2210610
Na-2410510
Si-31106103
P-32105103
P-33108105
S-35108105
Cl-36106104
Cl-3810510
Ar-37108106
Ar-41109102
K-42106102
K-4310610
Ca-45107104
Ca-4710610
Sc-4610610
Sc-47106102
Sc-4810510
V-4810510
Cr-51107103
Mn-5110510
Mn-5210510
Mn-52m10510
Mn-53109104
Mn-5410610
Mn-5610510
Fe-5210610
Fe-55106104
Fe-5910610
Co-5510610
Co-5610510
Co-57106102
Co-5810610
Co-58m107104
Co-6010510
Co-60m106103
Co-61106102
Co-62m10510
Ni-59108104
Ni-63108105
Ni-6510610
Cu-64106102
Zn-6510610
Zn-69106104
Zn-69m106102
Ga-7210510
Ge-71108104
As-73107103
As-7410610
As-76105102
As-77106103
Se-75106102
Br-8210610
Kr-74109102
Kr-76109102
Kr-77109102
Kr-79105103
Kr-81107104
Kr-83m1012105
Kr-85104105
Kr-85m1010103
Kr-87109102
Kr-88109102
Rb-86105102
Sr-85106102
Sr-85m107102
Sr-87m106102
Sr-89106103
Sr-90+104102
Sr-9110510
Sr-9210610
Y-90105103
Y-91106103
Y-91m106102
Y-92105102
Y-93105102
Zr-93+107103
Zr-9510610
Zr-97+10510
Nb-93m107104
Nb-9410610
Nb-9510610
Nb-9710610
Nb-9810510
Mo-9010610
Mo-93108103
Mo-99106102
Mo-10110610
Tc-9610610
Tc-96m107103
Tc-97108103
Tc-97m107103
Tc-99107104
Tc-99m107102
Ru-97107102
Ru-103106102
Ru-10510610
Ru-106+105102
Rh-103m108104
Rh-105107102
Pd-103108103
Pd-109106103
Ag-105106102
Ag-108m+10610
Ag-110m10610
Ag-111106103
Cd-109106104
Cd-115106102
Cd-115m106103
In-111106102
In-113m106102
In-114m106102
In-115m106102
Sn-113107103
Sn-125105102
Sb-122104102
Sb-12410610
Sb-125106102
Te-123m107102
Te-125m107103
Te-127106103
Te-127m107103
Te-129106102
Te-129m106103
Te-131105102
Te-131m10610
Te-132107102
Te-13310510
Te-133m10510
Te-13410610
I-123107102
I-125106103
I-126106102
I-129105102
I-13010610
I-131106102
I-13210510
I-13310610
I-13410510
I-13510610
Xe-131m104104
Xe-133104103
Xe-1351010103
Cs-129105102
Cs-131106103
Cs-13210510
Cs-134m105103
Cs-13410410
Cs-135107104
Cs-13610510
Cs-137+10410
Cs-13810410
Ba-131106102
Ba-140+10510
La-14010510
Ce-139106102
Ce-141107102
Ce-143106102
Ce-144+105102
Pr-142105102
Pr-143106104
Nd-147106102
Nd-149106102
Pm-147107104
Pm-149106103
Sm-151108104
Sm-153106102
Eu-15210610
Eu-152m106102
Eu-15410610
Eu-155107102
Gd-153107102
Gd-159106103
Tb-16010610
Dy-165106103
Dy-166106103
Ho-166105103
Er-169107104
Er-171106102
Tm-170106103
Tm-171108104
Yb-175107103
Lu-177107103
Hf-18110610
Ta-18210410
W-181107103
W-185107104
W-187106102
Re-186106103
Re-188105102
Os-18510610
Os-191107102
Os-191m107103
Os-193106102
Ir-19010610
Ir-19210410
Ir-194105102
Pt-191106102
Pt-193m107103
Pt-197106103
Pt-197m106102
Au-198106102
Au-199106102
Hg-197107102
Hg-197m106102
Hg-203105102
Tl-20010610
Tl-201106102
Tl-202106102
Tl-204104104
Pb-203106102
Pb-210+10410
Pb-212+10510
Bi-20610510
Bi-20710610
Bi-210106103
Bi-212+10510
Po-20310610
Po-20510610
Po-20710610
Po-21010410
At-211107103
Rn-220+107104
Rn-222+10810
Ra-223+105102
Ra-224+10510
Ra-225105102
Ra-226+10410
Ra-227106102
Ra-228+10510
Ac-22810610
Th-226+107103
Th-22710410
Th-228+1041
Th-229+1031
Th-2301041
Th-231107103
Th-232 sec1031
Th-234+105103
Pa-23010610
Pa-2311031
Pa-233107102
U-230+10510
U-231107102
U-232+1031
U-23310410
U-23410410
U-235+10410
U-23610410
U-237106102
U-238+10410
U-238 sec1031
U-239106102
U-240107103
U-240+10610
Np-237+1031
Np-239107102
Np-24010610
Pu-234107102
Pu-235107102
Pu-23610410
Pu-237107103
Pu-2381041
Pu-2391041
Pu-2401031
Pu-241105102
Pu-2421041
Pu-243107103
Pu-2441041
Am-2411041
Am-242106103
Am-242m+1041
Am-243+1031
Cm-242105102
Cm-2431041
Cm-24410410
Cm-2451031
Cm-2461031
Cm-2471041
Cm-2481031
Bk-249106103
Cf-246106103
Cf-24810410
Cf-2491031
Cf-25010410
Cf-2511031
Cf-25210410
Cf-253105102
Cf-2541031
Es-253105102
Es-25410410
Es-254m106102
Fm-254107104
Fm-255106103
Any other radionuclide that is:103, or the quantity given in respect of that radionuclide in the [F3Public Health England] publication ‘Exempt Concentrations and Quantities for Radionuclides not Included in the European Basic Safety Standards DirectiveM1.1, or the concentration given in respect of that radionuclide in the publication referenced in column 2.
(a) not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin, or
(b) listed in Table 2 in this Schedule.

(2) The summation rule in respect of column 2 of Table 5 is the sum of the quotients A/B where—

(a)A” means the quantity of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 5 that is present in the material and waste, and

(b)B” means the quantity of that radionuclide specified in column 2 of Table 5.

(3) The summation rule in respect of [F4column 3] of Table 5 is the sum of the quotients C/D where—

(a)C” means the concentration of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 5 that is present in the material and waste, and

(b)D” means the concentration of that radionuclide specified in column 3 of Table 5.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M1Published by the National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Oxfordshire, 1999, NRPB-R306 (ISBN 978-0-85951-429-3). A copy may be obtained from the CRCE Directors' Office, Centre for Chemical, Radiation and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RQ.

Table 6E+W

27.  The Table 6 referred to in Sections 5 and 7 of this Part is—

Table 6
Radioactive waste: values of quantities and concentrations
Radioactive wasteMaximum concentration of radionuclidesMaximum quantity of radioactivity to be disposed of in the period stated
Solid radioactive waste, with no single item > 4 x 104 Bq4 x 105 Bq for the sum of all radionuclides per 0.1m32 x 108 Bq/year
Solid radioactive waste containing tritium and C-14 only, with no single item > 4 x 105 Bq4 x 106 Bq of tritium and C-14 per 0.1m32 x 109 Bq/year
Individual sealed sources2 x 105 Bq for the sum of all radionuclides per 0.1m31 x 107 Bq/year
Individual sealed sources which are solely radioactive waste because they contain tritium2 x 1010 Bq of tritium per 0.1m31 x 1013 Bq/year
Luminised articles with no single item containing > 8 x 107 Bq of Pm-147 or > 4 x 109 of tritium8 x 107 Bq per 0.1m3 of Pm-147

2 x 109 Bq/year of Pm-147

or 4 x 109 Bq per 0.1m3 for tritiumor 1 x 1011 Bq/year of tritium
Solid radioactive waste which consists of magnesium alloy, thoriated tungsten or dross from hardener alloy in which the thorium concentration does not exceed 4% by massNo limitNo limit
Solid uranium or thorium compoundNo limit0.5kg of uranium or thorium per week
Aqueous liquid uranium or thorium compoundNo limit0.5kg of uranium or thorium per year
Aqueous liquid human excretaNo limit1 x 1010 Bq/year of Tc-99m
and
5 x 109 Bq/year for the sum of all other radionuclides
Table 7E+W

28.—(1) The Table 7 referred to in Section 7 of this Part is—

Table 7
Aqueous radioactive waste values
RadionuclideConcentration in Bq/ litreMaximum annual quantity of radionuclides to a relevant sewer (Bq/ year)Maximum annual quantity of radionuclides directly into a relevant river or the sea (Bq/ year)
H-310310101010
Be-71107107
C-140.1106106
F-180.1106106
Na-221106107
Na-241107107
Si-3110108108
P-320.001104104
P-330.001104104
S-35103 x 107108
Cl-3610107108
Cl-380.1106106
K-420.01105105
K-430.01105105
Ca-451107107
Ca-470.1106106
Sc-460.001104104
Sc-470.01105105
Sc-480.001104104
V-481107107
Cr-5110108108
Mn-510.001104104
Mn-520.001104104
Mn-52m0.001104104
Mn-531107107
Mn-540.01105105
Mn-560.001104104
Fe-520.01105105
Fe-551107107
Fe-590.01105105
Co-550.001104104
Co-560.001104104
Co-570.1106106
Co-580.1106106
Co-58m1107107
Co-600.01105105
Co-60m1107107
Co-610.1106106
Co-62m0.001104104
Ni-591107107
Ni-63102109109
Ni-650.01105105
Cu-640.1106106
Zn-650.13 x 105106
Zn-6910108108
Zn-69m0.1106106
Ga-670.1106106
Ga-720.001104104
Ge-711107107
As-7310108108
As-741107107
As-761107107
As-771107107
Se-750.13 x 105106
Br-820.1106106
Rb-860.1106106
Sr-850.1106106
Sr-85m0.1106106
Sr-87m0.1106106
Sr-891107107
Sr-90+0.13 x 105106
Sr-910.01105105
Sr-920.01105105
Y-901107107
Y-911107107
Y-91m0.01105105
Y-920.1106106
Y-930.1106106
Zr-9310108108
Zr-95+0.001104104
Zr-970.01105105
Nb-93m10108108
Nb-940.1106106
Nb-951107107
Nb-971107107
Nb-980.1106106
Mo-900.1106106
Mo-931107107
Mo-990.1106106
Mo-1010.01105105
Tc-961107107
Tc-96m102109109
Tc-97102109109
Tc-97m10108108
Tc-9910107108
Tc-99m103 x 107108
Ru-970.01105105
Ru-1030.01105105
Ru-1050.01105105
Ru-106+0.1106106
Rh-103m10108108
Rh-1051107107
Pd-1030.1106106
Pd-1090.1106106
Ag-1051107107
Ag-108m0.1106106
Ag-110m0.1106106
Ag-11110108108
Cd-1091107107
Cd-1150.1106106
Cd-115m1107107
In-1110.01105105
In-113m0.01105105
In-114m0.01105105
In-115m0.01105105
Sn-1130.1106106
Sn-1250.01105105
Sb-1220.1106106
Sb-1240.1106106
Sb-1251107107
Te-123m1107107
Te-125m1107107
Te-12710108108
Te-127m1107107
Te-12910108108
Te-129m1107107
Te-1311107107
Te-131m1107107
Te-1320.1106106
Te-1331107107
Te-133m1107107
Te-1341107107
I-1231107107
I-1251107107
I-1260.1106106
I-1290.1106106
I-1300.1106106
I-1310.1106106
I-1320.1106106
I-1330.1106106
I-1340.1106106
I-1350.1106106
Cs-1290.01105105
Cs-1310.1106106
Cs-1320.01105105
Cs-1340.01105105
Cs-134m0.1106106
Cs-1350.1106106
Cs-1360.001104104
Cs-137+0.01105105
Cs-1380.001104104
Ba-1310.1106106
Ba-1400.1106106
La-1400.001104104
Ce-1390.1106106
Ce-1410.1106106
Ce-1430.01105105
Ce-1440.1106106
Pr-1420.1106106
Pr-14310108108
Nd-1470.01105105
Nd-1490.01105105
Pm-14710108108
Pm-1491107107
Sm-151102109109
Sm-1530.1106106
Eu-1520.01105105
Eu-152m0.01105105
Eu-1540.01105105
Eu-1550.1106106
Gd-1530.1106106
Gd-1590.1106106
Tb-1600.01105105
Dy-1650.1106106
Dy-1660.1106106
Ho-1660.1106106
Er-16910108108
Er-1710.01105105
Tm-1701107107
Tm-17110108108
Yb-1750.1106106
Lu-1770.1106106
Hf-1810.01105105
Ta-1820.001104104
W-1810.1106106
W-1851107107
W-1870.01105105
Re-1861107107
Re-1881107107
Os-1850.01105105
Os-1910.1106106
Os-191m1107107
Os-1930.1106106
Ir-1900.001104104
Ir-1920.01105105
Ir-1940.1106106
Pt-1910.01105105
Pt-193m1107107
Pt-1970.1106106
Pt-197m0.1106106
Au-1981107107
Au-1991107107
Hg-1971107107
Hg-197m0.1106106
Hg-2030.1106106
Tl-2000.01105105
Tl-2010.1106106
Tl-2020.01105105
Tl-2040.1106106
Pb-2030.01105105
Pb-2100.001104104
Pb-2120.1106106
Bi-2060.01105105
Bi-2070.1106106
Bi-21010108108
Bi-2121107107
Po-2030.001104104
Po-2050.001104104
Po-2070.001104104
Po-2100.001104104
At-2111107107
Ra-2230.01105105
Ra-224+0.01105105
Ra-2250.01105105
Ra-226+0.01105105
Ra-2271107107
Ra-2280.01105105
Ac-2270.1106106
Ac-2280.001104104
Th-2260.1106106
Th-2270.01105105
Th-2281107107
Th-2290.01105105
Th-2301107107
Th-2310.1106106
Th-2321106107
Th-2340.1106106
Pa-2300.01105105
Pa-2310.01105105
Pa-2330.1106106
U-2300.1106106
U-23110108108
U-2320.1106106
U-2330.1106106
U-2340.1106106
U-235+0.1106106
U-2360.1106106
U-23710108108
U-238+0.1106106
U-23910108108
U-24010108108
Np-2370.1106106
Np-2391107107
Np-2400.1106106
Pu-2340.01105105
Pu-2350.01105105
Pu-2361107107
Pu-2370.1106106
Pu-2380.1106106
Pu-2390.1106106
Pu-2400.1106106
Pu-24110108108
Pu-2420.1106106
Pu-2430.1106106
Pu-2440.1106106
Am-2410.1106106
Am-2420.1106106
Am-242m0.1106106
Am-2430.1106106
Cm-2421107107
Cm-2430.1106106
Cm-2440.1106106
Cm-2450.01105105
Cm-2460.1106106
Cm-2470.01105105
Cm-2480.1106106
Bk-249102109109
Cf-2461107107
Cf-2481107107
Cf-2490.01105105
Cf-2500.1106106
Cf-2510.01105105
Cf-2520.1106106
Cf-25310108108
Cf-2540.0001103103
Es-2531107107
Es-2540.1106106
Es-254m0.01105105
Fm-2541107107
Fm-2550.1106106
Any other radionuclide that is not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin0.0001103103
or that concentration which gives rise to a dose to a member of the public of 10 microsieverts per year calculated in accordance with the methodology used to calculate other concentrations in this table M2.or that quantity which corresponds to 3,000m3 of aqueous radioactive waste up to the appropriate concentration as calculated in accordance with column 2.or that quantity which corresponds to 10,000m3 of aqueous radioactive waste up to the appropriate concentration as calculated in accordance with column 2.

(2) The summation rule in respect of column 2 of Table 7 is the sum of the quotients A/B where—

(a)A” means the concentration in Bq/ litre of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 7 that is present in aqueous waste which is not described in a row in column 1 of Table 6, and

(b)B” means the concentration of that radionuclide specified in column 2 of Table 7.

(3) The summation rule in respect of column 3 of Table 7 is the sum of the quotients C/D where—

(a)C” means the quantity in Bq of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 7 that is present in the aqueous waste which is not described in a row in column 1 of Table 6 which is disposed of in the year, and

(b)D” means the quantity of that radionuclide specified in column 3 of Table 7.

(4) The summation rule in respect of column 4 of Table 7 is the sum of the quotients C/E where—

(a)C” means the quantity in Bq of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 7 that is present in the aqueous waste which is not described in a row in column 1 of Table 6 which is disposed of in the year, and

(b)E” means the quantity of that radionuclide specified in column 4 of Table 7.

Marginal Citations

M2The concentrations in this table were calculated using methods adopted by the Health Protection Agency in their document HPA-CRCE-005 - Derivation of Liquid Exclusion or Exemption Levels to Support the RSA93 Exemption Order Review, published in Chilton, Oxfordshire in August 2010 (ISBN 0-978-85951-673-0).

Interpretation of this SectionE+W

29.  In this Section, where any radionuclide carries the suffix “+” or “sec”—

(a)that radionuclide represents the parent radionuclide in secular equilibrium with the corresponding daughter radionuclides which are identified in column 2 of Table 8 adjacent to that parent radionuclide, and

(b)a concentration or activity value given in respect of such a parent radionuclide is the value for the parent radionuclide alone, but already takes into account the daughter radionuclides in column 2 that are present.

Table 8E+W

30.  The Table 8 referred to in paragraph 29 is—

Table 8
Radionuclides in secular equilibrium
Parent radionuclideDaughter radionuclides
Sr-90+Y-90
Zr-93+Nb-93m
Zr-95+Nb-95
Zr-97+Nb-97
Ru-106+Rh-106
Ag-108m+Ag-108
Cs-137+Ba-137m
Ba-140+La-140
Ce-144+Pr-144
Pb-210+Bi-210, Po-210
Pb-212+Bi-212, Tl-208, Po-212
Bi-212+Tl-208, Po-212
Rn-220+Po-216
Rn-222+Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214
Ra-223+Rn-219, Po-215, Pb-211, Bi-211, Tl-207
Ra-224+Where Ra-224+ is referred to in Table 5: Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208, Po-212
Where Ra-224+ is referred to in Table 7: Pb-212
Ra-226+Where Ra-226+ is referred to in [F5Table 4A and] Table 5: Rn-222, Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, [F6Po-214, Pb-210, Bi-210, Po-210]
Where Ra-226+ is referred to in Table 7: Rn-222, Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214
Ra-228+Ac-228
Th-226+Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214
Th-228+Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Po-212, Tl-208
Th-229+Ra-225, Ac-225, Fr-221, At-217, Bi-213, Po-213, Pb-209
Th-232 secRa-228, Ac-228, Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Po-212, Tl-208
Th-234+Pa-234m
U-230+Th-226, Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214
U-232+Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208, Po-212
U-235+Th-231
U-238+Th-234, Pa-234m, Pa-234
U-238 secTh-234, Pa-234m, U-234, Th-230, Ra-226, Rn-222, Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214[F7, Po-214, Pb-210, Bi-210, Po-210]
U-240+Np-240
Np-237+Pa-233
Am-242m+Am-242
Am-243+Np-239

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