http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/42/madeThe Nuclear Installations (Prescribed Sites and Transport) Regulations 2018enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2018-01-16NUCLEAR ENERGY These Regulations prescribe the sites and transport for which lower liability limits apply under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (“the Act”). The liability regime imposed by the Act on operators of nuclear sites and disposal sites taking nuclear waste sets the standard liability limit at €1200 million, but allows a lower limit to be set for sites and transport prescribed under section 16(1) of the Act. These Regulations do not apply to excepted matter, which is the subject of separate regulation, the Nuclear Installations (Excepted Matter) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/920). 2018 No. 42 Nuclear Energy The Nuclear Installations (Prescribed Sites and Transport) Regulations 2018 Made 16th January 2018 Laid before Parliament 16th January 2018 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1) of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, makes the following Regulations. In accordance with section 16(6) of that Act the Secretary of State consulted the Scottish Ministers before making these Regulations. Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Nuclear Installations (Prescribed Sites and Transport) Regulations 2018. 2 These Regulations come into force on the main commencement day. 3 In this regulation— “the main commencement day” means the day on which the Protocols come into force in respect of the United Kingdom; “the Protocols” means— the Protocol of 12th February 2004 to amend the Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy of 29th July 1960, as amended by the Additional Protocol of 28th January 1964 and by the Protocol of 16th November 1982, and the Protocol of 12th February 2004 to amend the Convention of 31st January 1963 Supplementary to the Paris Convention of 29th July 1960 on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy, as amended by the Additional Protocol of 28th January 1964 and by the Protocol of 16th November 1982. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “the Act” means the Nuclear Installations Act 1965; “low level waste” means waste having a radioactive content not exceeding 4 gigabecquerels per tonne (GBq/te) of alpha activity or 12 GBq/te of beta or gamma activity Sites prescribed for the purposes of section 16(1)(a) of the Act (low risk nuclear sites) 3 1 There is prescribed for the purposes of section 16(1)(a) of the Act any licensed site— a which is used for one or both of the purposes set out in paragraphs (2) and (4), but not for any other purpose which would require a nuclear site licence by virtue of section 1(1) of the Act; and b where the mass of any fissile material present on site at any time, other than material comprised in associated nuclear fuel, does not exceed the limit specified in the appropriate entry in the table in Schedule 1. 2 The purpose in this paragraph is installing or operating an installation designed or adapted for storage of radioactive material, other than fuel elements or irradiated nuclear fuel, which has been produced or irradiated in the course of the production or use of nuclear fuel, where the radioactive material stored at any time meets the condition in paragraph (3). 3 The condition in this paragraph is that the quantity of any radionuclide listed or described in Schedule 2 which is present in the radioactive material does not exceed the limit specified for that radionuclide in that Schedule. 4 The purpose in this paragraph is installing or operating a small nuclear reactor where the radioactive material present outside the reactor at any time, other than associated nuclear fuel, meets the condition in paragraph (5). 5 The condition in this paragraph is that the quantity of any radionuclide listed or described in Schedule 2 which is present in the radioactive material does not exceed half the limit specified for that radionuclide in that Schedule. 6 For the purpose of paragraphs (3) and (5), a limit specified in Schedule 2 is exceeded if— a where the radioactive material contains only one radionuclide, the quantity of that radionuclide exceeds the limit specified in the appropriate entry in the table in Part 1 of that Schedule, or in the case of paragraph (5), half that limit; or b where the radioactive material contains more than one radionuclide, the quantity ratio calculated in accordance with Part 2 of that Schedule exceeds one. 7 In this regulation— “associated nuclear fuel” means a quantity of nuclear fuel intended and ready for use or in use or which has been used in a nuclear reactor and which is held in, or on the same site as, that nuclear reactor which does not exceed the quantity of nuclear fuel specified in the nuclear site licence relating to that nuclear reactor or any consent or approval granted under that site licence; “fissile material” means plutonium 239, plutonium 241, uranium 233, uranium 235 (where the mass of the isotope uranium 235 exceeds 1% of the total mass of all the uranium isotopes present), or any material containing any of them; “small nuclear reactor” means a thermal neutron nuclear reactor designed to operate at a thermal power output not exceeding 600 kilowatts. Sites prescribed for the purposes of section 16(1)(b) of the Act (low risk disposal sites) 4 There is prescribed for the purposes of section 16(1)(b) of the Act any relevant disposal site which is used for the disposal of low level waste, and which is not used for the disposal of any nuclear matter that is not low level waste. Sites prescribed for the purposes of section 16(1)(c) of the Act (intermediate risk nuclear sites) 5 1 There is prescribed for the purposes of section 16(1)(c) of the Act any licensed site which— a has been, but is no longer being used for the generation of electricity, and from which the nuclear fuel has been removed permanently from the reactor and stored safely in accordance with relevant good practices; b is used for one or more of the purposes set out in paragraphs (2) to (5); c has been, but is no longer being used for one or more of the purposes set out in paragraphs (2) to (5), and which is being decommissioned; or d would be a site prescribed by regulation 3 but for the limit on the mass of fissile material specified in regulation 3(1)(b), or the limit on quantity specified in regulation 3(3) or 3(5), being exceeded. 2 The purpose in this paragraph is installing or operating an installation designed or adapted for the carrying out of any process involved in the manufacture of fuel elements to be used for the production of atomic energy from— a enriched uranium; or b any alloy, chemical compound, mixture or combination, containing enriched uranium. 3 The purpose in this paragraph is installing or operating an installation designed or adapted for the treatment of uranium, whether or not enriched, such as to increase the proportion of the isotope 235 the uranium contains. 4 The purpose in this paragraph is installing or operating an installation designed or adapted for the carrying on of any process involved in the production from nuclear matter, not being excepted matter, of isotopes prepared for use for industrial, chemical, agricultural, medical or scientific purposes. 5 The purpose in this paragraph is the operation of a national repository for low level waste. 6 In this regulation “enriched uranium” means uranium enriched so as to contain more than 0.72% by mass of the isotope 235. Conditions prescribed for the purposes of sections 16(1)(d) and (e) of the Act (low risk transport) 6 1 The conditions prescribed for the purposes of sections 16(1)(d) and (e) of the Act are that nuclear matter has been consigned from a relevant site in packages where each of the packages in the consignment has activity levels less than or equal to— a in the case of packages containing nuclear matter in special form, and no other sort of nuclear matter, the lesser of— i 3000 x A1, and ii 1000 terabecquerels (TBq); b in the case of other packages, the lesser of— i 3000 x A2, and ii 1000 TBq. 2 The activity value for packages containing a mixture of radionuclides is determined in accordance with paragraph 405 of the IAEA Regulations. 3 In this regulation— “A1” means the activity value for each radionuclide specified in Table 2 of Section IV of the IAEA Regulations for nuclear matter in special form contained in the package; “A2” means the activity value for each radionuclide specified in Table 2 of Section IV of the IAEA Regulations for nuclear matter other than in special form contained in the package; “IAEA Regulations” means the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials 2012 Edition published by the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2012; “nuclear matter in special form” means nuclear matter which takes the form of either an indispersible solid radioactive material or a sealed capsule containing radioactive material. Review 7 1 The Secretary of State must from time to time— a carry out a review of the regulatory provision contained in regulations 3 to 6; and b publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review. 2 The first report must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the date on which these Regulations come into force for any purpose. 3 Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding 5 years. 4 Section 30(3) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires that a review carried out under this regulation must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how the obligations under Articles 7(2)(b) and 7(2)(c) to the Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy of 29th July 1960, as amended by the Additional Protocol of 28th January 1964, the Protocol of 16th November 1982 and the Protocol of 12th February 2004, are implemented in other countries which are subject to the obligations. 5 Section 30(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires that a report published under this regulation must, in particular- a set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision referred to in paragraph (1)(a) b assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; c assess whether those objectives remain appropriate; and d if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision. 6 In this regulation, “regulatory provision” has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act). Revocation of the Nuclear Installations (Prescribed Sites) Regulations 1983 8 The Nuclear Installations (Prescribed Sites) Regulations 1983 are revoked. Richard Harrington Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 16th January 2018 SCHEDULE 1 Limits on mass of fissile material Regulation 3
Fissile materialMass
Plutonium as Pu 239 or Pu 241 or as a mixture of plutonium isotopes containing Pu 239 or Pu 241150 grams
Uranium as U233150 grams
Uranium enriched in U 235 to more than 1% but not more than 5%500 grams
Uranium enriched in U 235 to more than 5%250 grams
SCHEDULE 2 Limits on quantities of radionuclides Regulation 3 PART 1Quantities for individual radionuclides
RadionuclideRadionuclide formQuantity in Becquerels
Actinium
Ac-2242 1015
Ac-2253 1013
Ac-2262 1014
Ac-2274 1011
Ac-2285 1015
Aluminium
Al-267 1014
Americium
Am-2374 1016
Am-2386 1016
Am-2392 1016
Am-2404 1016
Am-2413 1012
Am-2421 1016
Am-242m3 1012
Am-2433 1012
Am-2442 1016
Am-244m2 1018
Am-2452 1016
Am-2461 1016
Am-246m2 1016
Antimony
Sb-1152 1016
Sb-1162 1016
Sb-116m2 1016
Sb-1171 1017
Sb-118m7 1016
Sb-1191 1017
Sb-120(long lived isotope)3 1016
Sb-120(short lived isotope)2 1016
Sb-1222 1016
Sb-1244 1015
Sb-124m4 1016
Sb-1254 1015
Sb-1261 1016
Sb-126m2 1016
Sb-1272 1016
Sb-128(long lived isotope)2 1016
Sb-128(short lived isotope)1 1016
Sb-1292 1016
Sb-1301 1016
Sb-1312 1016
Argon
Ar-37(gas)4 1021
Ar-39(gas)2 1020
Ar-41(gas)4 1017
Arsenic
As-697 1015
As-701 1016
As-713 1016
As-729 1015
As-738 1016
As-742 1016
As-769 1015
As-772 1016
As-787 1015
Astatine
At-2074 1016
At-2112 1015
Barium
Ba-1262 1017
Ba-1286 1017
Ba-1316 1016
Ba-131m3 1016
Ba-1334 1015
Ba-133m2 1016
Ba-135m2 1016
Ba-1391 1016
Ba-1402 1016
Ba-1411 1016
Ba-1422 1016
Berkelium
Bk-2453 1016
Bk-2466 1016
Bk-2473 1012
Bk-2492 1015
Bk-2502 1016
Beryllium
Be-72 1017
Be-106 1015
Bismuth
Bi-2002 1016
Bi-2012 1016
Bi-2022 1016
Bi-2034 1016
Bi-2052 1016
Bi-2062 1016
Bi-2071 1015
Bi-2102 1015
Bi-210m6 1013
Bi-2127 1015
Bi-2137 1015
Bi-2141 1016
Bromine
Br-748 1015
Br-74m6 1015
Br-752 1016
Br-761 1012
Br-774 1017
Br-801 1016
Br-80m5 1016
Br-823 1016
Br-832 1016
Br-847 1015
Cadmium
Cd-1041 1017
Cd-1074 1016
Cd-1092 1016
Cd-1132 1015
Cd-113m1 1015
Cd-1151 1016
Cd-115m2 1016
Cd-1172 1016
Cd-117m2 1016
Caesium
Cs-1252 1016
Cs-1271 1017
Cs-1292 1017
Cs-1302 1016
Cs-1316 1017
Cs-1329 1016
Cs-1347 1014
Cs-134m4 1016
Cs-1359 1015
Cs-135m8 1016
Cs-1368 1015
Cs-1371 1015
Cs-1388 1015
Calcium
Ca-413 1017
Ca-453 1016
Ca-472 1016
Californium
Cf-2442 1016
Cf-2465 1014
Cf-2482 1013
Cf-2493 1012
Cf-2507 1012
Cf-2513 1012
Cf-2521 1013
Cf-2532 1014
Cf-2544 1012
Carbon
C-112 1016
C-11(vapour)1 1018
C-11(dioxide gas)1 1018
C-11(monoxide gas)1 1018
C-143 1016
C-14(vapour)4 1017
C-14(dioxide gas)3 1019
C-14(monoxide gas)1 1020
Cerium
Ce-1341 1017
Ce-1352 1016
Ce-1372 1017
Ce-137m2 1016
Ce-1392 1016
Ce-1412 1016
Ce-1432 1016
Ce-1443 1015
Chlorine
Cl-362 1016
Cl-386 1015
Cl-391 1016
Chromium
Cr-484 1017
Cr-492 1016
Cr-513 1017
Cobalt
Co-552 1016
Co-562 1015
Co-571 1016
Co-586 1015
Co-58m2 1017
Co-606 1014
Co-60m7 1016
Co-612 1016
Co-62m9 1015
Copper
Cu-601 1016
Cu-612 1016
Cu-644 1016
Cu-673 1016
Curium
Cm-2385 1016
Cm-2407 1013
Cm-2415 1015
Cm-2424 1013
Cm-2434 1012
Cm-2444 1012
Cm-2452 1012
Cm-2462 1012
Cm-2473 1012
Cm-2487 1013
Cm-2492 1016
Cm-2501 1013
Dysprosium
Dy-1551 1017
Dy-1571 1018
Dy-1598 1016
Dy-1652 1016
Dy-1663 1016
Einsteinium
Es-2501 1017
Es-2516 1016
Es-2538 1013
Es-2542 1013
Es-254m5 1014
Erbium
Er-1616 1016
Er-1652 1018
Er-1693 1016
Er-1712 1016
Er-1723 1016
Europium
Eu-1454 1016
Eu-1463 1016
Eu-1474 1016
Eu-1484 1015
Eu-1498 1016
Eu-150(long lived isotope)1 1015
Eu-150(short lived isotope)2 1016
Eu-1521 1015
Eu-152m2 1016
Eu-1541 1015
Eu-1552 1016
Eu-1562 1016
Eu-1572 1016
Eu-1581 1016
Fermium
Fm-2527 1014
Fm-2536 1014
Fm-2543 1015
Fm-2559 1014
Fm-2573 1013
Fluorine
F-182 1016
Francium
Fr-2221 1016
Fr-2232 1016
Gadolinium
Gd-1452 1016
Gd-1462 1016
Gd-1475 1016
Gd-1489 1012
Gd-1496 1016
Gd-1515 1016
Gd-1521 1013
Gd-1532 1016
Gd-1592 1016
Gallium
Ga-651 1016
Ga-669 1015
Ga-675 1016
Ga-682 1016
Ga-701 1016
Ga-722 1016
Ga-732 1016
Germanium
Ge-663 1016
Ge-677 1015
Ge-681 1016
Ge-692 1016
Ge-717 1018
Ge-752 1016
Ge-771 1016
Ge-782 1016
Gold
Au-1937 1016
Au-1941 1017
Au-1953 1016
Au-1982 1016
Au-198m2 1016
Au-1993 1016
Au-2001 1016
Au-200m2 1016
Au-2012 1016
Hafnium
Hf-1704 1016
Hf-1725 1015
Hf-1736 1016
Hf-1752 1016
Hf-177m2 1016
Hf-178m4 1014
Hf-179m2 1016
Hf-180m2 1016
Hf-1811 1016
Hf-1827 1014
Hf-182m2 1016
Hf-1832 1016
Hf-1842 1016
Holmium
Ho-1552 1016
Ho-1574 1016
Ho-1596 1016
Ho-1611 1017
Ho-1625 1016
Ho-162m4 1016
Ho-1642 1016
Ho-164m4 1016
Ho-1661 1016
Ho-166m8 1014
Ho-1672 1016
Hydrogen
H-3(tritiated water)7 1017
H-3(organically bound tritium)1 1018
H-3(tritiated water vapour)1 1019
H-3(gas)1 1022
H-3(tritiated methane gas)1 1021
H-3(organically bound tritium gas/vapour)6 1018
Indium
In-1097 1016
In-110(long lived isotope)2 1017
In-110(short lived isotope)1 1016
In-1119 1016
In-1122 1016
In-113m5 1016
In-1141 1016
In-114m9 1015
In-1156 1014
In-115m3 1016
In-116m2 1016
In-1172 1016
In-117m2 1016
In-119m9 1015
Iodine
I-1206 1015
I-1202 1017
I-1202 1017
I-120m7 1015
I-120m2 1017
I-120m2 1017
I-1214 1016
I-1211 1018
I-1211 1018
I-1239 1016
I-1235 1017
I-1236 1017
I-1242 1016
I-1249 1015
I-1241 1016
I-1251 1015
I-1251 1016
I-1251 1016
I-1268 1015
I-1265 1015
I-1266 1011
I-1281 1016
I-1282 1018
I-1285 1018
I-1291 1014
I-1292 1015
I-1292 1015
I-1303 1016
I-1305 1016
I-1306 1016
I-1319 1014
I-1316 1015
I-1317 1015
I-1322 1016
I-1322 1017
I-1323 1017
I-132m2 1016
I-132m4 1017
I-132m5 1017
I-1332 1016
I-1332 1016
I-1333 1016
I-1342 1016
I-1343 1017
I-1344 1017
I-1352 1016
I-1359 1016
I-1351 1017
Iridium
Ir-1821 1016
Ir-1842 1016
Ir-1853 1016
Ir-1863 1016
Ir-1862 1016
Ir-1876 1016
Ir-1885 1016
Ir-1899 1016
Ir-1902 1016
Ir-190m3 1016
Ir-190m1 1017
Ir-1926 1015
Ir-192m4 1015
Ir-193m4 1016
Ir-1941 1016
Ir-194m1 1015
Ir-1952 1016
Ir-195m2 1016
Iron
Fe-522 1016
Fe-558 1016
Fe-598 1015
Fe-604 1014
Krypton
Kr-74(gas)5 1017
Kr-76(gas)1 1018
Kr-77(gas)6 1017
Kr-79(gas)2 1018
Kr-81(gas)7 1015
Kr-81m(gas)5 1018
Kr-83m(gas)3 1020
Kr-85(gas)1 1020
Kr-85m(gas)4 1018
Kr-87(gas)7 1017
Kr-88(gas)3 1017
Lanthanum
La-1312 1016
La-1322 1016
La-1352 1018
La-1372 1016
La-1382 1015
La-1402 1016
La-1411 1016
La-1421 1016
La-1437 1015
Lead
Pb-195m2 1016
Pb-1984 1016
Pb-1996 1016
Pb-2003 1016
Pb-2018 1016
Pb-2026 1015
Pb-202m4 1016
Pb-2039 1016
Pb-2051 1017
Pb-2092 1016
Pb-2103 1013
Pb-2112 1016
Pb-2121 1015
Pb-2141 1016
Lutetium
Lu-1696 1016
Lu-1703 1016
Lu-1714 1016
Lu-1723 1016
Lu-1732 1016
Lu-1741 1016
Lu-174m3 1016
Lu-1763 1015
Lu-176m2 1016
Lu-1773 1016
Lu-177m3 1015
Lu-1781 1016
Lu-178m1 1016
Lu-1792 1016
Magnesium
Mg-285 1016
Manganese
Mn-511 1016
Mn-522 1016
Mn-52m8 1015
Mn-531 1018
Mn-543 1015
Mn-561 1016
Mendelevium
Md-2579 1015
Md-2584 1013
Mercury
Hg-193(organic)3 1016
Hg-193(inorganic)3 1016
Hg-193(vapour)2 1017
Hg-193m(organic)2 1016
Hg-193m(inorganic)2 1016
Hg-193m(vapour)6 1016
Hg-194(organic)3 1015
Hg-194(inorganic)1 1016
Hg-194(vapour)6 1015
Hg-195(organic)5 1016
Hg-195(inorganic)5 1016
Hg-195(vapour)1 1017
Hg-195m(organic)3 1016
Hg-195m(inorganic)3 1016
Hg-195m(vapour)3 1016
Hg-197(organic)7 1016
Hg-197(inorganic)7 1016
Hg-197(vapour)5 1016
Hg-197m(organic)2 1016
Hg-197m(inorganic)2 1016
Hg-197m(vapour)4 1016
Hg-199m(organic)2 1016
Hg-199m(inorganic)2 1016
Hg-199m(vapour)1 1018
Hg-203(organic)3 1016
Hg-203(inorganic)3 1016
Hg-203(vapour)3 1016
Molybdenum
Mo-902 1016
Mo-932 1016
Mo-93m4 1016
Mo-992 1016
Mo-1012 1016
Neodymium
Nd-1364 1016
Nd-1385 1017
Nd-1392 1016
Nd-139m3 1016
Nd-1412 1017
Nd-1472 1016
Nd-1492 1016
Nd-1511 1016
Neon
Ne-19(gas)6 1017
Neptunium
Np-2323 1016
Np-2332 1018
Np-2345 1016
Np-2352 1017
Np-236(long lived isotope)3 1013
Np-236(short lived isotope)3 1016
Np-2375 1012
Np-2382 1016
Np-2391 1016
Np-2407 1015
Nickel
Ni-564 1012
Ni-56(carbonyl vapour)1 1017
Ni-572 1016
Ni-57(carbonyl vapour)2 1017
Ni-594 1017
Ni-59(carbonyl vapour)2 1017
Ni-631 1017
Ni-63(carbonyl vapour)1 1017
Ni-651 1016
Ni-65(carbonyl vapour)4 1017
Ni-665 1016
Ni-66(carbonyl vapour)1 1017
Niobium
Nb-887 1015
Nb-89(long lived isotope)1 1016
Nb-89(short lived isotope)8 1015
Nb-902 1016
Nb-93m1 1017
Nb-941 1015
Nb-952 1016
Nb-95m2 1016
Nb-962 1016
Nb-972 1016
Nb-981 1016
Nitrogen
N-13(gas)6 1017
Osmium
Os-1801 1017
Os-1813 1016
Os-1826 1016
Os-1857 1015
Os-189m1 1017
Os-1914 1016
Os-191m7 1016
Os-1932 1016
Os-1942 1015
Palladium
Pd-1007 1016
Pd-1018 1016
Pd-1034 1017
Pd-1073 1017
Pd-1092 1016
Phosphorus
P-321 1015
P-333 1016
Platinum
Pt-1869 1017
Pt-1886 1016
Pt-1896 1016
Pt-1917 1016
Pt-1931 1018
Pt-193m3 1016
Pt-195m3 1016
Pt-1972 1016
Pt-197m2 1016
Pt-1992 1016
Pt-2002 1016
Plutonium
Pu-2341 1016
Pu-2352 1017
Pu-2366 1012
Pu-2371 1017
Pu-2382 1012
Pu-2392 1012
Pu-2402 1012
Pu-2411 1014
Pu-2422 1012
Pu-2432 1016
Pu-2442 1012
Pu-2452 1016
Pu-2462 1016
Polonium
Po-2033 1016
Po-2057 1016
Po-2061 1015
Po-2078 1016
Po-2082 1013
Po-2092 1013
Po-2104 1013
Potassium
K-402 1016
K-427 1015
K-432 1016
K-446 1015
K-459 1015
Praseodymium
Pr-1361 1016
Pr-1372 1016
Pr-138m2 1016
Pr-1397 1016
Pr-1421 1012
Pr-142m2 1019
Pr-1432 1016
Pr-1442 1016
Pr-1451 1016
Pr-1471 1016
Promethium
Pm-1411 1012
Pm-1439 1015
Pm-1442 1015
Pm-1453 1016
Pm-1462 1015
Pm-1474 1016
Pm-1481 1016
Pm-148m5 1015
Pm-1492 1016
Pm-1501 1012
Pm-1512 1016
Protactinium
Pa-2273 1015
Pa-2283 1015
Pa-2303 1014
Pa-2312 1012
Pa-2322 1016
Pa-2332 1016
Pa-2345 1015
Radium
Ra-2233 1013
Ra-2247 1013
Ra-2253 1013
Ra-2262 1013
Ra-2272 1016
Ra-2281 1013
Rhenium
Re-1772 1016
Re-1782 1016
Re-1813 1016
Re-182(long lived isotope)2 1016
Re-182(short lived isotope)4 1016
Re-1841 1016
Re-184m7 1015
Re-1862 1016
Re-186m1 1016
Re-1875 1018
Re-1881 1016
Re-188m3 1016
Re-1892 1016
Rhodium
Rh-994 1016
Rh-99m9 1016
Rh-1004 1016
Rh-1017 1015
Rh-101m2 1017
Rh-1021 1015
Rh-102m6 1015
Rh-103m3 1019
Rh-1052 1016
Rh-106m2 1016
Rh-1072 1016
Rubidium
Rb-791 1016
Rb-812 1016
Rb-81m4 1016
Rb-82m3 1016
Rb-831 1016
Rb-841 1016
Rb-862 1015
Rb-874 1016
Rb-885 1015
Rb-899 1015
Ruthenium
Ru-941 1018
Ru-94(tetroxide vapour)1 1018
Ru-973 1017
Ru-97(tetroxide vapour)1 1018
Ru-1032 1016
Ru-103(tetroxide vapour)1 1017
Ru-1052 1016
Ru-105(tetroxide vapour)6 1017
Ru-1063 1015
Ru-106(tetroxide vapour)8 1015
Samarium
Sm-1411 1016
Sm-141m2 1016
Sm-1429 1016
Sm-1453 1016
Sm-1462 1013
Sm-1473 1013
Sm-1516 1016
Sm-1532 1016
Sm-1552 1016
Sm-1562 1016
Scandium
Sc-432 1016
Sc-442 1016
Sc-44m9 1016
Sc-463 1015
Sc-473 1016
Sc-482 1016
Sc-491 1016
Selenium
Se-702 1016
Se-732 1016
Se-73m2 1016
Se-752 1015
Se-795 1014
Se-812 1016
Se-81m4 1016
Se-832 1016
Silicon
Si-312 1016
Si-322 1015
Silver
Ag-1021 1016
Ag-1032 1016
Ag-1043 1016
Ag-104m2 1016
Ag-1052 1016
Ag-1062 1016
Ag-106m2 1016
Ag-108m1 1015
Ag-110m3 1014
Ag-1112 1016
Ag-1127 1015
Ag-1159 1015
Sodium
Na-221 1015
Na-242 1016
Strontium
Sr-801 1018
Sr-819 1015
Sr-822 1016
Sr-833 1016
Sr-851 1016
Sr-85m3 1017
Sr-87m7 1016
Sr-891 1016
Sr-908 1014
Sr-912 1016
Sr-922 1016
Sulphur
S-35(inorganic)1 1016
S-35(organic)2 1015
S-35(carbon disulphide vapour)2 1017
S-35(vapour)2 1018
S-35(dioxide gas)1 1018
Tantalum
Ta-1722 1016
Ta-1732 1016
Ta-1742 1016
Ta-1752 1016
Ta-1763 1016
Ta-1771 1017
Ta-178(long lived isotope)3 1016
Ta-1796 1016
Ta-1809 1015
Ta-180m6 1016
Ta-1823 1015
Ta-182m2 1016
Ta-1832 1016
Ta-1842 1016
Ta-1851 1016
Ta-1869 1015
Technetium
Tc-935 1017
Tc-93m4 1016
Tc-946 1016
Tc-94m1 1016
Tc-954 1017
Tc-95m1 1016
Tc-964 1016
Tc-96m2 1017
Tc-979 1016
Tc-97m5 1016
Tc-981 1015
Tc-995 1014
Tc-99m1 1017
Tc-1012 1016
Tc-1046 1015
Tellurium
Te-1166 1016
Te-116(vapour)2 1018
Te-1214 1016
Te-121(vapour)3 1017
Te-121m1 1016
Te-121m(vapour)3 1016
Te-1236 1016
Te-123(vapour)2 1016
Te-123m2 1016
Te-123m(vapour)5 1016
Te-125m2 1016
Te-125m(vapour)8 1016
Te-1272 1016
Te-127(vapour)2 1018
Te-127m1 1016
Te-127m(vapour)2 1016
Te-1292 1016
Te-129(vapour)4 1018
Te-129m1 1016
Te-129m(vapour)3 1016
Te-1311 1016
Te-131(vapour)1 1018
Te-131m2 1016
Te-131m(vapour)5 1016
Te-1323 1016
Te-132(vapour)2 1016
Te-1331 1016
Te-133(vapour)7 1017
Te-133m1 1016
Te-133m(vapour)2 1017
Te-1343 1016
Te-134(vapour)7 1017
Terbium
Tb-1472 1016
Tb-1492 1016
Tb-1502 1016
Tb-1514 1016
Tb-1537 1016
Tb-1544 1016
Tb-1551 1017
Tb-1563 1016
Tb-156m(long lived isotope)1 1017
Tb-156m(short lived isotope)4 1016
Tb-1571 1017
Tb-1582 1015
Tb-1605 1015
Tb-1612 1016
Thallium
Tl-1941 1017
Tl-194m2 1016
Tl-1954 1016
Tl-1975 1016
Tl-1987 1016
Tl-198m2 1016
Tl-1996 1016
Tl-2001 1017
Tl-2017 1016
Tl-2027 1016
Tl-2042 1016
Thorium
Th-2264 1015
Th-2272 1013
Th-2286 1012
Th-2291 1012
Th-2302 1012
Th-2312 1016
Th-2322 1012
Th-2343 1016
Thulium
Tm-1622 1016
Tm-1663 1016
Tm-1674 1016
Tm-1702 1016
Tm-1711 1017
Tm-1722 1016
Tm-1732 1016
Tm-1752 1016
Tin
Sn-1106 1017
Sn-1112 1016
Sn-1135 1016
Sn-117m3 1016
Sn-119m5 1016
Sn-1213 1016
Sn-121m4 1016
Sn-1232 1016
Sn-123m2 1016
Sn-1251 1016
Sn-1265 1015
Sn-1272 1016
Sn-1282 1016
Titanium
Ti-442 1015
Ti-452 1016
Tungsten
W-1765 1016
W-1773 1016
W-1786 1017
W-1791 1017
W-1811 1017
W-1854 1016
W-1872 1016
W-1883 1016
Uranium
U-2302 1013
U-2317 1016
U-2326 1012
U-2333 1013
U-2343 1013
U-2353 1013
U-2363 1013
U-2372 1016
U-2383 1013
U-2392 1016
U-2402 1016
Vanadium
V-471 1016
V-481 1016
V-492 1018
Xenon
Xe-120(gas)1 1018
Xe-121(gas)3 1017
Xe-122(gas)1 1019
Xe-123(gas)9 1017
Xe-125(gas)2 1018
Xe-127(gas)2 1018
Xe-129m(gas)2 1019
Xe-131m(gas)4 1019
Xe-133(gas)1 1019
Xe-133m(gas)2 1019
Xe-135(gas)2 1018
Xe-135m(gas)1 1018
Xe-138(gas)5 1017
Ytterbium
Yb-1621 1017
Yb-1668 1016
Yb-1674 1016
Yb-1693 1016
Yb-1754 1016
Yb-1772 1016
Yb-1782 1016
Yttrium
Y-862 1016
Y-86m1 1017
Y-872 1017
Y-882 1015
Y-902 1016
Y-90m7 1016
Y-912 1016
Y-91m2 1017
Y-926 1015
Y-938 1015
Y-946 1015
Y-956 1015
Zinc
Zn-621 1017
Zn-631 1016
Zn-655 1014
Zn-692 1016
Zn-69m2 1017
Zn-71m2 1016
Zn-723 1016
Zirconium
Zr-862 1017
Zr-881 1016
Zr-894 1016
Zr-938 1015
Zr-958 1015
Zr-972 1016
Other radionuclides not listed above4 1011
PART 2Quantity ratios for more than one radionuclide 1 For the purpose of regulation 3(6)(b), the quantity ratio for more than one radionuclide is the sum of the quotients, for each radionuclide present (i), of the quantity of that radionuclide Qp divided by the quantity of that radionuclide specified in the appropriate column of Part 1 of this Schedule Qlim, namely— ∑ i=1 n Q p (i) Q lim (i)

Where n equals the total number of radionuclides.

2 In any case where the isotopic composition of a radioactive substance is not known or is only partially known, the quantity ratio for that substance must be calculated by using the values specified in the appropriate column in Part 1 for “other radionuclides not listed above” for any radionuclide that has not been identified or where the quantity of a radionuclide is uncertain. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the sites and transport for which lower liability limits apply under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (“the Act”). The liability regime imposed by the Act on operators of nuclear sites and disposal sites taking nuclear waste sets the standard liability limit at €1200 million, but allows a lower limit to be set for sites and transport prescribed under section 16(1) of the Act. These Regulations do not apply to excepted matter, which is the subject of separate regulation, the Nuclear Installations (Excepted Matter) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/920).

All but one of the categories prescribed by these Regulations are new and result from the extension of the liability regime by prospective amendments to the Act made by the Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/562).

Regulation 3 prescribes low risk nuclear sites, which are broadly the same sites as those prescribed by the Nuclear Installations (Prescribed Sites) Regulations 1983 (S.I. 1983/919) which these Regulations revoke. The liability limit for these sites is €70 million (see section 16(1)(a) of the Act). These are sites licensed under the Act which are used for (i) small nuclear reactors or (ii) storage of radioactive material (within the radioactivity limits set out in Schedule 1); and in both cases subject to restrictions (set out in Schedule 2) on the quantity of fissile material at the site.

Regulation 4 prescribes low risk disposal sites, for which the liability limit is €70 million (see section 16(1)(b) of the Act). These are disposal sites taking only low level waste as defined in regulation 2.

Regulation 5 prescribes intermediate risk nuclear sites, for which the liability limit is €160 million (see section 16(1)(c) of the Act). These are sites used for purposes for which the risk is higher than for low risk sites, but which do not justify the standard liability limit.

Regulation 6 prescribes low risk transport, for which the liability limit is €80 million (see section 16(1)(d) and (e) of the Act). These are situations where nuclear matter transported from a licensed site or a disposal site meets prescribed conditions, namely that the matter is in packages that do not exceed radioactivity levels set by reference to values used in the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials 2012.

Regulation 7 requires the Secretary of State to review the operation and effect of these Regulations and publish a report within five years after they come into force and within every five years after that. Following a review it will fall to the Secretary of State to consider whether the Regulations should remain as they are, or be revoked or be amended. A further instrument would be needed to revoke the Regulations or to amend them.

These Regulations come into force when the prospective amendments to the Act come into force.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector has been prepared in relation to low risk disposal sites and low risk transport, in conjunction with the Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016. That assessment is available from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy at 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum to these Regulations and to the Order respectively on www.legislation.gov.uk. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument in relation to intermediate sites as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

 Section 16 is prospectively amended by the Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/562). The amendments come into force on the main commencement day but were commenced on 25 May 2016 for the purpose of exercising the power to make regulations under section 16(1) (see article 1(5) of S.I. 2016/562). 1965 c.57. Section 16(6) is prospectively inserted by S.I. 2016/562. The Secretary of State must publish a notice of the date of the main commencement day pursuant to article 1(3) of S.I. 2016/562. It will be possible to find out the date on which the Protocols come into force in respect of the United Kingdom by referring to the relevant page on UK Treaties Online (http://treaties.fco.gov.uk/treaties/treaty.htm). The Protocol of 12th February 2004 has been published in the Miscellaneous Series No. 6 (2015) Cm. 9135; the Convention of 29th July 1960, as amended by the Additional Protocol of 28th January 1964, was published in the Treaty Series No. 69 (1968), Cmnd. 3755; the Protocol of 16th November 1982 was published in the Treaty Series No. 6 (1989), Cm. 659. The Protocols and Conventions are also available via UK Treaties Online (http://treaties.fco.gov.uk/treaties/treaty.htm). A hardcopy may be obtained, on request, from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. The Protocol of 12th February 2004 has been published in the Miscellaneous Series No. 7 (2015) Cm. 9136; the Convention of 31st January 1963 Supplementary to the Paris Convention, as amended by the Additional Protocol of 28th January 1964 was published in the Treaty Series No. 44 (1975), Cmnd. 5948; the Protocol of 16th November 1982 was published in the Treaty Series No. 17 (1992), Cm. 1832. The Protocols and Conventions are also available via UK Treaties Online (http://treaties.fco.gov.uk/treaties/treaty.htm). A hardcopy may be obtained, on request, from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. The Regulations have been published in the safety standards series by the International Atomic Energy Agency (SSR-6) and are also available via www.iaea.org. A hardcopy may be obtained, on request, from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. 2015 c.26. Section 30(3) was amended by the Enterprise Act (c.12), section 19. S.I. 1983/919.