2018 No. 42
Nuclear Energy

The Nuclear Installations (Prescribed Sites and Transport) Regulations 2018

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1)1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 19652, makes the following Regulations. In accordance with section 16(6)3 of that Act the Secretary of State consulted the Scottish Ministers before making these Regulations.

Citation and commencement1.

(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 day4.

(3)

In this regulation—

“the main commencement day” means the day on which the Protocols come into force in respect of the United Kingdom5;

“the Protocols” means—

(a)

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 19826, and

(b)

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 19827.

Interpretation2.

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 20128;

“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.

Review7.

(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 20159 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 19838.

The Nuclear Installations (Prescribed Sites) Regulations 198310 are revoked.
Richard Harrington
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

SCHEDULE 1Limits on mass of fissile material

Regulation 3

Fissile material

Mass

Plutonium as Pu 239 or Pu 241 or as a mixture of plutonium isotopes containing Pu 239 or Pu 241

150 grams

Uranium as U233

150 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 2Limits on quantities of radionuclides

Regulation 3

PART 1Quantities for individual radionuclides

Radionuclide

Radionuclide form

Quantity in Becquerels

Actinium

Ac-224

2 1015

Ac-225

3 1013

Ac-226

2 1014

Ac-227

4 1011

Ac-228

5 1015

Aluminium

Al-26

7 1014

Americium

Am-237

4 1016

Am-238

6 1016

Am-239

2 1016

Am-240

4 1016

Am-241

3 1012

Am-242

1 1016

Am-242m

3 1012

Am-243

3 1012

Am-244

2 1016

Am-244m

2 1018

Am-245

2 1016

Am-246

1 1016

Am-246m

2 1016

Antimony

Sb-115

2 1016

Sb-116

2 1016

Sb-116m

2 1016

Sb-117

1 1017

Sb-118m

7 1016

Sb-119

1 1017

Sb-120

(long lived isotope)

3 1016

Sb-120

(short lived isotope)

2 1016

Sb-122

2 1016

Sb-124

4 1015

Sb-124m

4 1016

Sb-125

4 1015

Sb-126

1 1016

Sb-126m

2 1016

Sb-127

2 1016

Sb-128

(long lived isotope)

2 1016

Sb-128

(short lived isotope)

1 1016

Sb-129

2 1016

Sb-130

1 1016

Sb-131

2 1016

Argon

Ar-37

(gas)

4 1021

Ar-39

(gas)

2 1020

Ar-41

(gas)

4 1017

Arsenic

As-69

7 1015

As-70

1 1016

As-71

3 1016

As-72

9 1015

As-73

8 1016

As-74

2 1016

As-76

9 1015

As-77

2 1016

As-78

7 1015

Astatine

At-207

4 1016

At-211

2 1015

Barium

Ba-126

2 1017

Ba-128

6 1017

Ba-131

6 1016

Ba-131m

3 1016

Ba-133

4 1015

Ba-133m

2 1016

Ba-135m

2 1016

Ba-139

1 1016

Ba-140

2 1016

Ba-141

1 1016

Ba-142

2 1016

Berkelium

Bk-245

3 1016

Bk-246

6 1016

Bk-247

3 1012

Bk-249

2 1015

Bk-250

2 1016

Beryllium

Be-7

2 1017

Be-10

6 1015

Bismuth

Bi-200

2 1016

Bi-201

2 1016

Bi-202

2 1016

Bi-203

4 1016

Bi-205

2 1016

Bi-206

2 1016

Bi-207

1 1015

Bi-210

2 1015

Bi-210m

6 1013

Bi-212

7 1015

Bi-213

7 1015

Bi-214

1 1016

Bromine

Br-74

8 1015

Br-74m

6 1015

Br-75

2 1016

Br-76

1 1012

Br-77

4 1017

Br-80

1 1016

Br-80m

5 1016

Br-82

3 1016

Br-83

2 1016

Br-84

7 1015

Cadmium

Cd-104

1 1017

Cd-107

4 1016

Cd-109

2 1016

Cd-113

2 1015

Cd-113m

1 1015

Cd-115

1 1016

Cd-115m

2 1016

Cd-117

2 1016

Cd-117m

2 1016

Caesium

Cs-125

2 1016

Cs-127

1 1017

Cs-129

2 1017

Cs-130

2 1016

Cs-131

6 1017

Cs-132

9 1016

Cs-134

7 1014

Cs-134m

4 1016

Cs-135

9 1015

Cs-135m

8 1016

Cs-136

8 1015

Cs-137

1 1015

Cs-138

8 1015

Calcium

Ca-41

3 1017

Ca-45

3 1016

Ca-47

2 1016

Californium

Cf-244

2 1016

Cf-246

5 1014

Cf-248

2 1013

Cf-249

3 1012

Cf-250

7 1012

Cf-251

3 1012

Cf-252

1 1013

Cf-253

2 1014

Cf-254

4 1012

Carbon

C-11

2 1016

C-11

(vapour)

1 1018

C-11

(dioxide gas)

1 1018

C-11

(monoxide gas)

1 1018

C-14

3 1016

C-14

(vapour)

4 1017

C-14

(dioxide gas)

3 1019

C-14

(monoxide gas)

1 1020

Cerium

Ce-134

1 1017

Ce-135

2 1016

Ce-137

2 1017

Ce-137m

2 1016

Ce-139

2 1016

Ce-141

2 1016

Ce-143

2 1016

Ce-144

3 1015

Chlorine

Cl-36

2 1016

Cl-38

6 1015

Cl-39

1 1016

Chromium

Cr-48

4 1017

Cr-49

2 1016

Cr-51

3 1017

Cobalt

Co-55

2 1016

Co-56

2 1015

Co-57

1 1016

Co-58

6 1015

Co-58m

2 1017

Co-60

6 1014

Co-60m

7 1016

Co-61

2 1016

Co-62m

9 1015

Copper

Cu-60

1 1016

Cu-61

2 1016

Cu-64

4 1016

Cu-67

3 1016

Curium

Cm-238

5 1016

Cm-240

7 1013

Cm-241

5 1015

Cm-242

4 1013

Cm-243

4 1012

Cm-244

4 1012

Cm-245

2 1012

Cm-246

2 1012

Cm-247

3 1012

Cm-248

7 1013

Cm-249

2 1016

Cm-250

1 1013

Dysprosium

Dy-155

1 1017

Dy-157

1 1018

Dy-159

8 1016

Dy-165

2 1016

Dy-166

3 1016

Einsteinium

Es-250

1 1017

Es-251

6 1016

Es-253

8 1013

Es-254

2 1013

Es-254m

5 1014

Erbium

Er-161

6 1016

Er-165

2 1018

Er-169

3 1016

Er-171

2 1016

Er-172

3 1016

Europium

Eu-145

4 1016

Eu-146

3 1016

Eu-147

4 1016

Eu-148

4 1015

Eu-149

8 1016

Eu-150

(long lived isotope)

1 1015

Eu-150

(short lived isotope)

2 1016

Eu-152

1 1015

Eu-152m

2 1016

Eu-154

1 1015

Eu-155

2 1016

Eu-156

2 1016

Eu-157

2 1016

Eu-158

1 1016

Fermium

Fm-252

7 1014

Fm-253

6 1014

Fm-254

3 1015

Fm-255

9 1014

Fm-257

3 1013

Fluorine

F-18

2 1016

Francium

Fr-222

1 1016

Fr-223

2 1016

Gadolinium

Gd-145

2 1016

Gd-146

2 1016

Gd-147

5 1016

Gd-148

9 1012

Gd-149

6 1016

Gd-151

5 1016

Gd-152

1 1013

Gd-153

2 1016

Gd-159

2 1016

Gallium

Ga-65

1 1016

Ga-66

9 1015

Ga-67

5 1016

Ga-68

2 1016

Ga-70

1 1016

Ga-72

2 1016

Ga-73

2 1016

Germanium

Ge-66

3 1016

Ge-67

7 1015

Ge-68

1 1016

Ge-69

2 1016

Ge-71

7 1018

Ge-75

2 1016

Ge-77

1 1016

Ge-78

2 1016

Gold

Au-193

7 1016

Au-194

1 1017

Au-195

3 1016

Au-198

2 1016

Au-198m

2 1016

Au-199

3 1016

Au-200

1 1016

Au-200m

2 1016

Au-201

2 1016

Hafnium

Hf-170

4 1016

Hf-172

5 1015

Hf-173

6 1016

Hf-175

2 1016

Hf-177m

2 1016

Hf-178m

4 1014

Hf-179m

2 1016

Hf-180m

2 1016

Hf-181

1 1016

Hf-182

7 1014

Hf-182m

2 1016

Hf-183

2 1016

Hf-184

2 1016

Holmium

Ho-155

2 1016

Ho-157

4 1016

Ho-159

6 1016

Ho-161

1 1017

Ho-162

5 1016

Ho-162m

4 1016

Ho-164

2 1016

Ho-164m

4 1016

Ho-166

1 1016

Ho-166m

8 1014

Ho-167

2 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-109

7 1016

In-110

(long lived isotope)

2 1017

In-110

(short lived isotope)

1 1016

In-111

9 1016

In-112

2 1016

In-113m

5 1016

In-114

1 1016

In-114m

9 1015

In-115

6 1014

In-115m

3 1016

In-116m

2 1016

In-117

2 1016

In-117m

2 1016

In-119m

9 1015

Iodine

I-120

6 1015

I-120

2 1017

I-120

2 1017

I-120m

7 1015

I-120m

2 1017

I-120m

2 1017

I-121

4 1016

I-121

1 1018

I-121

1 1018

I-123

9 1016

I-123

5 1017

I-123

6 1017

I-124

2 1016

I-124

9 1015

I-124

1 1016

I-125

1 1015

I-125

1 1016

I-125

1 1016

I-126

8 1015

I-126

5 1015

I-126

6 1011

I-128

1 1016

I-128

2 1018

I-128

5 1018

I-129

1 1014

I-129

2 1015

I-129

2 1015

I-130

3 1016

I-130

5 1016

I-130

6 1016

I-131

9 1014

I-131

6 1015

I-131

7 1015

I-132

2 1016

I-132

2 1017

I-132

3 1017

I-132m

2 1016

I-132m

4 1017

I-132m

5 1017

I-133

2 1016

I-133

2 1016

I-133

3 1016

I-134

2 1016

I-134

3 1017

I-134

4 1017

I-135

2 1016

I-135

9 1016

I-135

1 1017

Iridium

Ir-182

1 1016

Ir-184

2 1016

Ir-185

3 1016

Ir-186

3 1016

Ir-186

2 1016

Ir-187

6 1016

Ir-188

5 1016

Ir-189

9 1016

Ir-190

2 1016

Ir-190m

3 1016

Ir-190m

1 1017

Ir-192

6 1015

Ir-192m

4 1015

Ir-193m

4 1016

Ir-194

1 1016

Ir-194m

1 1015

Ir-195

2 1016

Ir-195m

2 1016

Iron

Fe-52

2 1016

Fe-55

8 1016

Fe-59

8 1015

Fe-60

4 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-131

2 1016

La-132

2 1016

La-135

2 1018

La-137

2 1016

La-138

2 1015

La-140

2 1016

La-141

1 1016

La-142

1 1016

La-143

7 1015

Lead

Pb-195m

2 1016

Pb-198

4 1016

Pb-199

6 1016

Pb-200

3 1016

Pb-201

8 1016

Pb-202

6 1015

Pb-202m

4 1016

Pb-203

9 1016

Pb-205

1 1017

Pb-209

2 1016

Pb-210

3 1013

Pb-211

2 1016

Pb-212

1 1015

Pb-214

1 1016

Lutetium

Lu-169

6 1016

Lu-170

3 1016

Lu-171

4 1016

Lu-172

3 1016

Lu-173

2 1016

Lu-174

1 1016

Lu-174m

3 1016

Lu-176

3 1015

Lu-176m

2 1016

Lu-177

3 1016

Lu-177m

3 1015

Lu-178

1 1016

Lu-178m

1 1016

Lu-179

2 1016

Magnesium

Mg-28

5 1016

Manganese

Mn-51

1 1016

Mn-52

2 1016

Mn-52m

8 1015

Mn-53

1 1018

Mn-54

3 1015

Mn-56

1 1016

Mendelevium

Md-257

9 1015

Md-258

4 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-90

2 1016

Mo-93

2 1016

Mo-93m

4 1016

Mo-99

2 1016

Mo-101

2 1016

Neodymium

Nd-136

4 1016

Nd-138

5 1017

Nd-139

2 1016

Nd-139m

3 1016

Nd-141

2 1017

Nd-147

2 1016

Nd-149

2 1016

Nd-151

1 1016

Neon

Ne-19

(gas)

6 1017

Neptunium

Np-232

3 1016

Np-233

2 1018

Np-234

5 1016

Np-235

2 1017

Np-236

(long lived isotope)

3 1013

Np-236

(short lived isotope)

3 1016

Np-237

5 1012

Np-238

2 1016

Np-239

1 1016

Np-240

7 1015

Nickel

Ni-56

4 1012

Ni-56

(carbonyl vapour)

1 1017

Ni-57

2 1016

Ni-57

(carbonyl vapour)

2 1017

Ni-59

4 1017

Ni-59

(carbonyl vapour)

2 1017

Ni-63

1 1017

Ni-63

(carbonyl vapour)

1 1017

Ni-65

1 1016

Ni-65

(carbonyl vapour)

4 1017

Ni-66

5 1016

Ni-66

(carbonyl vapour)

1 1017

Niobium

Nb-88

7 1015

Nb-89

(long lived isotope)

1 1016

Nb-89

(short lived isotope)

8 1015

Nb-90

2 1016

Nb-93m

1 1017

Nb-94

1 1015

Nb-95

2 1016

Nb-95m

2 1016

Nb-96

2 1016

Nb-97

2 1016

Nb-98

1 1016

Nitrogen

N-13

(gas)

6 1017

Osmium

Os-180

1 1017

Os-181

3 1016

Os-182

6 1016

Os-185

7 1015

Os-189m

1 1017

Os-191

4 1016

Os-191m

7 1016

Os-193

2 1016

Os-194

2 1015

Palladium

Pd-100

7 1016

Pd-101

8 1016

Pd-103

4 1017

Pd-107

3 1017

Pd-109

2 1016

Phosphorus

P-32

1 1015

P-33

3 1016

Platinum

Pt-186

9 1017

Pt-188

6 1016

Pt-189

6 1016

Pt-191

7 1016

Pt-193

1 1018

Pt-193m

3 1016

Pt-195m

3 1016

Pt-197

2 1016

Pt-197m

2 1016

Pt-199

2 1016

Pt-200

2 1016

Plutonium

Pu-234

1 1016

Pu-235

2 1017

Pu-236

6 1012

Pu-237

1 1017

Pu-238

2 1012

Pu-239

2 1012

Pu-240

2 1012

Pu-241

1 1014

Pu-242

2 1012

Pu-243

2 1016

Pu-244

2 1012

Pu-245

2 1016

Pu-246

2 1016

Polonium

Po-203

3 1016

Po-205

7 1016

Po-206

1 1015

Po-207

8 1016

Po-208

2 1013

Po-209

2 1013

Po-210

4 1013

Potassium

K-40

2 1016

K-42

7 1015

K-43

2 1016

K-44

6 1015

K-45

9 1015

Praseodymium

Pr-136

1 1016

Pr-137

2 1016

Pr-138m

2 1016

Pr-139

7 1016

Pr-142

1 1012

Pr-142m

2 1019

Pr-143

2 1016

Pr-144

2 1016

Pr-145

1 1016

Pr-147

1 1016

Promethium

Pm-141

1 1012

Pm-143

9 1015

Pm-144

2 1015

Pm-145

3 1016

Pm-146

2 1015

Pm-147

4 1016

Pm-148

1 1016

Pm-148m

5 1015

Pm-149

2 1016

Pm-150

1 1012

Pm-151

2 1016

Protactinium

Pa-227

3 1015

Pa-228

3 1015

Pa-230

3 1014

Pa-231

2 1012

Pa-232

2 1016

Pa-233

2 1016

Pa-234

5 1015

Radium

Ra-223

3 1013

Ra-224

7 1013

Ra-225

3 1013

Ra-226

2 1013

Ra-227

2 1016

Ra-228

1 1013

Rhenium

Re-177

2 1016

Re-178

2 1016

Re-181

3 1016

Re-182

(long lived isotope)

2 1016

Re-182

(short lived isotope)

4 1016

Re-184

1 1016

Re-184m

7 1015

Re-186

2 1016

Re-186m

1 1016

Re-187

5 1018

Re-188

1 1016

Re-188m

3 1016

Re-189

2 1016

Rhodium

Rh-99

4 1016

Rh-99m

9 1016

Rh-100

4 1016

Rh-101

7 1015

Rh-101m

2 1017

Rh-102

1 1015

Rh-102m

6 1015

Rh-103m

3 1019

Rh-105

2 1016

Rh-106m

2 1016

Rh-107

2 1016

Rubidium

Rb-79

1 1016

Rb-81

2 1016

Rb-81m

4 1016

Rb-82m

3 1016

Rb-83

1 1016

Rb-84

1 1016

Rb-86

2 1015

Rb-87

4 1016

Rb-88

5 1015

Rb-89

9 1015

Ruthenium

Ru-94

1 1018

Ru-94

(tetroxide vapour)

1 1018

Ru-97

3 1017

Ru-97

(tetroxide vapour)

1 1018

Ru-103

2 1016

Ru-103

(tetroxide vapour)

1 1017

Ru-105

2 1016

Ru-105

(tetroxide vapour)

6 1017

Ru-106

3 1015

Ru-106

(tetroxide vapour)

8 1015

Samarium

Sm-141

1 1016

Sm-141m

2 1016

Sm-142

9 1016

Sm-145

3 1016

Sm-146

2 1013

Sm-147

3 1013

Sm-151

6 1016

Sm-153

2 1016

Sm-155

2 1016

Sm-156

2 1016

Scandium

Sc-43

2 1016

Sc-44

2 1016

Sc-44m

9 1016

Sc-46

3 1015

Sc-47

3 1016

Sc-48

2 1016

Sc-49

1 1016

Selenium

Se-70

2 1016

Se-73

2 1016

Se-73m

2 1016

Se-75

2 1015

Se-79

5 1014

Se-81

2 1016

Se-81m

4 1016

Se-83

2 1016

Silicon

Si-31

2 1016

Si-32

2 1015

Silver

Ag-102

1 1016

Ag-103

2 1016

Ag-104

3 1016

Ag-104m

2 1016

Ag-105

2 1016

Ag-106

2 1016

Ag-106m

2 1016

Ag-108m

1 1015

Ag-110m

3 1014

Ag-111

2 1016

Ag-112

7 1015

Ag-115

9 1015

Sodium

Na-22

1 1015

Na-24

2 1016

Strontium

Sr-80

1 1018

Sr-81

9 1015

Sr-82

2 1016

Sr-83

3 1016

Sr-85

1 1016

Sr-85m

3 1017

Sr-87m

7 1016

Sr-89

1 1016

Sr-90

8 1014

Sr-91

2 1016

Sr-92

2 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-172

2 1016

Ta-173

2 1016

Ta-174

2 1016

Ta-175

2 1016

Ta-176

3 1016

Ta-177

1 1017

Ta-178

(long lived isotope)

3 1016

Ta-179

6 1016

Ta-180

9 1015

Ta-180m

6 1016

Ta-182

3 1015

Ta-182m

2 1016

Ta-183

2 1016

Ta-184

2 1016

Ta-185

1 1016

Ta-186

9 1015

Technetium

Tc-93

5 1017

Tc-93m

4 1016

Tc-94

6 1016

Tc-94m

1 1016

Tc-95

4 1017

Tc-95m

1 1016

Tc-96

4 1016

Tc-96m

2 1017

Tc-97

9 1016

Tc-97m

5 1016

Tc-98

1 1015

Tc-99

5 1014

Tc-99m

1 1017

Tc-101

2 1016

Tc-104

6 1015

Tellurium

Te-116

6 1016

Te-116

(vapour)

2 1018

Te-121

4 1016

Te-121

(vapour)

3 1017

Te-121m

1 1016

Te-121m

(vapour)

3 1016

Te-123

6 1016

Te-123

(vapour)

2 1016

Te-123m

2 1016

Te-123m

(vapour)

5 1016

Te-125m

2 1016

Te-125m

(vapour)

8 1016

Te-127

2 1016

Te-127

(vapour)

2 1018

Te-127m

1 1016

Te-127m

(vapour)

2 1016

Te-129

2 1016

Te-129

(vapour)

4 1018

Te-129m

1 1016

Te-129m

(vapour)

3 1016

Te-131

1 1016

Te-131

(vapour)

1 1018

Te-131m

2 1016

Te-131m

(vapour)

5 1016

Te-132

3 1016

Te-132

(vapour)

2 1016

Te-133

1 1016

Te-133

(vapour)

7 1017

Te-133m

1 1016

Te-133m

(vapour)

2 1017

Te-134

3 1016

Te-134

(vapour)

7 1017

Terbium

Tb-147

2 1016

Tb-149

2 1016

Tb-150

2 1016

Tb-151

4 1016

Tb-153

7 1016

Tb-154

4 1016

Tb-155

1 1017

Tb-156

3 1016

Tb-156m

(long lived isotope)

1 1017

Tb-156m

(short lived isotope)

4 1016

Tb-157

1 1017

Tb-158

2 1015

Tb-160

5 1015

Tb-161

2 1016

Thallium

Tl-194

1 1017

Tl-194m

2 1016

Tl-195

4 1016

Tl-197

5 1016

Tl-198

7 1016

Tl-198m

2 1016

Tl-199

6 1016

Tl-200

1 1017

Tl-201

7 1016

Tl-202

7 1016

Tl-204

2 1016

Thorium

Th-226

4 1015

Th-227

2 1013

Th-228

6 1012

Th-229

1 1012

Th-230

2 1012

Th-231

2 1016

Th-232

2 1012

Th-234

3 1016

Thulium

Tm-162

2 1016

Tm-166

3 1016

Tm-167

4 1016

Tm-170

2 1016

Tm-171

1 1017

Tm-172

2 1016

Tm-173

2 1016

Tm-175

2 1016

Tin

Sn-110

6 1017

Sn-111

2 1016

Sn-113

5 1016

Sn-117m

3 1016

Sn-119m

5 1016

Sn-121

3 1016

Sn-121m

4 1016

Sn-123

2 1016

Sn-123m

2 1016

Sn-125

1 1016

Sn-126

5 1015

Sn-127

2 1016

Sn-128

2 1016

Titanium

Ti-44

2 1015

Ti-45

2 1016

Tungsten

W-176

5 1016

W-177

3 1016

W-178

6 1017

W-179

1 1017

W-181

1 1017

W-185

4 1016

W-187

2 1016

W-188

3 1016

Uranium

U-230

2 1013

U-231

7 1016

U-232

6 1012

U-233

3 1013

U-234

3 1013

U-235

3 1013

U-236

3 1013

U-237

2 1016

U-238

3 1013

U-239

2 1016

U-240

2 1016

Vanadium

V-47

1 1016

V-48

1 1016

V-49

2 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-162

1 1017

Yb-166

8 1016

Yb-167

4 1016

Yb-169

3 1016

Yb-175

4 1016

Yb-177

2 1016

Yb-178

2 1016

Yttrium

Y-86

2 1016

Y-86m

1 1017

Y-87

2 1017

Y-88

2 1015

Y-90

2 1016

Y-90m

7 1016

Y-91

2 1016

Y-91m

2 1017

Y-92

6 1015

Y-93

8 1015

Y-94

6 1015

Y-95

6 1015

Zinc

Zn-62

1 1017

Zn-63

1 1016

Zn-65

5 1014

Zn-69

2 1016

Zn-69m

2 1017

Zn-71m

2 1016

Zn-72

3 1016

Zirconium

Zr-86

2 1017

Zr-88

1 1016

Zr-89

4 1016

Zr-93

8 1015

Zr-95

8 1015

Zr-97

2 1016

Other radionuclides not listed above

4 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=1nQp(i)Qlim(i)math

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.