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Radioactive Substances (Modification of Enactments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. No. 116 of 2018).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Radiation Pollution control Waste disposal Offences/penalties Hazardous waste Waste management
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations contain measures to partly transpose Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation. For this purpose, they amend existing legislation with respect to, among other things, definitions an references, levels of contamination, inspections, adding of geothermal energy production to the list of NORM industrial activities (that is, industrial activities involving natural occurring radioactive material where the radioactivity is incidental to the activity).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom.

Legislation | European Union | 2013

Keyword: Radiation, Authorization/permit, Early warning system, Environmental audit, Inspection, Public health, Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1993

Keyword: Registration, Radiation, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Offences/penalties, Hazardous waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. No. 345 of 2006).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006

Keyword: Radiation, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Radioactive Substances Exemption (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 (S.R. No. 289 of 2011).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011

Keyword: Radiation, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Offences/penalties, Hazardous waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 2686 of 2005).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005

Keyword: Radiation, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX