# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 15: Applications


(1) SEPA must ensure that information to be included in an application for a permit or registration for a radioactive substances activity is—
(a) relevant to radiation protection; and
(b) commensurate with the nature of the activity and the radiological risks involved.
(2) In determining the information to be included in an application for a permit for a radioactive substances activity, SEPA must take into account the following for the purposes of ensuring adequate protection against public exposure—
(a) responsibility and organisational arrangements for protection and safety;
(b) staff competency, including information and training;
(c) design features of the premises and of radiation sources;
(d) anticipated public exposures in normal operation;
(e) safety assessment of the activity and the premises in order to—
(i) estimate, to the extent practicable, the probability and magnitude of a potential exposure;
(ii) assess the quality and extent of protection and safety provisions, including engineering features, as well as administrative procedures; and
(iii) define the operational limits and conditions of operation;
(f) emergency procedure;
(g) maintenance, testing, inspection and servicing so as to ensure that the radiation source and the premises continue to meet the design requirements, operational limits and conditions of operation throughout their lifetime;
(h) management of radioactive waste and arrangements for the disposal of such waste; and
(i) quality assurance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2018/9780111039014/schedule/8/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-8/paragraph-15
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