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Paragraph 7 Processed radionuclides of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin

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A substance or article is radioactive material or radioactive waste where—

(a)

it contains one or more of the radionuclides of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin which are listed in column 1 of Table 2;

(b)

the substance or article—

(i)

is processed or is intended to be processed for the radioactive, fissile or fertile properties of those radionuclides; or

(ii)

is contaminated by a substance or article to which sub-paragraph (i) applies, including where such contamination occurs indirectly through another contaminated substance or article; and

(c)

the substance or article is—

(i)

a solid or a relevant liquid and it has a concentration of radioactivity which exceeds the value specified in column 2 of Table 2; or

(ii)

any other liquid or a gas.