| 1. The management of a category 5 sealed source. | - (a)
The radioactive substances common rules; - (b)
a non-metallic category 5 sealed source must only be disposed of in normal refuse; - (c)
the activity of an individual category 5 sealed source disposed of must not exceed 2 × 105 becquerels; - (d)
more than one source must not be disposed of in any 0.1 m3 of normal refuse; - (e)
the total activity of category 5 sealed sources disposed of in normal refuse from premises in a year must not exceed 1 × 107 becquerels; - (f)
a metallic category 5 sealed source must only be disposed of by landfill.
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| 2. The management of a smoke detector. | - (a)
The total number of smoke detectors kept on a premises, and not affixed to the premises, must not exceed 500. - (b)
a smoke detector must be managed in a manner which prevents the dispersal of radionuclides; - (c)
a smoke detector must only be disposed of in normal refuse; - (d)
more than one smoke detector must not be disposed of in any 0.1 m3 of normal refuse.
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| 3. The management of a tritium source. | - (a)
The radioactive substances common rules; - (b)
the total activity of tritium sources, other than Class B gaseous tritium light devices and Class C gaseous tritium light devices, on a premises must not exceed 5 × 1012 becquerels; - (c)
the total activity of Class B gaseous tritium light devices and Class C gaseous tritium light devices on a premises must not exceed 3 × 1013 becquerels; - (d)
a tritium source with an activity greater than 2 × 1010 becquerels must not be disposed of; - (e)
a tritium source must only be disposed of in normal refuse; - (f)
more than one tritium source must not be disposed of in any 0.1 m3 of normal refuse; - (g)
the total activity of tritium sources disposed of in normal refuse from a premises in a year must not exceed 1 × 1013 becquerels.
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| 4. The management (other than the disposal) of an electrodeposited source. | - (a)
The radioactive substances common rules.
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| 5. The management of a barium eluting source. | - (a)
The radioactive substances common rules; - (b)
the total activity of all barium eluting sources kept on a premises must not exceed 4 × 105 becquerels of Cs-137+; - (c)
a waste barium eluting source must only be disposed of in normal refuse; - (d)
more than one barium eluting source must not be disposed of in any 0.1 m3 of normal refuse;
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| 6. The management of a thorium alloy. | - (a)
The radioactive substances common rules; - (b)
a thorium alloy must only be disposed of by landfill.
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| 7. The management of a uranium or thorium compound. | - (a)
The radioactive substances common rules; - (b)
a uranium or thorium compound which is solid waste must only be disposed of in normal refuse; - (c)
the total quantity of uranium or thorium in a uranium or thorium compound disposed of from a premises in normal refuse must not exceed 0.5 kilogrammes per week; - (d)
a uranium or thorium compound which is aqueous waste must be disposed of to a relevant sewer; - (e)
the total quantity of uranium or thorium in a uranium or thorium compound disposed of from a premises to a relevant sewer must not exceed 0.5 kilogrammes per year.
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| 8. The management of a medical or veterinary radioactive substance. | - (a)
The radioactive substances common rules; - (b)
a medical or veterinary radioactive substance must only be—
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- (i)
disposed of in normal refuse; or - (ii)
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- (aa)
- (bb)
a river, which at the time of any disposal into it of aqueous radioactive waste has a flow rate which is not less than 1m3s-1; or - (cc)
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- (c)
a single item of medical or veterinary radioactive waste must not be disposed of in normal refuse if its activity exceeds—
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- (i)
4 × 105 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or - (ii)
4 × 104 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
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- (d)
the total activity of medical or veterinary radioactive waste disposed of per 0.1 m3 of normal refuse must not exceed—
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- (i)
4 × 106 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or - (ii)
4 × 105 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
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- (e)
the total activity of medical or veterinary waste disposed of in normal refuse from a premises in a year must not exceed—
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- (i)
2 × 109 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or - (ii)
2 x 108 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
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- (f)
if the medical or veterinary waste consists of human excreta, the total activity of liquid aqueous waste disposed of from a premises to a relevant sewer in a year must not exceed—
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- (i)
1 x 1010 becquerels for Tc-99m; or - (ii)
5 x 109 becquerels for the sum of all other radionuclides;
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- (g)
if the medical or veterinary waste does not consist of human excreta, the total activity of liquid aqueous waste disposed of from a premises to a relevant sewer in a year must not exceed—
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- (i)
1 x 108 becquerels for the sum of the following radionuclides: H-3, C-11, C-14, F-18, P-32, P-33, S-35, Ca-45, Cr-51, Fe-55, Ga-67, Sr-89, Y-90, Tc-99m, In-111, I-123, I-125, I-131, Sm-153, Tl-201; or - (ii)
1 x 106 becquerels for the sum of all other radionuclides;
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- (h)
if the waste does not consist of human excreta, the concentration of liquid aqueous waste disposed of from a premises to a relevant sewer must not exceed 100 becquerels per millilitre.
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| 9. The management (other than disposal) of a NORM containing substance. | - (a)
The radioactive substances common rules; - (b)
the total activity of NORM containing substances transferred from a premises in a year to a person for disposal in a landfill must not exceed the value specified in column 3 of Table 1; - (c)
the total activity of NORM containing substances transferred from a premises in a year to a person for incineration must not exceed the value specified in column 4 of Table 1.
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| 10. The disposal of gaseous radioactive waste which— | - (a)
The total amount of gaseous Kr-85 waste disposed of from premises in a year must not exceed 1 × 1011 becquerels; - (b)
gaseous Kr-85 waste must be adequately dispersed from the building in which it arose so that it does not enter, or re-enter, a building.
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- (a)
contains no radionuclides other than Kr-85; and - (b)
arises from lamps containing Kr-85.
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| 11. Any other radioactive substances activity, not falling within any other activity description in this schedule, where— | - (a)
The radioactive substances common rules;
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- (a)
the total activity of a radionuclide does not exceed the value specified in column 2 of Table 2; or
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a solid radioactive substance must only be disposed of in normal refuse;
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- (b)
the concentration of radioactivity of a radionuclide does not exceed the value specified in column 3 of Table 2.
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a single item of radioactive waste must not be disposed of in normal refuse if it exceeds—
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- (i)
4 × 105 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or - (ii)
4 × 104 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
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- (d)
the total activity of radioactive substances disposed of per 0.1 m3 of normal refuse must not exceed—
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- (i)
4 × 106 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or - (ii)
4 × 105 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
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- (e)
an aqueous liquid radioactive substance must only be disposed of into—
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- (i)
- (ii)
a river, which at the time of any disposal into it of aqueous radioactive waste has a flow rate which is not less than 1m3s-1; or - (iii)
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- (f)
the total activity of liquid aqueous radioactive waste disposed of from a premises in a year must not exceed—
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- (i)
1 x 108 becquerels for the sum of the following radionuclides: H-3, C-11, C-14, F-18, P-32, P-33, S-35, Ca-45, Cr-51, Fe-55, Ga-67, Sr-89, Y-90, Tc-99m, In-111, I-123, I-125, I-131, Sm-153, T1-201; or - (ii)
1 x 106 becquerels for the sum of all other radionuclides;
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- (g)
the concentration of liquid aqueous radioactive waste disposed of from a premises must not exceed 100 becquerels per millilitre; - (h)
gaseous waste must not be disposed of unless—
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- (i)
it consists of fugitive releases from a container; and - (ii)
it is dispersed from a building in such a way that it does not enter or re-enter a building.
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