# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Part 1: General binding rules


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General Binding Rules
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.
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.
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.
4. The management (other than the disposal) of an electrodeposited source.
(a) The radioactive substances common rules.
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;
6. The management of a thorium alloy.
(a) The radioactive substances common rules;
(b) a thorium alloy must only be disposed of by landfill.
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.
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—
(i) disposed of in normal refuse; or
(ii) disposed into—
(aa) a relevant sewer;
(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) the sea;
(c) a single item of medical or veterinary radioactive waste must not be disposed of in normal refuse if its activity exceeds—
(i) 4 × 105 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or
(ii) 4 × 104 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
(d) the total activity of medical or veterinary radioactive waste disposed of per 0.1 m3 of normal refuse must not exceed—
(i) 4 × 106 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or
(ii) 4 × 105 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
(e) the total activity of medical or veterinary waste disposed of in normal refuse from a premises in a year must not exceed—
(i) 2 × 109 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or
(ii) 2 x 108 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
(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—
(i) 1 x 1010 becquerels for Tc-99m; or
(ii) 5 x 109 becquerels for the sum of all other radionuclides;
(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—
(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;
(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.
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.
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.
(a) contains no radionuclides other than Kr-85; and
(b) arises from lamps containing Kr-85.
11. Any other radioactive substances activity, not falling within any other activity description in this schedule, where—
(a) The radioactive substances common rules;
(a) the total activity of a radionuclide does not exceed the value specified in column 2 of Table 2; or
(b) a solid radioactive substance must only be disposed of in normal refuse;
(b) the concentration of radioactivity of a radionuclide does not exceed the value specified in column 3 of Table 2.
(c) a single item of radioactive waste must not be disposed of in normal refuse if it exceeds—
(i) 4 × 105 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or
(ii) 4 × 104 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
(d) the total activity of radioactive substances disposed of per 0.1 m3 of normal refuse must not exceed—
(i) 4 × 106 becquerels for tritium or C-14; or
(ii) 4 × 105 becquerels for any other radionuclide;
(e) an aqueous liquid radioactive substance must only be disposed of into—
(i) a relevant sewer;
(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) the sea;
(f) the total activity of liquid aqueous radioactive waste disposed of from a premises in a year must not exceed—
(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;
(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—
(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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2018/9780111039014/schedule/9/part/1 (the official version)
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