Paragraph 15 Exemption for receiving and disposing of solid radioactive waste

(1)

This paragraph applies to the following radioactive substances activities—

(a)

the activity described in paragraph 11(2)(b) of Part 2 of this Schedule (“Activity A”);

(b)

the activity described in paragraph 11(4) of Part 2 of this Schedule (“Activity B”).

(2)

A person (“A”) is exempt from the requirement for an environmental permit to carry on Activity A or Activity B in respect of solid radioactive waste described in paragraph 16(1)(a) where—

(a)

A receives the waste on premises for the purpose of it being managed by A on those premises,

(b)

in respect of those premises A manages substantial quantities of waste which is not radioactive waste, and

(c)

the radioactive waste will be disposed of by A as soon as is reasonably practicable with the radioactive waste dispersed in non-radioactive waste.

(3)

A person (“B”) is exempt from the requirement for an environmental permit to carry on Activity A in respect of solid radioactive waste described in paragraph 16(1) where—

(a)

in respect of a sealed source, an electrodeposited source or a tritium foil source, B complies with the conditions in paragraph 17(2), and

(b)

in respect of any other waste described in paragraph 16(1)(a), B complies with the conditions in paragraph 17(1) and (2).