Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1996 Directive” means Council Directive 96/29/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for the protection of health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation^f1;

• “the AP1000 practice” means the class or type of practice which is the generation of electricity from nuclear energy using oxide fuel of low enrichment in fissile content in a light water cooled, light water moderated thermal reactor known as AP1000 designed by Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, and where the specification of that reactor matches that set out in Annex 6B to the document “Consultation on the Nuclear Industry Association’s Application to Justify New Nuclear Power Stations - Volume 3: Appendix B: Annexes to the Application” published in December 2008 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, URN 08/1507;

• “class or type or practice” bears the same meaning as it bears under Article 6(1) of the 1996 Directive;

• “justified” in relation to a class or type of practice means justified by its economic, social or other benefits in relation to the health detriment it may cause;

• “spent fuel” means nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in and permanently removed from a reactor core.