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Regulation 3 Application

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(1)

These Regulations apply to transfrontier shipments of radioactive waste or spent fuel if both the quantity and the concentration of a consignment exceed the levels laid down in Table B of Annex VII of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratomf1(the “Basic Safety Standards Directive 2013”).

(2)

They do not apply to—

(a)

a shipment of disused sources to a supplier or manufacturer of radioactive sources or to a recognised installation;

(b)

a shipment of radioactive materials recovered for further use through reprocessing; or

(c)

a shipment of waste that contains only naturally occurring radioactive material that does not arise from practices.

(3)

In this regulation—

  • “disused source” means a sealed source which is no longer used or intended to be used for the practice for which authorisation was granted;

  • “practice” means a human activity that can increase the exposure of individuals to radiation from an artificial source, or from a natural radiation source where natural radionuclides are processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties, except in the case of an emergency exposure;

  • “recognised installation” means a facility located in the territory of a country which is either:

    1. (a)

      authorised by the competent authorities of that country in accordance with its national law for the long-term storage or disposal of sealed sources; or

    2. (b)

      an installation duly authorised under its national law for the interim storage of sealed sources; and

  • “sealed source” has the meaning given to it in Article 4(90) of the Basic Safety Standards Directive 2013.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

OJ No. L 13, 17.01.2014, p.1.