# The Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Regulation 3: Application


(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/Euratom(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:
(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
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111175354/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-transfrontier-shipment-of-radioactive-waste-and-spent-fuel-eu-exit-regulations-2018/regulation-3
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