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  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018",
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  "text": "The summation rule in respect of columns 3 and 4 of Table 1 is the sum of the quotients C/D where—\n(a) “C” means the quantity of each radionuclide listed in column 1 of Table 1 that is present in the radioactive waste; and\n(b) “D” means the quantity of that radionuclide specified in column 3 or 4 (as appropriate) of Table 1.\nTable 2\nTable of radionuclide activity values\n1 Potassium salts in quantities less than 1000kg are exempted.\n2 National Radiological Protection Board, Didcot (United Kingdom) 1999.\nRadionuclide\nActivity Concentration(kilobecquerels per kilogram1)\nActivity (becquerels)\nH-3\n1 × 106\n1 × 109\nBe-7\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nC-14\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nO-15\n1 × 102\n1 × 109\nF-18\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nNa-22\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nNa-24\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nSi-31\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nP-32\n1 × 103\n1 × 105\nP-33\n1 × 105\n1 × 108\nS-35\n1 × 105\n1 × 108\nCl-36\n1 × 104\n1 × 106\nCl-38\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nAr-37\n1 × 106\n1 × 108\nAr-41\n1 × 102\n1 × 109\nK-401\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nK-42\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nK-43\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nCa-45\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nCa-47\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nSc-46\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nSc-47\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nSc-48\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nV-48\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nCr-51\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nMn-51\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nMn-52\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nMn-52m\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nMn-53\n1 × 104\n1 × 109\nMn-54\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nMn-56\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nFe-52\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nFe-55\n1 × 104\n1 × 106\nFe-59\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nCo-55\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nCo-56\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nCo-57\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nCo-58\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nCo-58m\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nCo-60\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nCo-60m\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nCo-61\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nCo-62m\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nNi-59\n1 × 104\n1 × 108\nNi-63\n1 × 105\n1 × 108\nNi-65\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nCu-64\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nZn-65\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nZn-69\n1 × 104\n1 × 106\nZn-69m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nGa-72\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nGe-71\n1 × 104\n1 × 108\nAs-73\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nAs-74\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nAs-76\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nAs-77\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nSe-75\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nBr-82\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nKr-74\n1 × 102\n1 × 109\nKr-76\n1 × 102\n1 × 109\nKr-77\n1 × 102\n1 × 109\nKr-79\n1 × 103\n1 × 105\nKr-81\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nKr-83m\n1 × 105\n1 × 1012\nKr-85\n1 × 105\n1 × 104\nKr-85m\n1 × 103\n1 × 1010\nKr-87\n1 × 102\n1 × 109\nKr-88\n1 × 102\n1 × 109\nRb-86\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nSr-85\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nSr-85m\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nSr-87m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nSr-89\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nSr-90+\n1 × 102\n1 × 104\nSr-91\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nSr-92\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nY-90\n1 × 103\n1 × 105\nY-91\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nY-91m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nY-92\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nY-93\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nZr-93+\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nZr-95\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nZr-97+\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nNb-93m\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nNb-94\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nNb-95\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nNb-97\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nNb-98\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nMo-90\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nMo-93\n1 × 103\n1 × 108\nMo-99\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nMo-101\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nTc-96\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nTc-96m\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nTc-97\n1 × 103\n1 × 108\nTc-97m\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nTc-99\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nTc-99m\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nRu-97\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nRu-103\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nRu-105\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nRu-106+\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nRh-103m\n1 × 104\n1 × 108\nRh-105\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nPd-103\n1 × 103\n1 × 108\nPd-109\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nAg-105\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nAg-108m\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nAg-110m\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nAg-111\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nCd-109\n1 × 104\n1 × 106\nCd-115\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nCd-115m\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nIn-111\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nIn-113m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nIn-114m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nIn-115m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nSn-113\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nSn-125\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nSb-122\n1 × 102\n1 × 104\nSb-124\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nSb-125\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nTe-123m\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nTe-125m\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nTe-127\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nTe-127m\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nTe-129\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nTe-129m\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nTe-131\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nTe-131m\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nTe-132\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nTe-133\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nTe-133m\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nTe-134\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nI-123\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nI-125\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nI-126\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nI-129\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nI-130\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nI-131\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nI-132\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nI-133\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nI-134\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nI-135\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nXe-131+\n1 × 104\n1 × 104\nXe-133\n1 × 103\n1 × 104\nXe-135\n1 × 103\n1 × 1010\nCs-129\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nCs-131\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nCs-132\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nCs-134+\n1 × 103\n1 × 105\nCs-134\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nCs-135\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nCs-136\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nCs-137+\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nCs-138\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nBa-131\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nBa-140+\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nLa-140\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nCe-139\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nCe-141\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nCe-143\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nCe-144+\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nPr-142\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nPr-143\n1 × 104\n1 × 106\nNd-147\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nNd-149\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nPm-147\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nPm-149\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nSm-151\n1 × 104\n1 × 108\nSm-153\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nEu-152\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nEu-152m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nEu-154\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nEu-155\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nGd-153\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nGd-159\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nTb-160\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nDy-165\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nDy-166\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nHo-166\n1 × 103\n1 × 105\nEr-169\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nEr-171\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nTm-170\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nTm-171\n1 × 104\n1 × 108\nYb-175\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nLu-177\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nHf-181\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nTa-182\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nW-181\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nW-185\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nW-187\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nRe-186\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nRe-188\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nOs-185\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nOs-191\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nOs-191m\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nOs-193\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nIr-190\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nIr-192\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nPt-191\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nPt-193m\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nPt-197\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nPt-197m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nAu-198\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nAu-199\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nHg-197\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nHg-197m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nHg-203\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nTl-200\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nTl-201\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nTl-202\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nTl-204\n1 × 104\n1 × 104\nPb-203\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nPb-210+\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nPb-212+\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nBi-206\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nBi-207\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nBi-210\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nBi-212+\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nPo-203\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nPo-205\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nPo-207\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nPo-210\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nAt-211\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nRn-220+\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nRn-222+\n1 × 101\n1 × 108\nRa-223+\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nRa-224+\n1 × 101\n1 × 101\nRa-225\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nRa-226+\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nRa-227\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nRa-228+\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nAc-228\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nTh-226+\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nTh-227\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nTh-228+\n1\n1 × 104\nTh-229+\n1\n1 × 103\nTh-230\n1\n1 × 101\nTh-231\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nTh-234+\n1 × 103\n1 × 105\nPa-230\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nPa-231\n1\n1 × 103\nPa-233\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nU-230\n1 × 101\n1 × 105\nU-231\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nU-232+\n1\n1 × 103\nU-233\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nU-234\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nU-235+\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nU-236\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nU-237\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nU-238+\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nU-239\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nU-240\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nU-240+\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nNp-237+\n1\n1 × 103\nNp-239\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nNp-240\n1 × 101\n1 × 106\nPu-234\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nPu-235\n1 × 102\n1 × 107\nPu-236\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nPu-237\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nPu-238\n1\n1 × 104\nPu-239\n1\n1 × 104\nPu-240\n1\n1 × 103\nPu-241\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nPu-242\n1\n1 × 104\nPu-243\n1 × 103\n1 × 107\nPu-244\n1\n1 × 104\nAm-241\n1\n1 × 104\nAm-242\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nAm-242m+\n1\n1 × 104\nAm-243+\n1\n1 × 103\nCm-242\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nCm-243\n1\n1 × 104\nCm-244\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nCm-245\n1\n1 × 103\nCm-246\n1\n1 × 103\nCm-247\n1\n1 × 104\nCm-248\n1\n1 × 103\nBk-249\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nCf-246\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nCf-248\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nCf-249\n1\n1 × 103\nCf-250\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nCf-251\n1\n1 × 103\nCf-252\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nCf-253\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nCf-254\n1\n1 × 103\nEs-253\n1 × 102\n1 × 105\nEs-254\n1 × 101\n1 × 104\nEs-254m\n1 × 102\n1 × 106\nFm-254\n1 × 104\n1 × 107\nFm-255\n1 × 103\n1 × 106\nAny other radionuclide that is—\n103, or the quantity given in respect of that radionuclide in the Health Protection Agency's publication “Exempt Concentrations and Quantities for Radionuclides not included in the European Basic Safety Standards Directive”2.\n1, or the concentration given in respect of that radionuclide in the document referenced in column 2.\n(a) not of natural terrestrial cosmic origin; or\n(b) listed in Table 1 of schedule 8.\nTable 3\nUse of Agricultural Land following the application of sewage sludge\n1. Activity\n2. Period\nGrazing animals\n(1) Where conventionally treated sewage sludge has been deep injected or ploughed down into land where grass or a forage crop is grown for grazing.\nThree weeks commencing on the date of application to land.\n(2) Where conventionally treated sewage sludge has been applied to land, but not deep injected or ploughed down and where forage crops have been grown for harvesting, and those forage crops have been harvested.\nNo grazing in the growing season of application.\n(3) Where enhanced treated sewage sludge has been applied to land where grass or a forage crop is grown for grazing, or applied to land where forage crops have been grown for harvesting, and those forage crops have been harvested.\nThree weeks commencing on the date of application to land.\n(4) Where any other types of sewage sludge or any other methods of application to land are used.\nApplication not permitted.\nHarvesting forage crops\n(1) Where conventionally treated sewage sludge or enhanced treated sewage sludge, or both, has been applied to land where forage crops are grown for harvesting.\nThree weeks commencing on the date of application to land.\n(2) Where any other types of sewage sludge are used.\nApplication not permitted.\nHarvesting vegetable crops\n(1) Where conventionally treated sewage sludge has been applied to land where vegetable crops are grown for harvesting.\nTwelve months commencing on the date of application to land.\n(2) Where enhanced treated sewage sludge has been applied to land where vegetable crops are grown for harvesting.\nTen months commencing on the date of application to land.\n(3) Where any other types of sewage sludge are used.\nApplication not permitted.\nHarvesting salad crops\n(1) Where conventionally treated sewage sludge has been applied to land where salad crops are grown for harvesting.\nThirty months commencing on the date of application to land.\n(2) Where enhanced treated sewage sludge has been applied to land where salad crops are grown for harvesting.\nTen months commencing on the date of application to land.\n(3) Where any other types of sewage sludge are used.\nApplication not permitted.\nHarvesting fruit or horticultural crops\n(1)Where enhanced treated sewage sludge has been applied to land where fruit or horticultural crops are grown for harvesting\nTen months commencing on the date of application to land.\n(2) Where any other types of sewage sludge are used.\nApplication not permitted.",
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      "text": "Word in Sch. 9 Pt. 3 Table 2 substituted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), regs. 1(2), 40(l)(i) (with sch. 23)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 9 Pt. 3 Table 3 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), regs. 1(2), 40(l)(ii) (with sch. 23)"
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