# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 16: Solid radioactive waste


(1) Solid radioactive waste referred to in paragraph 15 means—
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (2)—
(i) solid radioactive waste described in an entry in column 1 of Table 6 which does not contain a concentration of radionuclides that exceeds the value specified in column 2 of that table in respect of that kind of waste, or
(ii) a broken or damaged individual sealed source of the type described in the fourth entry in Table 6 (individual sealed sources which are solely radioactive waste because they contain tritium), which would not have exceeded the value specified in column 2 when the source was intact, or
(b) a sealed source, an electrodeposited source or a tritium foil source which is not described in paragraph (a).
(2) Sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to waste—
(a) where, prior to the disposal of that waste, a person has diluted it with the intention of ensuring that sub-paragraph (1)(a) is met, or
(b) which is NORM waste....

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1154/schedule/23/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/schedule-23/paragraph-16
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