# Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom, Annex XVII: Indicative list of types of existing exposure situations as referred to in Article 100

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) Exposure due to contamination of areas by residual radioactive material from:
(i) past activities that were never subject to regulatory control or were not regulated in accordance with the requirements laid down by this Directive;
(ii) an emergency, after the emergency exposure situation has been declared ended, as provided for in the emergency management system;
(iii) residues from past activities for which the undertaking is no longer legally accountable;
(b) Exposure to natural radiation sources, including:
(i) indoor exposure to radon and thoron, in workplaces, dwellings and other buildings;
(ii) indoor external exposure from building materials;
(c) Exposure to commodities excluding food, animal feeding stuffs and drinking water incorporating
(i) radionuclides from contaminated areas specified in point (a), or
(ii) naturally-occurring radionuclides.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/59/annex/XVII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-59/annex-XVII
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