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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-reactors-environmental-impact-assessment-for-decommissioning-regulations-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2892",
  "legislation_title": "Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-reactors-environmental-impact-assessment-for-decommissioning-regulations-1999",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Characteristics of projects",
  "text": "The characteristics of projects must be considered, with particular regard to—\n(a) the size and design of the whole project;\n(b) cumulation with other existing or approved projects;\n(c) the use of natural resources, in particular land, soil, water and biodiversity;\n(d) the production of waste;\n(e) pollution and nuisances;\n(f) the risk of major accidents or disasters which are relevant to the project concerned, including those caused by climate change, in accordance with scientific knowledge;\n(g) the risks to human health (for example due to water contamination or air pollution).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 substituted (6.8.2018) by The Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/834), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 (with reg. 22)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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