# Radioactive Substances Act 1993, Section 1C: Processed radionuclides of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin

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

A substance or article is radioactive material or radioactive waste where—
(a) it contains one or more of the radionuclides of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin which are listed in column 1 of Table 3;
(b) the substance or article—
(i) is processed or is intended to be processed for the radioactive, fissile or fertile properties of those radionuclides; or
(ii) is contaminated by a substance or article to which sub-paragraph (i) applies, including where such contamination occurs indirectly through another contaminated substance or article; and
(c) the substance or article is—
(i) a solid or a relevant liquid and it has a concentration of radioactivity which exceeds the value specified in column 2 of Table 3; or
(ii) any other liquid or a gas.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/12/section/1C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-act-1993/section-1C
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