# Radioactive Substances Act 1993, Section 1E: Radionuclides with a short half-life


A substance or article is not radioactive material or radioactive waste where none of the radionuclides which it contains or which it consists of has a half-life exceeding 100 seconds.

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