Proposals for a revised exemptions regime across the UK was set out in a document entitled “Proposals for A Future Exemptions Regime under The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 and The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010”. The aim of the new regime is to provide a modern approach to the regulation of ubiquitous and low risk radioactive materials and waste. Further information on the exemptions regime and the development of the scheme is available on the
Exemption Orders and review programme web page.
The consultation closed on 4 September 2009 and we received over 50 responses. We would like to thank all respondents for their contributions. Following analysis of these it was clear that certain aspects of the new framework required further development. Additional technical work is now being undertaken and a further stakeholder exercise will be held in spring 2010. A summary report of the consultation responses is available below.
Please Note: There is a typographical error in Appendix 10: Draft EPR for England and Wales in Part 6, section 2, Para 5, Table 3; Appendix 13: Draft Radioactive Substances (Scotland) Exemption Order 2010 in Schedule 1, Table 2; and Appendix 14: Draft Radioactive Substances (Northern Ireland) Exemption Order 2010 in Schedule 1, Table 2 which relates to ‘A Class A gaseous tritium lighting device’ which should read 20 x 109 Bq and not 2 x 109 Bq.