Radioactivity - Exemption Orders and review programme
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The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 imposes controls on the keeping and use of radioactive materials and the accumulation and disposal of radioactive waste. The orders are a mechanism for providing a degree of control, without excessive bureaucracy, over minor uses of radioactive substances where there is a clear benefit from its use, whilst ensuring continued protection of the environment and the public.
A number of orders have been introduced over the years, providing exemptions from the need to register some low activity radioactive sources, or to authorise the accumulation and disposal of some radioactive wastes.
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