Regulations and guidance
Radioactive Substances Act Guidance
Our officers use the Radioactive Substances Act Guidance (RASAG) to carry out regulatory work under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993.
The guidance is split into four chapters:
Chapter 1 - registrations - not yet available
Chapter 2 - authorisations - available below
Chapter 3 - exemption orders - available below
Chapter 4 - generic issues - available below
It will become available in stages. You can access published guidance to date below:
- Read the Radioactive Substances Act Guidance Chapter 2 - Authorisations
- Read Radioactive Substances Act Guidance Chapter 3 - Exemption Orders
- Read the Radioactive Substances Act Guidance Chapter 4 - Generic Issues
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Revised D Values (Acrobat, 66KB, 30 seconds)
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Environment Agency Guidance on High-Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005 (Acrobat, 430KB, 1 minute)
- How we work with others
- Monitoring and assessment
- Incidents involving radioactivity
- Small users liaison group (SULG)
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Form RSA10: HASS Record (MS Excel, 140KB, 1 minute)
- Form RSA10: HASS Record (High Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources) (Acrobat file)
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Form RSA10: HASS Record (MS Word, 185KB, 1 minute)
- New guidance coming on disposing of solid radioactive waste
With the government now recommending the geological disposal of suitable radioactive waste, we are working on two new guidance documents to help manage disposal sites. - EU regulations on transfrontier shipment of radioactive substances
- EU guidance on transfrontier shipment of radioactive substances
This link will take you to a PDF document on the EU website. Please then scroll down to page 51. - Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste Regulations 1993 SI 3031
Radioactive waste can only be imported and exported with the permission of the regulators in the countries of origin and destination. - Authorisation of Discharges of Radioactive Waste to the Environment
Principles for the assessment of prospective public doses from authorised discharges of radioactive waste to the environment. - Radioactive Contaminated Land
Information about the modification of the contaminated land legislation to include radioactive contaminated land. This includes briefing notes, FAQs, a glossary and links to other web sites. - Environment Agency Publications on nuclear and radioactive substances
