Do I need a radioactive substances regulation environmental permit?

The list of activities include:

• keeping or using radioactive material
• receiving, accumulating or disposing of radioactive waste
• keeping or using mobile radioactive apparatus

The Environmental Permitting Regulations set out who needs a permit:

• The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

• Government guidance about the regulations for environmental regulators and for users of radioactive substances (PDF, 1.3MB)

Guidance on whether you are exempt from the need to have a permit:

• General guidance on the use of exemption provisions (PDF, 604KB)
• Very low level radioactive waste (PDF, 165KB)
• Medical and veterinary use of radioactive sources (PDF, 116KB)
• Radioactivity in museums (PDF, 183KB)
• Waste sealed radioactive sources (PDF, 123KB)
• Small sealed radioactive sources (PDF, 194KB)
• Uranium and Thorium (PDF, 320KB)
• Small amounts of open radioactive sources (PDF, 242KB)
• Guidance on lamps containing radioactive substances (PDF, 43KB)
• Guidance on radioactive material and radioactive waste 'stored in transit' (PDF, 100KB)
• Guidance on interpretation of 'Relevant liquid' (PDF, 95KB)
• Guidance for NORM industrial activities on how to comply with the radioactive substances exemption regime (PDF, 124KB)