Safety requirements for disposal and discharge of radioactive waste by the user General Requirements Disposal of radioactive material to landfill A person must not dispose of radioactive material to landfill unless that person does so in accordance with: requirements of S1.1 of Schedule 1, or an authorisation from the relevant regulatory authority. Discharge of radioactive material to the A person must not discharge radioactive material to the sewer unless that person does so in accordance with: requirements of S1.2 of Schedule 1, or an authorisation from the relevant regulatory authority. Discharge of radioactive material to the atmosphere A person must not discharge radioactive material to the atmosphere unless that person does so in accordance with: requirements of S1.3 of Schedule 1, or an authorisation from the relevant regulatory authority. Schedule 1: Requirements and limits for the disposal and discharge of radioactive by the user S1.1: Disposal of radioactive material via landfill No authorisation is required from the relevant regulatory authority to dispose of radioactive material for placement into landfill if the material: 1. is in solid form 2. is contained within packaging designed so that: (a) the smallest overall external dimension of each package is not less than 10 cm (b) the package can be easily handled (c) there are at least two complete layers of packaging between the radioactive material and the exterior of the package, one layer of which is waterproof;
Safety requirements for disposal and discharge of radioactive waste by the user General Requirements Disposal of radioactive material to landfill A person must not dispose of radioactive material to landfill unless that person does so in accordance with: requirements of S1.1 of Schedule 1, or an authorisation from the relevant regulatory authority. Discharge of radioactive material to the A person must not discharge radioactive material to the sewer unless that person does so in accordance with: requirements of S1.2 of Schedule 1, or an authorisation from the relevant regulatory authority. Discharge of radioactive material to the atmosphere A person must not discharge radioactive material to the atmosphere unless that person does so in accordance with: requirements of S1.3 of Schedule 1, or an authorisation from the relevant regulatory authority. Schedule 1: Requirements and limits for the disposal and discharge of radioactive by the user S1.1: Disposal of radioactive material via landfill No authorisation is required from the relevant regulatory authority to dispose of radioactive material for placement into landfill if the material: 1. is in solid form 2. is contained within packaging designed so that: (a) the smallest overall external dimension of each package is not less than 10 cm (b) the package can be easily handled (c) there are at least two complete layers of packaging between the radioactive material and the exterior of the package, one layer of which is waterproof;
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