Radioactive and nuclear substances and waste

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Services

1. Classify different types of waste

   How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance

2. Hazardous waste

   How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.

3. Hazardous waste consignment note

   A completed consignment note must accompany hazardous waste when moved from any premises.

4. Battery waste: retailer and distributor responsibilities

   Find out if you must offer free collection of old batteries - batteries you must take back, how to collect and send batteries to be recycled, penalties

5. Hazardous waste producer registration (Wales)

   Register your premises with Natural Resource Wales if you produce or hold hazardous waste in Wales

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Guidance and regulation

1. Hazardous waste: consignment note guidance
   • Detailed guide
   • 8 February 2018
   • Environment Agency
2. The UK's nuclear history
   • Detailed guide
   • 25 January 2018
   • Radioactive Waste Management
3. Hazardous waste: consignee returns guidance (England)
   • Detailed guide
   • 9 February 2018
   • Environment Agency
4. How to contact Radioactive Waste Management (RWM)
   • Detailed guide
   • 18 December 2018
   • Radioactive Waste Management
5. Hazardous waste: segregation and mixing
   • Detailed guide
   • 4 April 2014
   • Environment Agency

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News and communications

9 July 2019 — News story

Decommissioning Programme takes centre stage at NDA Stakeholder Summit

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Low Level Waste Repository Ltd

1. RWM welcomes community leaders at the LGA Conference 2019
   • 9 July 2019
   • Radioactive Waste Management
   • News story
2. RWM's Dr Samantha King triumphs at the ENEI Awards
   • 4 July 2019
   • Radioactive Waste Management
   • News story
3. LLWR signs cooperation agreement with European neighbours
   • 27 June 2019
   • Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
   • News story
4. Danica's Dream Fund chosen as LLWR's new charity of the year
   • 25 June 2019
   • Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Managing on-site stockpiling and use of high volumes of concrete-based demolition material
   • 14 March 2019
   • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
   • Independent report
2. Ambient gamma radiation dose rates across the UK
   • 10 January 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Research
3. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority radioactive waste management strategy consultation: CoRWM response
   • 7 November 2018
   • Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
   • Research
4. Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) reports
   • 25 October 2018
   • Food Standards Agency, Environment Agency, and Natural Resources Wales
   • Research
5. Graphene and its use in nuclear decommissioning
   • 13 July 2017
   • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
   • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

1. National FCERM strategy: Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report
   • 9 May 2019
   • Environment Agency
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 09 October 2018
2. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Business Plan 2019 to 2022
   • 29 March 2019
   • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Radioactive Waste Management, Sellafield Ltd, Dounreay , Magnox Ltd, and Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 04 February 2019
3. National Policy Statement for Geological Disposal Infrastructure: government response to BEIS select committee report
   • 4 July 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Policy paper
4. National Policy Statement for Geological Disposal Infrastructure
   • 4 July 2019
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Policy paper
5. Geological Disposal Facility site evaluation: CoRWM response to the RWM consultation
   • 4 June 2019
   • Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Waste Metric Dashboard: June 2019
   • 9 July 2019
   • Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
   • Corporate report
2. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Mission Progress Report
   • 4 July 2019
   • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
   • Corporate report
3. Nuclear Provision: explaining the cost of cleaning up Britain's nuclear legacy
   • 4 July 2019
   • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
   • Corporate report
4. SWLP 21: 210 Litre Steel Drums Transported by Road on code XL Rated Trailers
   • 2 July 2019
   • Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
   • Corporate report
5. Regulatory Interface Management (RIM) group
   • 29 June 2019
   • Radioactive Waste Management
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
2. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
3. Public Health England
4. Ministry of Defence
5. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

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1. Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board
2. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
3. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
4. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
5. Northern Ireland Office
6. Office for Product Safety & Standards
7. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
8. UK Export Finance

1. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
2. Environment Agency
3. Radioactive Waste Management
4. Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
5. Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
6. Sellafield Ltd
7. Magnox Ltd
8. Dounreay
9. Innovate UK
10. Defence Infrastructure Organisation