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Radioactive substances regulation for nuclear sites

• From: Environment Agency
• Part of: Radioactive and nuclear substances and waste, Environmental permits, Nuclear regulation, and Waste
• Published: 31 March 2014
• Last updated: 18 July 2017, see all updates

Information for licencees under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965.

If you hold a licence under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 you may need a permit if you carry out the activities of:

• receiving or disposing of radioactive waste
• keeping or using mobile radioactive apparatus

If you are on a nuclear licensed site as a tenant you may need a permit for the above activities and also for:

• keeping or using radioactive material

Exempt radioactive substances activities

You may not need a permit for some aspects of radioactive substances activities. See information on radioactive substances regulation for non-nuclear sites - exempt activities.

In practice most of these exemptions will not apply to activities on nuclear sites.

Requirements for a nuclear licensed site

Find information in the regulation of radioactive substances activities on nuclear licensed sites, the Environmental permitting regulations and the government guidance on radioactive substances regulation.

Apply for, change, transfer or surrender a radioactive substances permit

Before you apply read application form RSR part A and its associated guidance. Part F tells you where to send it. To apply for sealed sources use the non-nuclear Part B forms.

Pay for your radioactive substances permit

Charges for permits on nuclear sites are billed on the actual time spent and costs incurred in relation to applications, variations, transfer, surrenders and subsistence of permits. This is explained fully in the charging scheme.

Who to contact about your radioactive substances permit

You can discuss any part your application with the person who sent you the form or the Permit Support Centre:

Telephone: 020 3025 8174 or 020 3025 8207

Email: RSR.Rotherham2.NE@environment-agency.gov.uk

If you plan to carry out ‘intrusive investigation or other excavation, construction or building work to work our the suitability of any premises for underground disposal of radioactive waste’ please contact the relevant nuclear regulation group. You can talk to this group if you have any regulatory or technical questions.

Nuclear regulation group (north)

Telephone: 020 3025 5741

Email: nrg.north@environment-agency.gov.uk

Nuclear regulation group (south)

Telephone: 020 3025 9778

Email: nrg.south@environment-agency.gov.uk

Parts A and F

1. Radioactive substances activity: application for an environmental permit Part RSR-A

   • 4 January 2017
   • Form

2. Part RSR-F: Application for a RSR environmental permit

   • 15 October 2012
   • Form

Part B (new permits)

If you are applying for a new permit you must also fill in the relevant part B.

1. Part RSR-B3: apply for an open sources and radioactive waste nuclear site permit

   • 7 June 2016
   • Form

2. Part RSR-B5: apply for on-site burial of radioactive waste permit

   • 7 June 2016
   • Form

Part C (variations)

If you wish to vary your permit you must also fill in part C.

1. Part RSR-C3: variation to a bespoke radioactive substances activity permit

   • 7 June 2016
   • Form

Part D (transfer)

If you wish to transfer your permit to another person, both you and that other person must also fill in part D and both of you must sign the declaration in part F.

1. Part RSR-D3: transfer a RSR open sources and radioactive waste permit

   • 7 June 2016
   • Form

Part E (surrender)

If you wish to surrender your permit you must also fill in part E.

1. Part RSR-E4: surrender a RSR open sources permit

   • 23 May 2011
   • Form

How to comply with your radioactive substances permit

Guidance to help you comply with your permit.

Regulatory guidance on radioactive waste management

Radiological monitoring technical guidance

Advice note for flood and coastal erosion risk management

1. Radioactive Substances Regulation (RSR): Environmental principles

   • 1 April 2010
   • Guidance

2. RGN RSR 2: regulation of radioactive substances activities on nuclear licensed sites

   • 24 August 2012
   • Statutory guidance

3. RSR: Management arrangements for nuclear sites

   • 1 April 2010
   • Guidance

4. RSR: Principles of optimisation

   • 1 April 2010
   • Guidance

5. Nuclear licensed site: how to comply with your RSR environmental permit

   • 21 August 2012
   • Statutory guidance

6. Discharge of radioactive waste from nuclear sites: setting limits

   • 8 June 2012
   • Guidance

7. Assessment of prospective public doses from authorised discharges

   • 24 August 2012
   • Guidance

8. The decommissioning of nuclear facilities

   • 21 October 2013
   • Guidance

9. Near-surface disposal facilities on land for solid radioactive wastes

   • 1 February 2009
   • Statutory guidance

10. Geological disposal facilities on land for solid radioactive wastes

    • 1 February 2009
    • Statutory guidance

Document information

Published: 31 March 2014

Updated: 18 July 2017

+ full page history

1. 18 July 2017 Link to new document: Advice note for flood and coastal erosion risk management.
2. 6 July 2017 New link to joint regulatory guidance on radioactive waste management on the Office for Nuclear Regulation website.
3. 17 March 2016 New Nuclear regulation group (south) telephone number: 020 3025 9778.
4. 31 March 2014 First published.

From: Environment Agency

Part of: Radioactive and nuclear substances and waste Environmental permits Nuclear regulation Waste