Policy paper

2010 to 2015 government policy: radioactive and nuclear substances and waste

How our policy planning controls and prevents the risks in using, storing and disposing of nuclear and radioactive substances and waste.

• From: Department of Energy & Climate Change, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Baroness Verma and The Rt Hon Matt Hancock
• Published: 22 January 2013
• Last updated: 8 May 2015
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  1. 8 May 2015

     Policy document from the 2010 to 2015 government preserved in a different format for reference

  2. 24 July 2014

     Policy page amended to reflect the launch of the White Paper Implementing Geological Disposal.

  3. 24 July 2014

     An update to the page following publication of the White Paper on Geological Disposal.

  4. 28 June 2013

     Small update to providing policy for the safe and secure disposal of radioactive waste pages.

  5. 13 May 2013

     A call for evidence on managing radioactive waste has been published today.

  6. 8 February 2013

     Added justification register document

  7. 22 January 2013

     First published.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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2010 to 2015 government policy: radioactive and nuclear substances and waste

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Justification case: safety toaster - application

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Justification case: safety toaster - decision paper

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Justification case: safety toaster - statement

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Justification case: safety toaster - consultation report

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Concordat on the implementation of the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-justification-of-practices-involving-ionising-radiation-regulations-2004-guidance-on-their-application-and-administration

Statutory Instruments: Atomic Energy and Radioactive Substances

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Statutory Instruments: Atomic Energy and Radioactive Substances - correction

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Monitoring of radioactivity in air and rainwater in the UK: annual results report 2011

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Monitoring of radioactivity in air and rainwater in the UK: annual results report 2010

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Monitoring of radioactivity in air and rainwater in the UK: annual results report 2009

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The United Kingdom’s fourth national report on compliance with the obligations of the joint convention on the safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management

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UK strategy for radioactive discharges

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Annex A: acronyms, abbreviations & radionuclides

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Annex B: Impact Assessment

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Policy for the long term management of solid low level radioactive waste in the United Kingdom

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Data collection on solid low-level waste from the non-nuclear sector

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This policy paper shows the policy of the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government.

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