Research and analysis

Preparation of technical support material for radioactivley contaminated land

Provide information on the techniques available allow the Environment Agencies in the UK to fulfil their envisaged regulatory requirements for historical radioactively contaminated sites.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
1 January 2000

Documents

Preparation of Technical Support Material for Radioactivley Contaminated Land

Ref: LIT 1245

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The UK Government is considering the introduction of a regulatory regime to address the legacy of sites that are radioactively contaminated due to historical activities. The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) consulted on the principles of this regime in 1998, although no specific plans are yet in place to introduce the regime. The consultation paper envisaged that the Environment Agencies would have a major role in regulating the investigation and assessment of potentially contaminated sites and, where appropriate, their remediation.

This work was commissioned by the Environment Agency, with support from DETR and SNIFFER (Scottish and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research) to provide information on the techniques available allow the Environment Agencies to fulfil their envisaged regulatory requirements, and to assist DETR in the preparation of Statutory Guidance. The work was carried out by Entec UK Ltd, in conjunction with the NRPB.

Published 1 January 2000