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How to analyse samples taken to monitor pollution released from chimney stacks.
The purpose of this document is to provide a best method approach to sampling and analysing emissions from enclosed landfill gas flares.
Guidance to developers or operators of near-surface disposal facilities for solid radioactive waste.
This guidance explains the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process for organisations who want to submit a nuclear power plant design for assessment.
Publishing dates for packaging data.
Standard rules to operate non-hazardous sludge biological chemical and physical treatment sites up to 250kte.
Standard rules to capture, treat and store biogas from lagoons and tanks.
This page provides introductory information on Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW) packages.
This page describes standard package designs for Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW).
Managing radioactive waste with geological disposal
This document sets out principles and guidance for the assessment of ionising radiation doses to the public from authorised discharges.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can dewater and deposit silt from SUDS without an environmental permit.
Guidance on setting limits and levels on discharges of gaseous and liquid radioactive waste from nuclear licensed sites in England and Wales.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can temporarily exceed the waste wood storage limit in your environmental permit.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
The Environment Agency has provided this low risk waste position (LRWP) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you do not need to monitor emissions from permitted medium combustion plant that are used for back-up generation.
Standard rules for using waste in construction (existing permits only).
Standard rules for part A installation: capacity more than 75 tonnes per day.
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