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This page explains how Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is working to achieve safe management and disposal of Higher Activity Waste (HAW) in the UK.
Exemption, notification, registering and licensing of radioactive substances and radiation generators in the UK.
T29 exemption allows farmers, landscapers and other land managers to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings produced during their work.
U5 exemption allows you to store and use biodiesel produced from waste as fuel in portable generators and motor vehicles.
Environment Agency regulatory position on cleaning and sterilising waste medical instruments containing metal to allow the waste metal to be recovered elsewhere.
Environment Agency regulatory position on waste transfer and consignment notes when business waste is deposited at a take back or collection point.
This guidance is intended to help the regulator, the regulated community, and others with an interest in water discharge activities.
Guidance for NDA employees on the user of the site and Intelligent Client in relation to Nuclear Safety, Security and Environmental Protection
How to manage soil health to provide agricultural benefit or ecological improvement for your landspreading mobile plant deployment.
View the permit issued for European Metal Recycling Leeds, Leeds under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
This document contains the performance standards and test procedures for certain types of portable water monitors (PWMs).
This guidance covers the monitoring of emissions from spark ignition engines.
Guidance for Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLW) site operators, detailing how eligible sites can be exempted from Nuclear Third Party Liability.
The Environment Agency's regulatory approach to perimeter soil gas following publication of the industry code of practice.
Environment Agency regulatory position on using heat to soften waste plastic as part of the waste treatment process carried out under a T4 or U9 waste exemption.
Standard rules to operate a composting facility involving storage, physical treatment and composting of specified biodegradable wastes.
Standard rules to operate a composting facility (not available for permit applications made after 7 January 2013).
Standard rules to store and transfer clinical waste and healthcare waste.
SR2010 No 13: use of waste to manufacture timber or construction products.
Standard rules and generic risk assessment for the management of onshore oil exploration.
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