Radiation Protection Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Disposal of Radioactive Waste
13. Accumulation of radioactive waste
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to subsection (2), no person shall, except with the prior written approval of the Authority and in accordance with such conditions as may be specified by the Authority, accumulate any radioactive waste on any premises.
Where the disposal of any radioactive waste has been approved by the Authority under section 12 and, in accordance with that approval, the radioactive waste is required or permitted to be accumulated with a view to subsequent disposal thereof, no further approval under subsection (1) shall be required to enable the radioactive waste to be accumulated in accordance with the approval granted under that section.
disposal
"disposal", in relation to waste, includes - (a) its removal, deposit or destruction; (b) its discharge, whether onto land, into water or air, into a sewer or drain, or otherwise; and (c) its burial, whether underground or otherwise, and "dispose of" shall be construed accordingly;
For the purposes of this section, where any radioactive material is produced, kept or used on any premises and any substance arising from the production, keeping or use of that radioactive material is -
radioactive material
"radioactive material" means any material containing a radioactive substance giving it a specific or total radioactivity greater than 70 becquerels per gram (70 Bqlg) (0.002 u(i/g) or 70 kBq/kg;
accumulated in any part of the premises appropriated for the purpose; and
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retained there for a period of 3 months or more, that substance shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed -
to be radioactive waste; and
to be accumulated on the premises with a view to a subsequent disposal thereof.
If it appears to the Authority that adequate facilities are not available for the safe accumulation, storage or disposal of any radioactive waste, the Authority may direct the licensee to rectify the situation and the licensee shall give effect to such direction.
radioactive waste
"radioactive waste" means any waste which consists wholly or partly of - (a) the substance or article which, if it were not waste, would be radioactive material; or (b) a substance or an article which has been contaminated in the course of the production, keeping or use of radioactive material or by contact with, or proximity to other waste falling within paragraph (a).
Any person who contravenes subsections (I) and (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.
Terms defined in s 2
disposal
Defined · s 2"disposal", in relation to waste, includes - (a) its removal, deposit or destruction; (b) its discharge, whether onto land, into water or air, into a sewer or drain, or otherwise; and (c) its burial, whether underground or otherwise, and "dispose of" shall be construed accordingly;
premises
Defined · s 2"premises" includes any place whether enclosed or built on or not, whether situated underground or under water and, in particular, includes - (a) any building or conveyance; (b) any structure, whether a fixed structure or a movable structure such as tent; and (c) a part of any premises, including a part of premises of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
radioactive material
Defined · s 2"radioactive material" means any material containing a radioactive substance giving it a specific or total radioactivity greater than 70 becquerels per gram (70 Bqlg) (0.002 u(i/g) or 70 kBq/kg;
radioactive waste
Defined · s 2"radioactive waste" means any waste which consists wholly or partly of - (a) the substance or article which, if it were not waste, would be radioactive material; or (b) a substance or an article which has been contaminated in the course of the production, keeping or use of radioactive material or by contact with, or proximity to other waste falling within paragraph (a).
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