14. Accumulation of radioactive waste
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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 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 approval given by the Director under this section may be subject to such conditions as the Director may think fit.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Radiation Protection appointed under section 3;
Where the disposal of any radioactive waste has been authorised under section 13 and, in accordance with that authorisation, the waste is required or permitted to be accumulated with a view to subsequent disposal thereof, no further authorisation under this section shall be required to enable the waste to be accumulated in accordance with the authorisation granted under that section.
disposal
“disposal”, in relation to waste, includes its removal, deposit or destruction, and includes its discharge, whether onto land or into water or into air or into a sewer or a drain or otherwise, and also includes 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 material is accumulated in any part of the premises appropriated for the purpose, and is retained there for a period of not less than 3 months, that substance shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed —
radioactive material
“radioactive material” means any article containing a radioactive substance giving it a specific radioactivity exceeding 74 becquerel per gram and a total radioactivity exceeding 3.7 kilobecquerel;
to be radioactive waste; and
to be accumulated on the premises with a view to a subsequent disposal thereof.