The Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
- (a) take such steps as are appropriate to account for and keep records of the quantity and location of those substances; and
- (b) keep those records or a copy of the records for at least 2 years from the date on which they were made and, in addition, for at least 2 years from the date of disposal of that radioactive substance.
Keeping and moving of radioactive substances
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- (1) An employer shall ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that any radioactive substance under its control which is not for the time being in use or being moved, transported or disposed of—
- (a) is kept in a suitable receptacle; and
- (b) is kept in a suitable store.
- (2) An employer who causes or permits a radioactive substance to be moved (otherwise than by transporting it) shall ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the substance is kept in a suitable receptacle, suitably labelled, while it is being moved.
- (3) Nothing in paragraphs (1) or (2) applies in relation to a radioactive substance while it is in or on the live body or corpse of a human being.
Notification of certain occurrences
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- (1) An employer shall immediately notify the Executive in any case where a quantity of a radioactive substance which was under its control and which exceeds the quantity specified for that substance in column 5 of Part I of Schedule 7—
- (a) has been released or is likely to have been released into the atmosphere as a gas, aerosol or dust; or
- (b) has been spilled or otherwise released in such a manner as to give rise to significant contamination.
- (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where such release—
- (a) was in accordance with a registration under section 10 of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 or which was exempt from such registration by virtue of section 11 of that Act; or
- (b) was in a manner specified in an authorisation to dispose of radioactive waste under section 13 of that Act or which was exempt from such authorisation by virtue of section 15 of that Act.
- (3) Where an employer has reasonable cause to believe that a quantity of radioactive substance which exceeds the quantity for that substance specified in column 6 of Part I of Schedule 7 and which was under its control is lost or has been stolen, the employer shall immediately notify the Executive of that loss or theft, as the case may be.
- (4) Where an employer suspects or has been informed that an occurrence notifiable under this regulation may have occurred, it shall make an immediate investigation and, unless that investigation shows that no such occurrence has occurred, it shall immediately make a notification under the relevant paragraph of this regulation.
- (5) An employer who makes any investigation in accordance with paragraph (4) shall make a report of that investigation and shall, unless the investigation showed that no such occurrence occurred, keep that report or a copy of the report for at least 30 years from the date on which it was made or, in any other case, for at least 2 years from the date on which it was made.
Duties of manufacturers etc of articles for use in work with ionising radiation
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- (1) In the case of articles for use at work, where that work is work with ionising radiation, Article 7(1) of the 1978 Order (which imposes general duties on manufacturers etc. as regards articles and substances for use at work) is modified so that any duty imposed on any person by that Article includes a duty to ensure that any such article is so designed and constructed as to restrict so far as is reasonably practicable the extent to which employees and other persons are or are likely to be exposed to ionising radiation.
- (2) Where a person erects or installs an article for use at work, being work with ionising radiation, that person shall—
- (a) undertake a critical examination of the way in which the article was erected or installed for the purpose of ensuring, in particular, that—
- (i) any safety features and warning devices operate correctly; and
- (ii) there is sufficient protection for persons from exposure to ionising radiation;
- (b) consult with the radiation protection adviser that they appointed, or that the employer engaged in work with ionising radiation appointed, with regard to the nature and extent of any critical examination and the results of that examination; and
- (c) provide the employer engaged in work with ionising radiation with adequate information about proper use, testing and maintenance of the article.
Equipment used for medical exposure
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Misuse of or interference with sources of ionising radiation
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No person may intentionally or recklessly misuse or without reasonable excuse interfere with any radioactive substance or any electrical equipment in respect of which these Regulations apply.
PART 7 — DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES AND MISCELLANEOUS
Duties of employees
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- (1) An employee who is engaged in work with ionising radiation shall not knowingly expose themselves or any other person to ionising radiation to an extent greater than is reasonably necessary for the purposes of their work, and shall exercise reasonable care while carrying out such work.
- (2) Every employee or outside worker for whom personal protective equipment is provided pursuant to regulation 9(2)(c) shall—
- (a) make full and proper use of any such personal protective equipment;
- (b) immediately report to the employer who provided any such personal protective equipment any defect they discover in that equipment; and
- (c) take all reasonable steps to ensure that any such personal protective equipment is returned after use to the accommodation provided for it.
- (3) It is the duty of every classified outside worker not to misuse the radiation passbook issued to that worker or falsify or attempt to falsify any of the information contained in it.
- (4) Any employee to whom regulation 22(1) or regulation 13(2)(b) relates shall comply with any reasonable requirement imposed on that person by that person's employer for the purposes of making the measurements and assessments required under regulation 22(1) and regulation 24(1).
- (5) An employee who is subject to medical surveillance under regulation 25 shall, when required by their employer and at the cost of the employer, present themselves during their working hours for such medical examination and tests as may be required for the purposes of regulation 25(2) and shall provide the relevant doctor with such information concerning their health as the relevant doctor may reasonably require.
- (6) Where an employee has reasonable cause to believe that—
- (a) they or some other person has received an overexposure or ;
- (b) an occurrence mentioned in paragraph (1) or (3) of regulation 31 has occurred; ...
- (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
they shall immediately notify their employer of that belief.
Approval of dosimetry services
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- (1) The Executive (or such other person as may from time to time be specified in writing by the Executive) may, by a certificate in writing, approve (in accordance with such criteria as may from time to time be specified by the Executive) a suitable dosimetry service for such of the purposes of these Regulations or of the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 as are specified in the certificate.
- (2) A certificate made pursuant to paragraph (1) may be subject to conditions and may be revoked in writing at any time.
- (3) The Executive (or such other person as may from time to time be specified in writing by the Executive) may at such periods as it considers appropriate carry out a re-assessment of any approval granted pursuant to paragraph (1).
Defence on contravention
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- (1) In any proceedings against an employer for an offence under regulation 5(2) (notification), 6(3) (registration) or 7(2) (consent), it is a defence for that employer to prove that—
- (a) it neither knew nor had reasonable cause to believe that it had carried out or might be required to carry out work that required notification under regulation 5(2), registration under regulation 6(3) or consent under regulation 7(2) (as the case may be); and
- (b) in a case where it discovered that it had carried out or was carrying out such work, it had immediately notified, registered or applied for consent for such work (as the case may be) in accordance with those regulations.
- (2) The defence in paragraph (1)—
- (a) in connection with an offence under regulation 6(3), does not apply in relation to the operation of a radiation generator; and
- (b) in connection with an offence under regulation 7(2), only applies in relation to a practice referred to in regulation 7(1)(g).
- (3) In any proceedings against an employer for an offence under regulation 8, it is a defence for that employer to prove that—
- (a) it neither knew nor had reasonable cause to believe that it had commenced a new activity involving work with ionising radiation; and
- (b) in a case where it had discovered that it had commenced a new activity involving work with ionising radiation, it had as soon as practicable made an assessment as required by regulation 8.
- (4) In any proceedings against an employer for an offence under regulation 28(2) it is a defence for that employer to prove that—
- (a) it had received and reasonably relied on a written undertaking from the supplier of the article concerned that the article complied with the requirements of that paragraph; and
- (b) it had complied with the requirements of paragraph (3) of that regulation.
- (5) In any proceedings against an employer of an outside worker for a breach of a duty under these Regulations it is a defence for that employer to show that—
- (a) it had entered into a contract in writing with the employer who had designated an area as a controlled or supervised area and in which the outside worker was working or was to work for that employer to perform that duty on its behalf; and
- (b) the breach of duty was a result of the failure of the employer referred to in sub-paragraph (a) to fulfil that contract.
- (6) In any proceedings against any employer who has designated a controlled or supervised area in which any outside worker is working or is to work for a breach of a duty under these Regulations it is a defence for that employer to show that—
- (a) it had entered into a contract in writing with the employer of an outside worker for that employer to perform that duty on its behalf; and
- (b) the breach of duty was a result of the failure of the employer referred to in sub-paragraph (a) to fulfil that contract.
- (7) A person charged is not, without the permission of the court, entitled to rely on the defence referred to in paragraph (5) or (6) unless, within a period ending 7 clear days before the hearing, that person has served on the prosecutor a notice in writing of that person's intention to rely on the defence and the notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the contract on which that person intends to rely and, if that contract is not in English, an accurate translation of that contract into English.
- (8) Where a contravention of these Regulations by any person is due to the act or default of some other person, that other person will be guilty of the offence which would, but for any defence under this regulation available to the first-mentioned person, be constituted by the act or default.
Exemption certificates
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- (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Executive may, by a certificate in writing, exempt—
- (a) any person or class of persons;
- (b) any premises or class of premises; or
- (c) any equipment, apparatus or substance or class of equipment, apparatus or substance,
from any requirement or prohibition imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked by a certificate in writing at any time.
- (2) The Executive shall not grant an exemption unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case and in particular to—
- (a) the conditions, if any, which it proposes to attach to the exemption; and
- (b) any other requirements imposed by or under any enactments which apply to the case,
Application within the territorial sea
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- (1) Subject to paragraph (2), within the territorial sea these Regulations shall apply only to or in relation to the premises and activities to which any of paragraphs 2 to 9 of Schedule 10 applies.
- (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), in any case where it is not reasonably practicable for an employer to comply with the requirements of these Regulations in so far as they relate to functions being performed by a relevant doctor or by an approved dosimetry service, it is sufficient compliance with any such requirements if the employer makes arrangements affording an equivalent standard of protection for its employees and those arrangements are set out in local rules.
Modifications relating to the Ministry of Defence etc
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- (1) In this regulation, any reference to—
- (a) “visiting forces” is a reference to visiting forces within the meaning of any provision of Part 1 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 ; and
- (b) “headquarters or organisation” is a reference to a headquarters or organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964 .
- (2) The Secretary of State for Defence may, in the interests of national security, by a certificate in writing exempt—
- (a) Her Majesty's Forces;
- (b) visiting forces;
- (c) any member of a visiting force working in or attached to any headquarters or organisation; or
- (d) any person engaged in work with ionising radiation for, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State for Defence,
from all or any of the requirements or prohibitions imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked at any time by a certificate in writing, except that, where any such exemption is granted, suitable arrangements shall be made for the assessment and recording of doses of ionising radiation received by persons to whom the exemption relates.
- (3) Regulations 5, 6 and 7 do not apply in relation to work carried out by visiting forces or any headquarters or organisation on premises under the control of such visiting force, headquarters or organisation, as the case may be, or on premises under the control of the Secretary of State for Defence.
- (4) With respect to any work with ionising radiation undertaken for, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State for Defence—
- (a) the requirements of regulations 5(2) and (3), 6(4)(a) and (b), and 7(3)(a) and (b) to notify particulars specified by the Executive only apply in relation to the particulars that may be so specified from the list set out in paragraph (9); and
- (b) any requirement to provide any of the particulars described in paragraphs (9)(d), (e), (f), (g), (h) (i) and (k) does not apply where—
- (i) the Secretary of State for Defence decides that the provision of such particulars will be contrary to the interests of national security; or
- (ii) suitable alternative arrangements have been agreed with the Executive.
- (5) Regulation 5(4) does not apply to an employer in relation to work with ionising radiation undertaken for or on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence, visiting forces or any headquarters or organisation.
- (6) Sub-paragraph (i) of regulation 22(3) does not apply in relation to a practice carried out—
- (a) by or on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence;
- (b) by a visiting force; or
- (c) by any member of a visiting force in or attached to any headquarters or organisation.
- (7) Regulations 23(6), (7) and (8) and regulation 25(8) do not apply in relation to visiting forces or any member of a visiting force working in or attached to any headquarters or organisation.
- (8) In regulation 26(1) the requirement to notify the Executive of a suspected overexposure and the results of the consequent investigation and assessment does not apply in relation to the exposure of—
- (a) a member of a visiting force; or
- (b) a member of a visiting force working in or attached to a headquarters or organisation.
- (9) The particulars referred to in paragraph (4) are—
- (a) the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the employer;
- (b) the address of the premises where or from where the work activity is to be carried out and a telephone number or e-mail address for such premises;
- (c) the nature of the business of the employer;
- (d) a description of the work with ionising radiation;
- (e) particulars of the source or sources of ionising radiation including the type of electrical equipment used or operated and the nature of any radioactive substance;
- (f) the quantities of any radioactive substance used in the work;
- (g) the identity of any person engaged in the work;
- (h) whether or not any source is to be used at premises other than the address given in sub-paragraph (b);
- (i) the location and description of any premises at which the work is carried out on each occasion that it is so carried out;
- (j) the date of notification, registration or application for consent to carry out the work activity and the date of commencement of the work activity;
- (k) the duration of any period over which the work is carried out and the date of termination of the work activity.
Transitional provisions and savings
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Schedule 8, which makes transitional provisions and savings, has effect.
Modifications and revocation
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- (1) Schedule 9, which contains modifications to primary and secondary legislation, has effect.
- (2) The Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 are revoked.
SCHEDULE 1 — Work not required to be notified under regulation 5
1
Work with ionising radiation is not required to be notified in accordance with regulation 5 when the only such work being carried out is in one or more of the following categories—
- (a) where the concentration of activity per unit mass of a radioactive substance does not exceed the concentration specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 7 (for artificial radionuclides and naturally occurring radionuclides which are processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties) or column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 7 (for naturally occurring radionuclides which are not processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties);
- (b) where the quantity of radioactive substance involved does not exceed the quantity specified in column 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 7 (for artificial radionuclides and naturally occurring radionuclides which are processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties) or column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 7 (for naturally occurring radionuclides which are not processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties);
- (c) where the concentration of activity per unit mass or quantity of a radioactive substance does not exceed values which may be approved by the Executive for specific types of work and where such work satisfies the exemption criteria set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 below;
- (d) where apparatus contains radioactive substances in a quantity exceeding the values specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) provided that—
- (i) the apparatus is of a type approved—
- (aa) by the Executive; or
- (bb) by the Great Britain Executive in accordance with paragraph 1(d) of Schedule 1 to the Great Britain Regulations;
- (ii) the apparatus is constructed in the form of a sealed source;
- (iii) the apparatus does not under normal operating conditions cause a dose rate of more that 1 µSvh⁻¹ at a distance of 0.1m from any accessible surface; and
- (iv) conditions for the disposal of the apparatus have been specified by the chief inspector;
- (e) the operation of any electrical apparatus to which these Regulations apply other than apparatus referred to in sub-paragraph (f) provided that—
- (i) the apparatus is of a type approved—
- (aa) by the Executive; or
- (bb) by the Great Britain Executive in accordance with paragraph 1(e) of Schedule 1 to the Great Britain Regulations; and
- (ii) the apparatus does not under normal operating conditions cause a dose rate of more than 1 µSvh⁻¹ at a distance of 0.1m from any accessible surface;
- (f) the operation of—
- (i) any cathode ray tube intended for the display of visual images; or
- (ii) any other electrical apparatus operating at a potential difference not exceeding 30kV,
provided that the operation of the tube or apparatus does not under normal operating conditions cause a dose rate of more than 1 µSvh⁻¹ at a distance of 0.1m from any accessible surface; or
- (g) where the work involves contaminated material resulting from authorised releases which the chief inspector has declared not to be subject to further control.
2
The criteria for the exemption from notification of work with ionising radiation are as follows:
- (a) the radiological risks to individuals caused by such work are sufficiently low, as to be of no regulatory concern;
- (b) work of such type has been found to be justified; and
- (c) such work is inherently safe.
3
Work with ionising radiation only meets the requirements of paragraph 2(a) if—
- (a) in relation to an employee, the effective dose caused by such work does not exceed 1 mSv in a calendar year; and
- (b) in relation to any other person, the following requirements are met in all circumstances where it is reasonably practicable to do so—
- (i) the effective dose caused by such work from radionuclides which are not naturally occurring radionuclides does not exceed 10 µSv in a calendar year; and
- (ii) the effective dose caused by such work from naturally occurring radionuclides does not exceed 1 mSv in a calendar year.
4
In paragraph 2(b), “found to be justified” has the meaning given by regulation 4(4) of the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 .
5
In this Schedule, “the chief inspector” has the meaning assigned to it by section 47(1) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 .
SCHEDULE 2 — Consent to carry out a practice: indicative list of information
1
Responsibilities and organisational arrangements for protection and safety.
2
Staff competences, including information and training.
3
Design features of the facility and of radiation sources.
4
Anticipated occupational and public exposures in normal operation.
5
Safety assessment of the activities and the facility in order to—
- (a) identify ways in which potential exposures or accidental and unintended medical exposures could occur;
- (b) estimate, to the extent practicable, the probabilities and magnitude of potential exposures;
- (c) assess the quality and extent of protection and safety provisions, including engineering features, as well as administrative procedures;
- (d) define the operational limits and conditions of operation.
6
Emergency procedures.
7
Maintenance, testing, inspection and servicing so as to ensure that the radiation source and the facility continue to meet the design requirements, operational limits and conditions of operation throughout their lifetime.
8
Management of radioactive waste and arrangements for the disposal of such waste, in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
9
Management of disused sources.
10
Quality assurance.
SCHEDULE 3 — Dose limits
PART 1 — Classes of persons to whom dose limits apply
Employees and trainees of 18 years of age or above
1
For the purposes of regulation 12(1), the limit on effective dose for any employee or trainee, being of 18 years of age or above, is 20 mSv in any calendar year.
2
Without prejudice to paragraph 1—
- (a) the limit on equivalent dose for the lens of the eye is—
- (i) 20 mSv in a calendar year; or
- (ii) in accordance with conditions approved by the Executive from time to time, 100 mSv in any period of five consecutive calendar years subject to a maximum equivalent dose of 50 mSv in any single calendar year;
- (b) the limit on equivalent dose for the skin is 500 mSv in a calendar year as applied to the dose averaged over any area of 1 cm² regardless of the area exposed;
- (c) the limit on equivalent dose for the extremities is 500 mSv in a calendar year.
Trainees aged under 18 years
3
For the purposes of regulation 12(1), the limit on effective dose for any trainee under 18 years of age is 6 mSv in any calendar year.
4
Without prejudice to paragraph 3—
- (a) the limit on equivalent dose for the lens of the eye is 15 mSv in a calendar year;
- (b) the limit on equivalent dose for the skin is 150 mSv in a calendar year as applied to the dose averaged over any area of 1 cm² regardless of the area exposed;
- (c) the limit on equivalent dose for the extremities is 150 mSv in a calendar year.
Other persons
5
Subject to paragraph 6, for the purposes of regulation 12(1) the limit on effective dose for any person other than an employee or trainee referred to in paragraph 1 or 3, including any person below the age of 16, is 1 mSv in any calendar year.
6
Paragraph 5 does not apply in relation to any person (not being a carer and comforter) who may be exposed to ionising radiation resulting from the medical exposure of another and in such a case the limit on effective dose for any such person is 5 mSv in any period of 5 consecutive calendar years.
7
Without prejudice to paragraphs 5 and 6—
- (a) the limit on equivalent dose for the lens of the eye is 15 mSv in any calendar year;
- (b) the limit on equivalent dose for the skin is 50 mSv in any calendar year averaged over any 1 cm² area regardless of the area exposed;
- (c) the limit on equivalent dose for the extremities is 50 mSv in a calendar year.
PART 2
8
For the purposes of regulation 12(2), the limit on effective dose for employees or trainees of 18 years or above is 100 mSv in any period of five consecutive calendar years subject to a maximum effective dose of 50 mSv in any single calendar year.
9
Without prejudice to paragraph 8—
- (a) the limit on equivalent dose for the lens of the eye is—
- (i) 20 mSv in a calendar year; or
- (ii) in accordance with conditions approved by the Executive from time to time, 100 mSv in any period of five consecutive calendar years subject to a maximum equivalent dose of 50 mSv in any single calendar year;
- (b) the limit on equivalent dose for the skin is 500 mSv in a calendar year as applied to the dose averaged over any area of 1 cm² regardless of the area exposed;
- (c) the limit on equivalent dose for the extremities is 500 mSv in a calendar year.
10
The employer shall ensure that any employee in respect of whom regulation 12(2) applies is not exposed to ionising radiation to an extent that any dose limit specified in paragraphs 8 or 9 is exceeded.
11
An employer shall not put into effect a system of dose limitation pursuant to regulation 12(2) unless—
- (a) the radiation protection adviser and any employees who are affected have been consulted;
- (b) any employees affected and the approved dosimetry service have been informed in writing of the decision and of the reasons for that decision; and
- (c) notice has been given to the Executive at least 28 days (or such shorter period as the Executive may allow) before the decision is put into effect giving the reasons for the decision
12
Where there is reasonable cause to believe that any employee has been exposed to an effective dose greater than 20 mSv in any calendar year, the employer shall, as soon as is practicable—
- (a) undertake an investigation into the circumstances of the exposure for the purpose of determining whether the dose limit referred to in paragraph 8 is likely to be complied with; and
- (b) notify the Executive of that suspected exposure.
13
An employer shall review the decision to put into effect a system of dose limitation pursuant to regulation 12(2) at appropriate intervals and in any event not less than once every five years.
14
Where as a result of a review undertaken pursuant to paragraph 13 an employer proposes to revert to a system of annual dose limitation pursuant to regulation 12(1), the provisions of paragraph 11 apply as if the reference in that paragraph to regulation 12(2) was a reference to regulation 12(1).
15
Where an employer puts into effect a system of dose limitation in pursuance of regulation 12(2), the employer shall record the reasons for that decision and shall ensure that the record is preserved until any person subject to the system of dose limitation under regulation 12(2) has or would have attained the age of 75 years but in any event for at least 30 years from the making of the record.
16
In any case where—
- (a) the dose limits specified in paragraph 8 are being applied by an employer in respect of an employee; and
- (b) the Executive is not satisfied that it is impracticable for that employee to be subject to the dose limit specified in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of this Schedule,
the Executive may require the employer to apply the dose limit specified in paragraph 1 of Part 1 with effect from such time as the Executive may consider appropriate having regard to the interests of the employee concerned.
17
In any case where, as a result of a review undertaken pursuant to paragraph 13, an employer proposes to revert to an annual dose limitation in accordance with regulation 12(1), the Executive may require the employer to defer the implementation of that decision to such time as the Executive may consider appropriate having regard to the interests of the employee concerned.
18
Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Executive taken pursuant to paragraphs 16 or 17 may appeal to the Department.
19
Chapter I of the Schedule to the Deregulation (Model Appeal Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 shall apply to any appeal under paragraph 18 .
SCHEDULE 4 — Matters in respect of which a radiation protection adviser shall be consulted
1
The implementation of requirements as to controlled and supervised areas.
2
The prior examination of plans for installations and the acceptance into service of new or modified sources of ionising radiation in relation to any engineering controls, design features, safety features and warning devices provided to restrict exposure to ionising radiation.
3
The regular calibration of equipment provided for monitoring levels of ionising radiation and the regular checking that such equipment is serviceable and correctly used.
4
The periodic examination and testing of engineering controls, design features, safety features and warning devices and regular checking of systems of work provided to restrict exposure to ionising radiation.
SCHEDULE 5 — Particulars to be entered in the radiation passbook
1
Individual serial number of the passbook.
2
A statement that the passbook has been approved by the Executive for the purpose of these Regulations.
3
Date of issue of the passbook by the approved dosimetry service.
4
The name, telephone number and mark of endorsement of the issuing approved dosimetry service.
5
The name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the employer.
6
Full name (surname, forenames), date of birth, gender and national insurance number of the classified outside worker to whom the passbook has been issued.
7
Date of the last medical review of the classified outside worker and the relevant classification in the health record maintained under regulation 25 as fit, fit subject to conditions (which shall be specified) or unfit.
8
The relevant dose limits applicable to the classified outside worker to whom the passbook has been issued.
9
The cumulative dose assessment in mSv for the year to date for the classified outside worker, external (whole body, organ or tissue) and/or internal as appropriate and the date of the end of the last assessment period.
10
In respect of services performed by the classified outside worker—
- (a) the name and address of the employer responsible for the controlled area;
- (b) the period covered by the performance of the services;
- (c) the following estimated dose information, as appropriate—
- (i) an estimate of any whole body effective dose in mSv received by the classified outside worker;
- (ii) in the event of non-uniform exposure, an estimate of the equivalent dose in mSv to organs and tissues as appropriate; and
- (iii) in the event of internal contamination, an estimate of the activity taken in or the committed dose.
SCHEDULE 6 — Particulars to be contained in a health record
The following particulars shall be contained in a health record made for the purposes of regulation 25(2)(b)—
- (a) the employee’s—
- (i) full name;
- (ii) sex;
- (iii) date of birth;
- (iv) permanent address; and
- (v) National Insurance number;
- (b) the date of the employee’s commencement as a classified person in present employment;
- (c) the nature of the employee’s employment;
- (d) the date and type of the last medical examination or health review carried out in respect of the employee;
- (e) a statement by the relevant doctor made as a result of the latest medical examination or health review carried out in respect of the employee classifying the employee as fit, fit subject to conditions (which should be specified) or unfit;
- (f) in relation to each medical examination and health review, the name and signature of the relevant doctor;
- (g) the name and address of the approved dosimetry service with whom arrangements have been made for maintaining the dose record in accordance with regulation 22.
SCHEDULE 7 — Quantities and concentrations of radionuclides
PART 1 — Table of artificial radionuclides and naturally occurring radionuclides (which are processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties)
| ¹ Potassium salts in quantities less than 1,000kg are exempt. | ¹ Potassium salts in quantities less than 1,000kg are exempt. | ¹ Potassium salts in quantities less than 1,000kg are exempt. | ¹ Potassium salts in quantities less than 1,000kg are exempt. | ¹ Potassium salts in quantities less than 1,000kg are exempt. | ¹ Potassium salts in quantities less than 1,000kg are exempt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Radionuclide name, symbol, isotope | Concentration for: Notification (any amount of radioactive material); Registration (amounts of radioactive material that exceed 1,000kg) | Quantity for Notification | Concentration for Registration (amounts of radioactive material that do not exceed 1,000kg) | Quantity for notification of occurrences | Quantity for notification of occurrences |
| Regulation 5(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 1(a); regulation 6(2)(f) | Regulation 5(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 1(b) | Regulation 6(2)(e) | Regulation 31(1) | Regulation 31(3) | |
| (Bq/g) | (Bq) | (Bq/g) | (Bq) | (Bq) | |
| Hydrogen | Hydrogen | Hydrogen | Hydrogen | Hydrogen | Hydrogen |
| H-3 (tritiated compounds) | 10² | 10⁹ | 10⁶ | 10¹² | 10¹⁰ |
| Beryllium | Beryllium | Beryllium | Beryllium | Beryllium | Beryllium |
| Be-7 | 10 | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| Carbon | Carbon | Carbon | Carbon | Carbon | Carbon |
| C-11 | 0.01 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| C-11 (monoxide) | 0.01 | 10⁹ | 10 | 10¹² | 10¹⁰ |
| C-11 (dioxide) | 0.01 | 10⁹ | 10 | 10¹² | 10¹⁰ |
| C-14 | 1 | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Oxygen | Oxygen | Oxygen | Oxygen | Oxygen | Oxygen |
| O-15 | 0.01 | 10⁹ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | |
| Fluorine | Fluorine | Fluorine | Fluorine | Fluorine | Fluorine |
| F-18 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Sodium | Sodium | Sodium | Sodium | Sodium | Sodium |
| Na-22 | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Na-24 | 0.1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Silicon | Silicon | Silicon | Silicon | Silicon | Silicon |
| Si-31 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Phosphorus | Phosphorus | Phosphorus | Phosphorus | Phosphorus | Phosphorus |
| P-32 | 10³ | 10⁵ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| P-33 | 10³ | 10⁸ | 10⁵ | 10¹¹ | 10⁹ |
| Sulphur | Sulphur | Sulphur | Sulphur | Sulphur | Sulphur |
| S-35 | 10² | 10⁸ | 10⁵ | 10¹¹ | 10⁹ |
| Chlorine | Chlorine | Chlorine | Chlorine | Chlorine | Chlorine |
| Cl-36 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Cl-38 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁶ |
| Argon | Argon | Argon | Argon | Argon | Argon |
| Ar-37 | 0.01 | 10⁸ | 10⁶ | 10¹³ | |
| Ar-41 | 0.01 | 10⁹ | 10² | 10⁹ | |
| Potassium | Potassium | Potassium | Potassium | Potassium | Potassium |
| K-40¹ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| K-42 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| K-43 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Calcium | Calcium | Calcium | Calcium | Calcium | Calcium |
| Ca-45 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Ca-47 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Scandium | Scandium | Scandium | Scandium | Scandium | Scandium |
| Sc-46 | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Sc-47 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Sc-48 | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Vanadium | Vanadium | Vanadium | Vanadium | Vanadium | Vanadium |
| V-48 | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Chromium | Chromium | Chromium | Chromium | Chromium | Chromium |
| Cr-51 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| Manganese | Manganese | Manganese | Manganese | Manganese | Manganese |
| Mn-51 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁶ |
| Mn-52 | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Mn-52m | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁶ |
| Mn-53 | 10² | 10⁹ | 10⁴ | 10¹² | 10¹⁰ |
| Mn-54 | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Mn-56 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁶ |
| Iron | Iron | Iron | Iron | Iron | Iron |
| Fe-52+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Fe-55 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Fe-59 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Cobalt | Cobalt | Cobalt | Cobalt | Cobalt | Cobalt |
| Co-55 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Co-56 | 0.1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Co-57 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Co-58 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Co-58m | 10⁴ | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹³ | 10⁸ |
| Co-60 | 0.1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Co-60m | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹⁶ | 10⁷ |
| Co-61 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Co-62m | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁶ |
| Nickel | Nickel | Nickel | Nickel | Nickel | Nickel |
| Ni-59 | 10² | 10⁸ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁹ |
| Ni-63 | 10² | 10⁸ | 10⁵ | 10¹¹ | 10⁹ |
| Ni-65 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Copper | Copper | Copper | Copper | Copper | Copper |
| Cu-64 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Zinc | Zinc | Zinc | Zinc | Zinc | Zinc |
| Zn-65 | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Zn-69 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10⁴ | 10¹⁴ | 10⁷ |
| Zn-69m+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Gallium | Gallium | Gallium | Gallium | Gallium | Gallium |
| Ga-68 | 0.01 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁶ |
| Ga-72 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Germanium | Germanium | Germanium | Germanium | Germanium | Germanium |
| Ge-68+ | 0.01 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Ge-71 | 10⁴ | 10⁸ | 10⁴ | 10¹³ | 10⁹ |
| Arsenic | Arsenic | Arsenic | Arsenic | Arsenic | Arsenic |
| As-73 | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| As-74 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| As-76 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| As-77 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Selenium | Selenium | Selenium | Selenium | Selenium | Selenium |
| Se-75 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Bromine | Bromine | Bromine | Bromine | Bromine | Bromine |
| Br-82 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Krypton | Krypton | Krypton | Krypton | Krypton | Krypton |
| Kr-74 | 0.01 | 10⁹ | 10² | 10⁹ | |
| Kr-76 | 0.01 | 10⁹ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | |
| Kr-77 | 0.01 | 10⁹ | 10² | 10⁹ | |
| Kr-79 | 0.01 | 10⁵ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | |
| Kr-81 | 0.01 | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | |
| Kr-83m | 0.01 | 10¹² | 10⁵ | 10¹² | |
| Kr-85 | 0.01 | 10⁴ | 10⁵ | 10¹² | |
| Kr-85m | 0.01 | 10¹⁰ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | |
| Kr-87 | 0.01 | 10⁹ | 10² | 10⁹ | |
| Kr-88 | 0.01 | 10⁹ | 10² | 10⁹ | |
| Rubidium | Rubidium | Rubidium | Rubidium | Rubidium | Rubidium |
| Rb-86 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Strontium | Strontium | Strontium | Strontium | Strontium | Strontium |
| Sr-85 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Sr-85m | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹³ | 10⁸ |
| Sr-87m | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Sr-89 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Sr-90+ | 1 | 10⁴ | 10² | 10⁹ | 10⁵ |
| Sr-91+ | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁶ |
| Sr-92 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Yttrium | Yttrium | Yttrium | Yttrium | Yttrium | Yttrium |
| Y-90 | 10³ | 10⁵ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Y-91 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Y-91m | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Y-92 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁶ |
| Y-93 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁶ |
| Zirconium | Zirconium | Zirconium | Zirconium | Zirconium | Zirconium |
| Zr-93+ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10⁹ | 10⁸ |
| Zr-95+ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Zr-97+ | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Niobium | Niobium | Niobium | Niobium | Niobium | Niobium |
| Nb-93m | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Nb-94 | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10⁹ | 10⁷ |
| Nb-95 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Nb-97+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Nb-98 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁶ |
| Molybdenum | Molybdenum | Molybdenum | Molybdenum | Molybdenum | Molybdenum |
| Mo-90 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Mo-93 | 10 | 10⁸ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁹ |
| Mo-99+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Mo-101+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Technetium | Technetium | Technetium | Technetium | Technetium | Technetium |
| Tc-96 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Tc-96m | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹⁴ | 10⁸ |
| Tc-97 | 10 | 10⁸ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁹ |
| Tc-97m | 10² | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Tc-99 | 1 | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Tc-99m | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹³ | 10⁸ |
| Ruthenium | Ruthenium | Ruthenium | Ruthenium | Ruthenium | Ruthenium |
| Ru-97 | 10 | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| Ru-103+ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Ru-105+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Ru-106+ | 0.1 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10⁹ | 10⁶ |
| Rhodium | Rhodium | Rhodium | Rhodium | Rhodium | Rhodium |
| Rh-103m | 10⁴ | 10⁸ | 10⁴ | 10¹⁵ | 10⁹ |
| Rh-105 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| Palladium | Palladium | Palladium | Palladium | Palladium | Palladium |
| Pd-103+ | 10³ | 10⁸ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁹ |
| Pd-109+ | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver |
| Ag-105 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Ag-108m+ | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Ag-110m+ | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Ag-111 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Cadmium | Cadmium | Cadmium | Cadmium | Cadmium | Cadmium |
| Cd-109+ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Cd-115+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Cd-115m+ | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Indium | Indium | Indium | Indium | Indium | Indium |
| In-111 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| In-113m | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| In-114m+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| In-115m | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Tin | Tin | Tin | Tin | Tin | Tin |
| Sn-113+ | 1 | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Sn-125 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Antimony | Antimony | Antimony | Antimony | Antimony | Antimony |
| Sb-122 | 10 | 10⁴ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁵ |
| Sb-124 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Sb-125+ | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Tellurium | Tellurium | Tellurium | Tellurium | Tellurium | Tellurium |
| Te-123m | 1 | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Te-125m | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Te-127 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Te-127m+ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Te-129 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹⁴ | 10⁷ |
| Te-129m+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Te-131 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹⁴ | 10⁶ |
| Te-131m+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Te-132+ | 1 | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Te-133 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹⁴ | 10⁶ |
| Te-133m | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁶ |
| Te-134 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Iodine | Iodine | Iodine | Iodine | Iodine | Iodine |
| I-123 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| I-125 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| I-126 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| I-129 | 0.01 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10⁹ | 10⁶ |
| I-130 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| I-131 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| I-132 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁶ |
| I-133 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| I-134 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁶ |
| I-135 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Xenon | Xenon | Xenon | Xenon | Xenon | Xenon |
| Xe-131m | 0.01 | 10⁴ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | |
| Xe-133 | 0.01 | 10⁴ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | |
| Xe-135 | 0.01 | 10¹⁰ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | |
| Caesium | Caesium | Caesium | Caesium | Caesium | Caesium |
| Cs-129 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁶ |
| Cs-131 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Cs-132 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Cs-134 | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁵ |
| Cs-134m | 10³ | 10⁵ | 10³ | 10¹⁴ | 10⁶ |
| Cs-135 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Cs-136 | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Cs-137+ | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁵ |
| Cs-138 | 10 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁵ |
| Barium | Barium | Barium | Barium | Barium | Barium |
| Ba-131 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Ba-140+ | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Lanthanum | Lanthanum | Lanthanum | Lanthanum | Lanthanum | Lanthanum |
| La-140 | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Cerium | Cerium | Cerium | Cerium | Cerium | Cerium |
| Ce-139 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Ce-141 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Ce-143 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Ce-144+ | 10 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10⁹ | 10⁶ |
| Praseodymium | Praseodymium | Praseodymium | Praseodymium | Praseodymium | Praseodymium |
| Pr-142 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁶ |
| Pr-143 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Neodymium | Neodymium | Neodymium | Neodymium | Neodymium | Neodymium |
| Nd-147 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Nd-149 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Promethium | Promethium | Promethium | Promethium | Promethium | Promethium |
| Pm-147 | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Pm-149 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Samarium | Samarium | Samarium | Samarium | Samarium | Samarium |
| Sm-151 | 10³ | 10⁸ | 10⁴ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁹ |
| Sm-153 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Europium | Europium | Europium | Europium | Europium | Europium |
| Eu-152 | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10⁹ | 10⁷ |
| Eu-152m | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Eu-154 | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10⁹ | 10⁷ |
| Eu-155 | 1 | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Gadolinium | Gadolinium | Gadolinium | Gadolinium | Gadolinium | Gadolinium |
| Gd-153 | 10 | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Gd-159 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Terbium | Terbium | Terbium | Terbium | Terbium | Terbium |
| Tb-160 | 1 | 10⁶ | 1 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Dysprosium | Dysprosium | Dysprosium | Dysprosium | Dysprosium | Dysprosium |
| Dy-165 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Dy-166 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Holmium | Holmium | Holmium | Holmium | Holmium | Holmium |
| Ho-166 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Erbium | Erbium | Erbium | Erbium | Erbium | Erbium |
| Er-169 | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Er-171 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Thulium | Thulium | Thulium | Thulium | Thulium | Thulium |
| Tm-170 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Tm-171 | 10³ | 10⁸ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁹ |
| Ytterbium | Ytterbium | Ytterbium | Ytterbium | Ytterbium | Ytterbium |
| Yb-175 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Lutetium | Lutetium | Lutetium | Lutetium | Lutetium | Lutetium |
| Lu-177 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Hafnium | Hafnium | Hafnium | Hafnium | Hafnium | Hafnium |
| Hf-181 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Tantalum | Tantalum | Tantalum | Tantalum | Tantalum | Tantalum |
| Ta-182 | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁵ |
| Tungsten | Tungsten | Tungsten | Tungsten | Tungsten | Tungsten |
| W-181 | 10 | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| W-185 | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| W-187 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Rhenium | Rhenium | Rhenium | Rhenium | Rhenium | Rhenium |
| Re-186 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Re-188 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁶ |
| Osmium | Osmium | Osmium | Osmium | Osmium | Osmium |
| Os-185 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Os-191 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Os-191m | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| Os-193 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Iridium | Iridium | Iridium | Iridium | Iridium | Iridium |
| Ir-190 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Ir-192 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁵ |
| Ir-194 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Platinum | Platinum | Platinum | Platinum | Platinum | Platinum |
| Pt-191 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Pt-193m | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| Pt-197 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Pt-197m | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹⁴ | 10⁷ |
| Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold |
| Au-198 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Au-199 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Mercury | Mercury | Mercury | Mercury | Mercury | Mercury |
| Hg-197 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| Hg-197m | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Hg-203 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Thallium | Thallium | Thallium | Thallium | Thallium | Thallium |
| Tl-200 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Tl-201 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Tl-202 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Tl-204 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10⁴ | 10¹¹ | 10⁵ |
| Lead | Lead | Lead | Lead | Lead | Lead |
| Pb-203 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Pb-210+ | 0.01 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁸ | 10⁵ |
| Pb-212+ | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Bismuth | Bismuth | Bismuth | Bismuth | Bismuth | Bismuth |
| Bi-206 | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Bi-207 | 0.1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Bi-210 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10⁹ | 10⁷ |
| Bi-212+ | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁶ |
| Polonium | Polonium | Polonium | Polonium | Polonium | Polonium |
| Po-203 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Po-205 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Po-207 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹² | 10⁷ |
| Po-210 | 0.01 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| Astatine | Astatine | Astatine | Astatine | Astatine | Astatine |
| At-211 | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Radon | Radon | Radon | Radon | Radon | Radon |
| Rn-220+ | 0.01 | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10⁸ | 10⁸ |
| Rn-222+ | 0.01 | 10⁸ | 10 | 10⁹ | 10⁹ |
| Radium | Radium | Radium | Radium | Radium | Radium |
| Ra-223+ | 1 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10⁷ | 10⁶ |
| Ra-224+ | 1 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10⁸ | 10⁶ |
| Ra-225 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10⁷ | 10⁶ |
| Ra-226+ | 0.01 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| Ra-227 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Ra-228+ | 0.01 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10⁸ | 10⁶ |
| Actinium | Actinium | Actinium | Actinium | Actinium | Actinium |
| Ac-228 | 1 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Thorium | Thorium | Thorium | Thorium | Thorium | Thorium |
| Th-226+ | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Th-227 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| Th-228+ | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Th-229+ | 0.1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| Th-230 | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Th-231 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| Th-232 | 0.01 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Th-234+ | 10 | 10⁵ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁶ |
| Protactinium | Protactinium | Protactinium | Protactinium | Protactinium | Protactinium |
| Pa-230 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10⁸ | 10⁷ |
| Pa-231 | 0.01 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| Pa-233 | 10 | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Uranium | Uranium | Uranium | Uranium | Uranium | Uranium |
| U-230+ | 10 | 10⁵ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁶ |
| U-231 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| U-232+ | 0.1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| U-233 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| U-234 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| U-235+ | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| U-236 | 10 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| U-237 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| U-238+ | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| U-239 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10² | 10¹⁴ | 10⁷ |
| U-240 | 0.01 | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹² | 10⁸ |
| U-240+ | 10² | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹¹ | 10⁷ |
| Neptunium | Neptunium | Neptunium | Neptunium | Neptunium | Neptunium |
| Np-237+ | 1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁷ | 10⁴ |
| Np-239 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Np-240 | 10 | 10⁶ | 10 | 10¹³ | 10⁷ |
| Plutonium | Plutonium | Plutonium | Plutonium | Plutonium | Plutonium |
| Pu-234 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Pu-235 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10² | 10¹⁴ | 10⁸ |
| Pu-236 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| Pu-237 | 10² | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹¹ | 10⁸ |
| Pu-238 | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Pu-239 | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Pu-240 | 0.1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| Pu-241 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10⁸ | 10⁶ |
| Pu-242 | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Pu-243 | 10³ | 10⁷ | 10³ | 10¹³ | 10⁸ |
| Pu-244+ | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Americium | Americium | Americium | Americium | Americium | Americium |
| Am-241 | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Am-242 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁷ |
| Am-242m+ | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Am-243+ | 0.1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| Curium | Curium | Curium | Curium | Curium | Curium |
| Cm-242 | 10 | 10⁵ | 10² | 10⁷ | 10⁶ |
| Cm-243 | 1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| Cm-244 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| Cm-245 | 0.1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| Cm-246 | 0.1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| Cm-247+ | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Cm-248 | 0.1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| Berkelium | Berkelium | Berkelium | Berkelium | Berkelium | Berkelium |
| Bk-249 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10⁹ | 10⁷ |
| Californium | Californium | Californium | Californium | Californium | Californium |
| Cf-246 | 10³ | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10⁹ | 10⁷ |
| Cf-248 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| Cf-249 | 0.1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| Cf-250 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10⁵ |
| Cf-251 | 0.1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁶ | 10⁴ |
| Cf-252 | 1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| Cf-253 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10² | 10⁸ | 10⁶ |
| Cf-254 | 1 | 10³ | 1 | 10⁷ | 10⁴ |
| Einsteinium | Einsteinium | Einsteinium | Einsteinium | Einsteinium | Einsteinium |
| Es-253 | 10² | 10⁵ | 10² | 10⁸ | 10⁶ |
| Es-254+ | 0.1 | 10⁴ | 10 | 10⁷ | 10⁵ |
| Es-254m+ | 10 | 10⁶ | 10² | 10⁹ | 10⁷ |
| Fermium | Fermium | Fermium | Fermium | Fermium | Fermium |
| Fm-254 | 10⁴ | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10¹⁰ | 10⁸ |
| Fm-255 | 10² | 10⁶ | 10³ | 10⁹ | 10⁷ |
| Other radionuclides not listed above (see Note 1) | Other radionuclides not listed above (see Note 1) | Other radionuclides not listed above (see Note 1) | Other radionuclides not listed above (see Note 1) | Other radionuclides not listed above (see Note 1) | Other radionuclides not listed above (see Note 1) |
| 0.01 | 10³ | 0.1 | 10⁵ | 10⁴ | |
| Note 1 In the case of radionuclides not specified elsewhere in this Part, the quantities specified in this entry are to be used unless the Executive has approved some other quantity for that radionuclide. | Note 1 In the case of radionuclides not specified elsewhere in this Part, the quantities specified in this entry are to be used unless the Executive has approved some other quantity for that radionuclide. | Note 1 In the case of radionuclides not specified elsewhere in this Part, the quantities specified in this entry are to be used unless the Executive has approved some other quantity for that radionuclide. | Note 1 In the case of radionuclides not specified elsewhere in this Part, the quantities specified in this entry are to be used unless the Executive has approved some other quantity for that radionuclide. | Note 1 In the case of radionuclides not specified elsewhere in this Part, the quantities specified in this entry are to be used unless the Executive has approved some other quantity for that radionuclide. | Note 1 In the case of radionuclides not specified elsewhere in this Part, the quantities specified in this entry are to be used unless the Executive has approved some other quantity for that radionuclide. |
| Note 2 Nuclides carrying the suffix “+” in the above table represent parent nuclides and their progeny as listed in the table below. The dose contributions for those progeny are taken into account in the dose calculation (thus requiring only the exemption level of the parent radionuclide to be considered). | Note 2 Nuclides carrying the suffix “+” in the above table represent parent nuclides and their progeny as listed in the table below. The dose contributions for those progeny are taken into account in the dose calculation (thus requiring only the exemption level of the parent radionuclide to be considered). | Note 2 Nuclides carrying the suffix “+” in the above table represent parent nuclides and their progeny as listed in the table below. The dose contributions for those progeny are taken into account in the dose calculation (thus requiring only the exemption level of the parent radionuclide to be considered). | Note 2 Nuclides carrying the suffix “+” in the above table represent parent nuclides and their progeny as listed in the table below. The dose contributions for those progeny are taken into account in the dose calculation (thus requiring only the exemption level of the parent radionuclide to be considered). | Note 2 Nuclides carrying the suffix “+” in the above table represent parent nuclides and their progeny as listed in the table below. The dose contributions for those progeny are taken into account in the dose calculation (thus requiring only the exemption level of the parent radionuclide to be considered). | Note 2 Nuclides carrying the suffix “+” in the above table represent parent nuclides and their progeny as listed in the table below. The dose contributions for those progeny are taken into account in the dose calculation (thus requiring only the exemption level of the parent radionuclide to be considered). |
| Parent radionuclide | Progeny | ||||
| --- | --- | ||||
| Fe-52 | Mn-52m | ||||
| Zn-69m | Zn-69 | ||||
| Ge-68 | Ga-68 | ||||
| Sr-90 | Y-90 | ||||
| Sr-91 | Y-91m | ||||
| Zr-93 | Nb-93m | ||||
| Zr-95 | Nb-95 | ||||
| Zr-97 | Nb-97m, Nb-97 | ||||
| Nb-97 | Nb-97m | ||||
| Mo-99 | Tc-99m | ||||
| Mo-101 | Tc-101 | ||||
| Ru-103 | Rh-103m | ||||
| Ru-105 | Rh-105m | ||||
| Ru-106 | Rh-106 | ||||
| Pd-103 | Rh-103m | ||||
| Pd-109 | Ag-109m | ||||
| Ag-108m | Ag-108 | ||||
| Ag-110m | Ag-110 | ||||
| Cd-109 | Ag-109m | ||||
| Cd-115 | In-115m | ||||
| Cd-115m | In-115m | ||||
| In-114m | In-114 | ||||
| Sn-113 | In-113m | ||||
| Sb-125 | Te-125m | ||||
| Te-127m | Te-127 | ||||
| Te-129m | Te-129 | ||||
| Te-131m | Te-131 | ||||
| Te-132 | I-132 | ||||
| Cs-137 | Ba-137m | ||||
| Ba-140 | La-140 | ||||
| Ce-144 | Pr-144, Pr-144m | ||||
| Pb-210 | Bi-210, Po-210 | ||||
| Pb-212 | Bi-212, Ti-208, Po-212 | ||||
| Bi-212 | Ti-208, Po-212 | ||||
| Rn-220 | Po-216 | ||||
| Rn-222 | Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214 | ||||
| Ra-223 | Rn-219, Po-215, Pb-211, Bi-211, Ti-207 | ||||
| Ra-224 | Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Ti-208, Po-212 | ||||
| Ra-226 | Rn-222, Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214, Pb-210, Bi-210, Po-210 | ||||
| Ra-228 | Ac-228 | ||||
| Th-226 | Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214 | ||||
| Th-228 | Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Ti-208, Po-212 | ||||
| Th-229 | Ra-225, Ac-225, Fr-221, At-217, Bi-213, Po-213, Pb-209 | ||||
| Th-234 | Pa-234m | ||||
| U-230 | Th-226, Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214 | ||||
| U-232 | Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Ti-208, Po-212 | ||||
| U-235 | Th-231 | ||||
| U-238 | Th-234, Pa-234m | ||||
| U-240 | Np-240m, Np-240 | ||||
| Np-237 | Pa-233 | ||||
| Pu-244 | U-240, Np-240m, Np-240 | ||||
| Am-242m | Am-242, Np-238 | ||||
| Am-243 | Np-239 | ||||
| Cm-247 | Pu-243 | ||||
| Es-254 | Bk-250 | ||||
| Es-254m | Fm-254 |
PART 2 — Table of naturally occurring radionuclides (which are not processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties)
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