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Guidance on Amended Exemptions for RSA93 and EPR The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2011 The Radioactive Substances Exemption (Scotland) Order 2011 The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 The above Regulations are in place in Scotland, in Parliament for England and Wales and similar ones are proposed for Northern Ireland. They effectively replace the old definitions of radioactive material and waste in RSA93 and EPR2010 and the old exemption orders under that legislation. They come into force or are expected to come into force on 1st October 2011. The Government is issuing guidance to the regulators and users of radioactive substances and the regulators are producing guidance on implementation. The regulators' guidance will be in a number of sections aimed at specific user groups. The documents available in draft are as follows: Comments are required by 15th August 2011. Please send all comments to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The Löfstedt Review Professor Löfstedt has been asked by DWP to chair an independent review of health and safety legislation. The Professor and his advisory panel wish to gather evidence from key stakeholders to feed in to this review. Evidence should be submitted no later than 29 July 2011. On behalf of SRP, the Legislation and standards Topic Group wish to submit comments on this review and are seeking comments or evidence from members by 21 July. The full document, listing current legislation, can be found at the following link: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2011/lofstedt-review-cfe.shtml This is your opportunity to contribute to the shape of future legislation and you are encouraged to respond either via SRP or directly to DWP. For the full list of questions that will formulate the SRP response click here. Principles for the Assessment of Prospective Public Doses The Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are seeking views on their Principles for the Assessment of Prospective Public Doses guidance document. Comments are required by 15 July 2011. In particular is the guidance clear and easy to understand? Are there any key areas missing from the 11 principles that underpin the assessment of prospective public doses? The Guidance Document will
. provide guidance to Environment Agencies' officers on the assessment of public doses for the purposes of determining radioactive waste discharge permits or authorisations, so that the approach to assessments is consistent and transparent.
. inform holders of EPR10 permits or RSA 93 authorisations about the Environment Agencies' approach to the assessment of public doses and thus provide guidance on the preparation of radiological assessments in support
of permit or authorisation applications. . provide information to the public on the Environment Agencies' methods of conducting public dose assessments.
EPR Standard Permits
Consultation on eight revised sets of rules and generic risk assessments for standard permits relating to waste operations and low impact installations. Deadline: 22nd July 2011. See https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/ho/ep/src/rules7
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