Consultation on our Objectives and Principles for Regulating Radioactive Substances Activities

Closes 5 May 2025

Links to supporting documents

Legislation

Environment Act 1995

Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004

The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994

The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018

 

Statutory guidance etc

Purpose of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and its contribution towards sustainable development: statutory guidance

Environmental Protection Act 1990 - Part IIA Contaminated Land: statutory guidance edition 2

Managing Radioactive Substances and Nuclear Decommissioning: UK policy framework, May 2024

Scottish regulators' strategic code of practice

International standards

IAEA | Fundamental Safety Principles

IAEA | Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: International Basic Safety Standards

IAEA | Categorization of Radioactive Sources    

ICRP | The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection

 

SEPA guidance

SEPA | Our approach to regulation

SEPA | Satisfying the optimisation requirement and the role of Best Practicable Means RS-POL-001  

SEPA | Principles for the assessment of prospective public doses arising from authorised discharges of radioactive waste to the environment RS-JG-016   

SEPA | Guidance on who can hold an authorisation

SEPA | Management of radioactive waste from decommissioning of nuclear sites: Guidance on Requirements for Release from Radioactive Substances Regulation v1-0