Rosyth Royal Dockyard Limited - variation application

Closed 31 Oct 2024

Opened 19 Sep 2024

Overview

It's part of our remit to regulate the disposal of radioactive substances within Scotland, we do this through the issuing of permits. These permits regulate the quantity and activity of gaseous and aqueous radioactive waste which may be disposed of to the environment.

Rosyth Royal Dockyard Limited (RRDL) are decommissioning the laid-up submarines (LUSMs) that are held at the Rosyth Business Park in accordance with their radioactive substances permit. This consultation has been issued in response to an application from RRDL to vary this permit.

If you wish to review the RRDL application and supporting documents and provide comments for us to consider as part of our determination process, please complete the consultation.

As part of this application we have concluded that there are no actions required in relation to The Transboundary Radioactive Contamination (Scotland) Direction 2021. This direction effectively replaces what would have been required under Article 37 of the EURATOM Treaty that would have been required prior to Brexit.

Why your views matter

Please respond to the consultation online via this consultation platform. If you require any assistance, please contact: rsenquiries@sepa.org.uk.

Responses must be submitted before midnight on 31 October 2024.

How we use your feedback

As Scotland’s principal environmental regulator, our purpose is to protect, improve Scotland’s environment in ways that as far as possible also create health and well-being benefits, and sustainable economic growth.

Our Corporate Plan sets our strategic agenda and our Annual Operating Plan implements our priorities. In delivering these priorities we engage with those who have an interest in and are impacted by our regulations and duties. One way we engage is through consultations. The feedback we receive through our consultations helps us to understand what matters most to those that are interested and affected by our work and helps to shape how we implement our duties. After the consultation closes we’ll take time to consider responses before sharing an update with you through the “we asked, you said, we did” section of our consultation website.

 

Audiences

  • Local Authorities
  • Responsible Authorities
  • SEPA Staff
  • Public
  • Nuclear Industry
  • EA, SEPA and NRW Staff
  • Local community

Interests

  • Radioactive waste
  • Radioactivity
  • Radiation
  • Remediation
  • Restoration
  • Land quality
  • Contamination