ENVIRONMENT AGENCY REGULATORY POSITION STATEMENT -  ACCUMULATING RADIOACTIVE WASTE DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

Please be aware that a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) titled ‘Accumulating radioactive waste that you cannot transfer because of COVID-19’ has been published on  gov.uk :  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/accumulating-radioactive-waste-that-you-cannot-transfer-because-of-covid-19-rps-c13 .

This COVID-19 RPS explains when you can accumulate radioactive waste above the limits in your permit and for longer than your permit allows because of Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. This RPS only applies where Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevents you transferring your radioactive waste to destinations within the UK and overseas as specified in your environmental permit. This COVID-19 RPS will be withdrawn on 30 September 2020 unless we extend it. After this date you must comply with your permit.

This Regulatory Position Statement includes strict conditions which must be followed to continue protecting people and the environment during this period. We expect all operators to comply with the law and the terms of their environmental permits, unless covered by this or another RPS.

You must tell the Environment Agency before you use this COVID-19 RPS. For unsealed sources you must provide written confirmation by email that you are using this COVID-19 RPS to: RSR.Rotherham2.NE@environment-agency.gov.uk

For sealed sources contact us by telephoning 02030 238207 or 02030 238174 and we will tell you how to submit the information securely.

We will be publishing further COVID-19 RPSs over the next few weeks to support industry by being as flexible as possible in relation to permit requirements during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak whilst still providing a high standard of protection for the environment and human health.

You can find out more information about the Environment Agency’s operational response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) here:  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-agency-operational-update-3-april-2020

Read a blog from our Chair, Emma Howard Boyd -  https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2020/04/18/the-environment-agency-and-the-coronavirus-crisis/

Amber Bannon CRadP MSRP
Advanced Nuclear Technologies and Future RSR Strategy
Alchemy
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Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 1HE

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