Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
Environment Agency Specification reference number PB3439DP/PI
Environment Agency Specification made under condition 4.2.2 of
Permit number: EPR/PB3439DP
issued to: Cuadrilla Balcombe Limited
for the disposal of radioactive waste from:
Lower Stumble Hydrocarbon Exploration Site
Off London Road
Balcombe
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH17 6JH
Permit condition
The operator shall supply such information in relation to the samples, tests, surveys, analysis
and calculations, environmental monitoring and assessments undertaken under conditions
3.2.1 and 3.2.3 in relation to disposals of radioactive waste in the form of open sources, in
such format and within such timescales as the Environment Agency may specify.
Environment Agency Specification
The Environment Agency specifies that:
1. The Operator shall supply information relating to disposals of radioactive waste as
specified in the attached Schedule, taking account of the guidance provided in Reporting
Form PI(RAS), and in accordance with the following:
(a) the information shall be provided not later than 28 February each year for disposals
made during the preceding calendar year;
(b) the information shall be provided by:
(i) using our web-based reporting system (accessible from www.environmentagency.gov.uk/pi); or
(ii) completing form PI(RAS) (available from www.environment-agency.gov.uk/pi) and
e-mailing it to: [email protected]
or posting a paper copy to: RSR Team, Environment Agency, Goldcrest House,
Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LH
(c) the information provided on release quantities shall be the Operator's best estimate
achievable with the time and resources available. The Operator is not required to
perform additional monitoring, beyond any demanded by the permit, in order to
complete the Reporting Form.
This specification is effective from the date of issue below.
Issued by: Team Leader RSR
(authorised to issue such documents on behalf of the Environment Agency)
Date:
30/09/2013
RSR PI Specification v1
Environment Agency Specification ref. No. PB3439DP/PI
Pollution Inventory Schedule – radioactive waste
Part 1 About the operator and site
The information we require you to provide in Part 1, includes:
 details about you and your operations – permit number, operator name and
address, and contact details;
 any claim that information provided is confidential.
Purpose of Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule
We require you to provide information on your releases of radioactive wastes to air,
water and sewers, and transfers of radioactive wastes to other sites or operators.
Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule list the individual reportable radionuclides for
each environmental medium/disposal route (air, sewers, controlled water, waste
transfers) and the reporting thresholds that apply to those radionuclides.
Part 2 Releases to air
Annual reporting threshold
11
1 10
Bq (100 GBq)
9
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
11
1 10
Bq (100 GBq)
8
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
Radionuclide
Tritium
Carbon-14
Fluorine-18
Sulphur-35
12
Bq (1 TBq)
Argon-41
12
Bq (1 TBq)
Krypton-85
12
Bq (1 TBq)
Technetium-99m
1 10
1 10
1 10
9
Ruthenium-106
7
Iodine-125
6
Iodine-129
7
Iodine-131
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
12
1 10
Bq (1 TBq)
Xenon-133
8
Caesium-137
9
Radon-222
7
Uranium alpha
6
Plutonium alpha
6
Americium-241
6
Other alpha particulate
6
Other beta/gamma particulate
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
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Part 3 Releases to sewers
Annual reporting threshold
Radionuclide
6
Total alpha
6
Total beta/gamma (but not tritium)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
11
1 10
Bq (100 GBq)
8
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
10
1 10
Tritium
Carbon-14
Bq (10 GBq)
Fluorine-18
8
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
Sodium-22
6
Phosphorus-32
7
Phosphorus-33
7
Sulphur-35
7
Chromium-51
7
Cobalt-57
6
Cobalt-58
6
Cobalt-60
8
Gallium-67
6
Selenium-75
9
Strontium-89
7
Strontium-90
9
Yttrium-90
6
Zirconium-95
6
Niobium-95
6
Technetium-99
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
10
1 10
Bq (10 GBq)
Technetium-99m
8
Ruthenium-106
8
Indium-111
8
Antimony-125
9
Iodine-123
8
Iodine-125
7
Iodine-129
8
Iodine-131
7
Caesium-134
7
Caesium-137
8
Cerium-144
8
Samarium-153
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
11
1 10
Bq (100 GBq)
Erbium-169
9
Thallium-201
7
Thorium-230
7
Thorium-232
8
Uranium alpha
7
Neptunium-237
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
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Annual reporting threshold
Radionuclide
7
Plutonium alpha
8
Plutonium-241
7
Americium-241
8
Curium-242
6
Other alpha
6
Other beta/gamma
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 (1 MBq)
1 10 (1 MBq)
Part 4 Releases to controlled water
Annual reporting threshold
Radionuclide
6
Total alpha
6
Total beta/gamma (but not tritium)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
12
1 10
Bq (1 TBq)
8
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
10
1 10
Bq (10 GBq)
Tritium
Carbon-14
Sulphur-35
7
Cobalt-60
8
Strontium-90
9
Yttrium-90
9
Zirconium-95
8
Niobium-95
9
Technetium-99
9
Ruthenium-106
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
10
1 10
Bq (10 GBq)
Antimony-125
8
Iodine-129
7
Caesium-134
8
Caesium-137
9
Cerium-144
7
Thorium-230
7
Thorium-232
8
Uranium alpha
8
Neptunium-237
8
Plutonium alpha
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 GBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (100 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
10
1 10
Bq (100 MBq)
8
1 10 Bq (10 MBq)
10
1 10
Bq (100 MBq)
Plutonium-241
Americium-241
Curium-242
6
Other alpha
6
Other beta/gamma
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
1 10 Bq (1 MBq)
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Part 5 Transfers of radioactive waste
Part 5a Transfers of radioactive waste for incineration
Annual reporting threshold
Radionuclide
6
Total alpha
6
Total beta/gamma (but not tritium)
1 10 (1 MBq)
1 10 (1 MBq)
11
1 10
(100 GBq)
Tritium
Part 5b Transfers of radioactive waste for controlled burial at a landfill site specified in
permit
Annual reporting threshold
Radionuclide
6
Total alpha
6
Total beta/gamma (but not tritium)
1 10 (1 MBq)
1 10 (1 MBq)
11
1 10
(100 GBq)
Tritium
Part 5c Transfers of radioactive waste for disposal at Drigg
Annual reporting threshold
Radionuclide
6
Total alpha
6
Total beta/gamma (but not tritium)
1 10 (1 MBq)
1 10 (1 MBq)
11
1 10
(100 GBq)
Tritium
Part 5d Other transfers of radioactive waste
Annual reporting threshold
Radionuclide
6
Total alpha
6
Total beta/gamma (but not tritium))
1 10 (1 MBq)
1 10 (1 MBq)
11
1 10
(100 GBq)
Tritium
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