10Activity level for radioactive waste storage facilities to be nuclear installations

10 Activity level for radioactive waste storage facilities to be nuclear installations

(1) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of nuclear installation in section 13 of the Act, this section prescribes the activity level for a radioactive waste storage facility that contains, or is designed to contain, controlled materials. Level for facility for unsealed sources (2) If: (a) the facility contains, or is designed to contain, unsealed sources; and (b) the result of the activity concentration value steps for a waste package of the unsealed sources is greater than 104; the level is that at which the result of the activity value division steps for the unsealed sources in the facility is 106.

Note: For activity concentration value steps, activity value division steps, unsealed source and waste package, see section 4.

Level for facility for sealed sources (3) If the facility contains, or is designed to contain, sealed sources, the level is that at which the result of the activity value division steps for the sealed sources in the facility is 1010.

Note: For activity value division steps and sealed source, see section 4.