Protection from Harmful Radiation Regulation 2025
Schedule 1Prescribed activity of radioactive substances
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Schedule 1 Prescribed activity of radioactive substances
Schedule 1 Prescribed activity of radioactive substances
sections 3(2) and 6(b)
| Group 1 | Prescribed activity | | Ac225 | Ac227 | Am241 | Am243 | Cf249 | Cf250 | Cf252 | Cm242 | 40 kBq | | Cm243 | Cm244 | Cm245 | Cm246 | Np237 | Pa231 | Pb210 | Po210 | | | Pu238 | Pu239 | Pu240 | Pu241 | Pu242 | Ra223 | Ra226 | Ra228 | | | Th227 | Th228 | Th230 | U230 | U232 | U233 | U234 | | | | Any alpha emitting radionuclide not included in another Group in this schedule | |
| Group 2 | Prescribed activity | | Ac228 | Ag110m | At211 | Ba140 | Bi207 | Bi210 | Bk249 | Ca45 | 400 kBq | | Cd115m | Ce144 | Cl36 | Co56 | Co60 | Cs134 | Cs137 | Eu152 | | | Eu154 | Ge68 | Hf181 | I124 | I125 | I126 | I131 | I133 | | | In114m | Ir192 | Mn54 | Na22 | Pa230 | Pb212 | Ra224 | Ru106 | | | Sb124 | Sb125 | Sc46 | Sr89 | Sr90 | Ta182 | Tb160 | Te127m | | | Te129m | Th234 | Tl204 | Tm170 | U236 | Y91 | Zr95 | | | | Any radionuclide not alpha emitting and is not included in another Group in this schedule | |
| Group 3 | Prescribed activity | | Ag105 | Ag111 | Ar41 | As73 | As74 | As76 | As77 | Au196 | 4 MBq | | Au198 | Au199 | Ba131 | Ba133 | Be7 | Bi206 | Bi212 | Br75 | | | Br76 | Br82 | Ca47 | Cd109 | Cd115 | Ce141 | Ce143 | Cl38 | | | Co57 | Co58 | Cr51 | Cs129 | Cs131 | Cs136 | Cu64 | Cu67 | | | Dy165 | Dy166 | Er161 | Er169 | Er171 | Eu152m | Eu155 | F18 | | | Fe52 | Fe55 | Fe59 | Ga67 | Ga72 | Gd153 | Gd159 | Hf175 | | | Hg195m | Hg197 | Hg197m | Hg203 | Ho166 | I123 | I130 | I132 | | | I134 | I135 | In111 | In115 | In115m | Ir190 | Ir194 | K42 | | | K43 | Kr85m | Kr87 | La140 | Lu177 | Mg28 | Mn52 | Mn56 | | | Mo99 | Na24 | Nb93m | Nb95 | Nd147 | Nd149 | Ni63 | Ni65 | | | Np239 | Os185 | Os191 | Os193 | P32 | P33 | Pa233 | Pb203 | | | Pd103 | Pd109 | Pm147 | Pm149 | Pr142 | Pr143 | Pt191 | Pt193 | | | Pt197 | Rb81 | Rb86 | Re183 | Re186 | Re188 | Rh105 | Rn220 | | | Rn222 | Ru103 | Ru105 | Ru97 | S35 | Sb122 | Sc47 | Sc48 | | | Se75 | Si31 | Sm151 | Sm153 | Sn113 | Sn121 | Sn125 | Sr85 | | | Sr91 | Sr92 | Tc96 | Tc97 | Tc97m | Tc99 | Te125m | Te127 | | | Te129 | Te131m | Te132 | Th231 | Tl200 | Tl201 | Tl202 | Tm171 | | | U239 | V48 | W181 | W185 | W187 | Xe135 | Y87 | Y90 | | | Y92 | Y93 | Yb175 | Zn62 | Zn65 | Zn69m | Zr97 | | |
| Group 4 | Prescribed activity | | Ar37 | C11 | C14 | Co58m | Cs134m | Cs135 | Cu62 | Ga68 | 40 MBq | | H3 | H3 | I129 | In113m | Kr81m | Kr85 | N13 | Nb97 | | | Ni59 | O15 | Os191m | Pt197m | Pt197m | Rb87 | Re187 | Se73 | | | Se73 | Sm147 | Sr85m | Sr87m | Tc96m | Tc99m | Th nat | U nat | | | U nat | U235 | U238 | Xe131m | Xe133 | Y91m | Zn69 | Zr93 | |