24Maximum radiation activity into sewer

24 Maximum radiation activity into sewer

(1)  In this regulation –

annual limit on intake, for a radionuclide, means the amount of that radionuclide that, if taken into the body of a person in a single intake, would irradiate that person to an internal effective dose of 20 millisieverts in the 50-year period commencing on the date of the intake.

(2)  A person who disposes of radioactive material into a sewer must ensure that the quantity of that radioactive material does not exceed –

(a) in any 7-day period, 20 times the annual limit on intake for a radionuclide; or

(b) such other quantity as may be approved in advance of the disposal, either generally or by reference to a period of time, by each of the following:

(i) the Director of Public Health;

(ii) the Secretary of the department responsible for administering the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 ;

(iii) the regulated entity, within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 , responsible for the sewer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 250 penalty units.