Radiation Protection Regulations 2026
34Exemption for certain large quantities of radioactive material
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34 Exemption for certain large quantities of radioactive material
(1) An amount of more than one tonne of radioactive material that contains less than one becquerel per gram of naturally occurring radioactive material is exempt from the operation of –
(a) sections 13(1) , 14 and 38 of the Act; and
(b) regulation 14 and Division 4 of Part 3 of these regulations.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1) , if the radioactive material forms part of a decay chain, the quantity of one becquerel per gram is to be measured in relation to the parent radionuclide.