Radioactive substances activity meaning

In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy efficiency of products Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental permits and consents Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage LexTalk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change EA issues guidance on funding applications for coastal adaptation pilots The Environment Agency (EA) has released guidance on applying for funding for coastal adaptation pilots. This follows a £30m package announced jointly with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 28 January 2026. The guidance explains that £12m is allocated for coastal adaptation readiness measures across England, with bids restricted to coastal protection authorities acting as accountable delivery bodies. Eligible...

Introduction Environmental permitting is among the principal environmental regulatory frameworks in the UK. Its purpose is to oversee and limit pollution and emissions into the environment arising from industrial and other operations across the UK. It forms a central strand of UK business regulation, created to manage and oversee activities that could pollute the environment or pose risks to human health. Permits place a suite of conditions on the design and build, running and, in due course, closure of a regulated installation, as well as stipulating how regulated activities are undertaken. The main regulators are the Environment Agency (EA) in England, Natural Resources Body for Wales (NRW), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA). Local authorities likewise regulate the less polluting processes and sites. The lead government departments/bodies (the appropriate authorities) are the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for England together with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (the Secretary of State); Welsh Ministers; Scottish Ministers;...

This Practice Note explores the aims and guiding principles of radioactive substances regulation in England and Wales, including justification, safeguarding wildlife, best available techniques (BAT), and key environmental permitting requirements for radioactive substance activities. What are the key principles and purpose of radioactive substances regulation? In December 2021, the Environment Agency (EA) released guidance outlining its objectives and principles for radioactive substances regulation. The central objective is to protect people and the environment from the harmful impacts of ionising radiation, both now and in the future, while also protecting and enhancing the environment as a whole. The EA pursues this by applying the relevant legislation, government policy, and international standards. justification — a permit for any practice involving radioactive substances will only be issued where it is justified; decisions on remediating radioactively contaminated land, or in emergencies, should result in more good than harm optimisation — radiological protection must be optimised so that exposure to ionising radiation from the disposal of radioactive waste is...