The Part 2A Contaminated Land Regime was extended to cover radioactivity in 2006 in England and Wales and 2007 in Scotland. Further modifications have been made subsequently.
Local authorities
Local authorities are the lead regulator for land affected by contamination and should be the first point of contact for most queries.
The following briefing notes provide more information about land affected by radioactivity that was produced by the Environment Agency:
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Briefing Note 1 – Potential sources of radioactive contamination (PDF, 175KB)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Briefing Note 2 – Overview (PDF, 175KB)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Briefing Note 3 – Developing land contaminated with radioactivity (PDF, 286KB)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Briefing Note 4 – Contaminated Land (Part 2A) and radioactivity (PDF, 293KB)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Briefing Note 5 – Nuclear sites and land contamination (PDF, 176KB)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Briefing Note 6 – The Environmental Permitting Regulations (PDF, 175KB)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Briefing Note 7 – Voluntary remediation of land (PDF, 174KB)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Briefing Note 8 – Radiation Protection Principles (PDF, 284KB)
Guidance
Detailed below is guidance that was produced by the Environment Agency to help local authorities in England and Wales to carry out the initial stages of inspection of potential radioactive contaminated land sites: