CLOSED: Qualified Experts for Radioactive Waste Management: A consultation by the UK environment agencies

This consultation is being carried out by the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.

The consultation is about setting a common standard in the UK for the competences of a Qualified Expert who can advise employers about radioactive waste management and environmental radiation protection to meet the requirements of the Radioactive Waste Legislation. The UK environment agencies are seeking your views on the proposals included in the document.

The deadline for comment was Friday 14th January 2011.

We received 51 responses to the consultation. These responses have been analysed and a summary of the comments made and our response to them is published in the Consultation Response Document pdf link (730k).