Radioactivity

SEPA is responsible for implementing the following directives in Scotland:

• Health Protection of the General Public against the Dangers of Ionising Radiation
  Setting thresholds above which Member States must implement systems of reporting and authorising the production, handling, use, holding, storage, transport and disposal of radioactive substances. Dose limits are set for a range of exposed workers and for the public, and some management practices are specified.
  
  
• Supervision and Control of Shipments of Radioactive Waste and the Shipments of Radioactive Substances
  Both directives stipulate standard documents that the competent authorities must use to seek authorisation, on behalf of an operator, for movement through and to other countries and with which they will compile records and inventories.