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An amendment which redefines “substance” for radioactive contaminated land, removing the exclusion for radon and its decay products came into force on 30 September 2010.
The amending regulation for England can be found at:
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2147/pdfs/uksi_20102147_en.pdf
The amending regulation for Wales can be found at:
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2146/pdfs/uksi_20102146_en.pdf
Similar amendments have been made in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The change will allow the regulator to take action where land is contaminated by radon or its decay products as a result of the after-effects of a radiological emergency or a past activity e.g. radium luminised paint remnants. Naturally occurring radon gas continues to remain outside the scope of the regime.
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