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Regulators

This page lists the principle regulators for radioactive contamination, non-radioactive contamination and mixed contamination on nuclear-licensed sites, defence sites and other sites where it is known or suspected that radioactive contamination may be present.

1. Jump to regulators for radioactive contaminated land
2. Jump to regulators for non-radioactively contaminated land
3. Jump to regulators for land with mixed contamination

For radioactively contaminated land

Nuclear-licensed sites:

• Health and Safety Executive
• (environment agencies for disposal of radioactive wastes)

Defence nuclear sites:

• Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR)
• (advice from HSE)

Defence non-nuclear sites:

• environment agencies (for Part 2A)

Other sites:

• environment agencies (for Part 2A)
• local authorities (for planning regime)

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For non-radioactively contaminated land

Nuclear-licensed sites:

• environment agencies

Defence nuclear and non-nuclear sites:

• environment agencies

Other sites:

• local authorities
• (environment agencies on special sites)

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For land with mixed contamination

Nuclear-licensed sites:

• Health and Safety Executive
• environment agencies

Defence nuclear sites:

• Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR)
• environment agencies
• (advice from HSE)

Defence non-nuclear sites:

• environment agencies

Other sites:

• environment agencies
• local authorities

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