Sizewell C Project - Radioactive Substances Regulation (RSR) Permit Application - Appendix H - Cross Reference to Environment Agency Guidance and GDA UK EPRTM Documentation

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Appendix H provides a structured cross-reference between Radioactive Substances Regulation (RSR) B3 guidance requirements, relevant Sizewell C permit application documents, and principal Generic Design Assessment (GDA) sources used for the UK EPRTM permit submission. It explains how GDA information forms an intrinsic part of the UK EPRTM design and documentation and highlights differences driven by site-specific, operator-specific, and caveats from the GDA assessment. The appendix supports early-stage planning by mapping guidance topics to the appropriate technical sections.

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose and early-stage planning context

1.2 Differences between PCER/HPC and RSR permit application

Table H-1 Cross reference to guidance and sources of information

1 Other applications

2 Activities and technical description

3 Operating techniques and BAT

4 Disposal of radioactive waste

Sizewell C Project Radioactive Substances Regulation (RSR) Permit Application Appendix H – Cross Reference to Environment Agency Guidance and GDA UK EPRTM Documentation This page has been intentionally left blank 1 INTRODUCTION The inclusion of GDA information is included as an intrinsic part of the UK EPRTM design and documentation. As described elsewhere in the RSR permit application, the GDA for the UK EPRTM has been completed, additionally the site-specific design for the twin unit UK EPRTM site at Hinkley Point C has been permitted and is undergoing construction. As explained throughout this document this application is made at an early stage in the development of the Sizewell C nuclear power station to support the planning process. There are a number of items that cannot yet be resolved but are recorded on the Forward Work Plan (FWP) and will be resolved on the appropriate timescales indicated, as agreed with the Environment Agency. There are recognised differences between the GDA PCER, HPC permit and the RSR permit application but these are due to: • Site-specific aspects; • Operator-specific aspects; and • Potential caveats identified during the GDA assessment. Table H-1 below identifies the source of GDA PCER and HPC PCSR information which has been used in the RSR permit application here for Sizewell C. Table H-1 Cross reference to guidance and sources of information | Relevant RSR B3 Guidance Requirements | Relevant SZCRSR permit application document | Principal GDA PCER Sub
-Chapter | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 Other applications: Tell us if you have recently made, or you intend to make, an application for an environmental permit to operate a regulated facility, other than a radioactive substances activity, on the premises. This will enable us to coordinate our determination work. | Application forms | n/a | | 2 About the activities
2a What activities are you applying for?
Tell us which radioactive substances activities you are applying for. A nuclear site licensee does not need a permit to keep or use radioactive material on the premises, but a tenant on a nuclear licensed site does. | Application forms | n/a | | 2b Is a submission to the European Commission under Article 37 of the Euratom treaty required for these activities?
• Details of when Article 37 applies are set out in the 2010 Commission Recommendation (2010/635/Euratom)
• Your submission should be made to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) who will send it on to the Commission. | Application forms | n/a | | Relevant RSR B3 Guidance Requirements | Relevant SZCRSR permit application document | Principal GDA PCER Sub
-Chapter | | --- | --- | --- | | 2c Provide a technical description of your activities
Your description should include:
• The overall function of the facility in which you carry out the radioactive substances activities;
• its main plants, systems and processes; and
• identification of the plants, systems and processes which have a bearing on radioactive waste generation, treatment, measurement, assessment and disposal. | 100115743
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Section 2 | 1.2 & 6.3 | | 2c Provide a technical description of your activities
• How radioactive wastes will arise, be managed and disposed of throughout the facility's lifecycle, including:
o sources of radioactivity and matters which affect wastes arising;
o gaseous, aqueous and other wastes;
o discharge points for gaseous wastes and discharge routes for aqueous wastes; and
o disposal routes for other wastes. | 100115743
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Section 2 | 6. 1, 6. 2, 6.3, 6.4 & 6.5 | | Relevant RSR B3 Guidance Requirements | Relevant SZC | Principal GDA | | --- | --- | --- | | | RSR permit | PCER Sub | | | application | -Chapter | | | document | | | 3 Operating techniques
Describe how you manage the production, discharge and disposal of radioactive waste to protect the environment and to optimise

FAQs

What is the purpose of Appendix H in the RSR permit application?

Appendix H cross-references RSR B3 guidance requirements to relevant Sizewell C permit application documents and principal GDA sources used in the RSR submission.

Why does the document note differences between GDA PCER/HPC permit and the RSR permit application?

Differences arise from site-specific aspects, operator-specific aspects, and caveats identified during the GDA assessment.

How does the appendix support planning at an early stage in developing Sizewell C?

It records items that cannot yet be resolved on the Forward Work Plan (FWP) and links guidance topics to the appropriate documentation for the relevant timescales agreed with the Environment Agency.

Sep 11, 2026

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