The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).
This decision includes the permit and decision document for:
While carrying out analysis work in a Sellafield site laboratory, a worker spilled approximately 1kg of depleted uranium trioxide powder while moving a container.
The material is not harmful unless ingested or inhaled.
The correct safety procedures were followed and the immediate area was evacuated before returning to normal service on the same day.
Health checks confirmed the worker suffered no ill effects.
An internal investigation is being carried out.
The event has been rated 1 (anomaly) on the International Nuclear Events Scale
Sellafield is regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency
The Coal Authority’s vision to be a ‘world leader in resolving the impacts of mining’ requires them to operate both sustainably and responsibly. This report provides details of their performance over the past 12 months and their responsibilities as a global citizen for the long term sustainability of our planet and future generations.
This report is an independent literature review undertaken by the Hull International Fisheries Institute to identify measures to maximise the survival of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) caught and released by anglers.
Your landfill permit or licence will list the data you must report and when you have to send it.
Use this service to report periodic emissions and monitoring data to the Environment Agency. You’ll need access to email so we can send you a confirmation code.
You should only use this service if we told you that your company has been set up to use the report landfill data service. If your company hasn’t been set up, please continue to use your usual method to report data.
Follow the landfill data formatting rules to prepare a CSV data file. You can use the service to check the format of your data files.
You must use all the following landfill data allowed values:
You’ll need to send a schedule 5 or 6 notification to the Environment Agency when:
Your permit will say how to send the notification to the Environment Agency. It will also give a time limit for sending the notification. This is usually within 24 hours.
Send your annual report and other reports required by your permit using the method agreed with your local regulatory team or site inspector. If you don’t have an agreed method, check the permit conditions to find out how to send the reports.
Operators with an environmental permit must complete waste returns to tell the Environment Agency about the waste they have received or removed from their site.
Find out how to complete national operator waste returns.
See also the landfill sector technical guidance.