Commentaries: Art. 111

Discharge to the environment comprises, in particular, landfilling, disposal with domestic waste, discharge in exhaust air and wastewater, incineration, reuse or delivery to a recycling facility.
Only low-level radioactive waste may be discharged to the environment.
Radioactive waste may only be discharged to the environment with a licence and under the supervision of the licence holder.
It may only be discharged to the environment by the licence holder without the approval of the licensing authority and without specific licensing in accordance with Article 112 paragraph 2 if:
1. the maximum ambient dose rate at a distance of 10 cm from the surface, allowing for natural radiation, is less than 0.1 µSv per hour;
2. the requirement specified in Article 106 paragraph 2 is met; and
3. the total activity per week and licence is not greater than the activity of 10 kg of a material whose specific activity is equal to the clearance limit.
Prior to the discharge of radioactive waste, labels, hazard warning symbols or other markings indicating radioactivity must be removed.