Establishments subject to authorisation

This section contains information and procedures regarding:

• the storage and use of materials that emit ionising radiation;
• the transportation of radioactive substances;
• the transfer and transit of radioactive sources;
• the management of spent products;
• high-activity sources.

Some establishments in Luxembourg store radioactive substances or use equipment that is capable of emitting ionising radiation. These are mainly:

• hospitals and their nuclear medicine departments;
• research laboratories;
• industrial laboratories.

Public and private organisations also use X-ray equipment to carry out checks on, for example, baggage and mail.

There is a wide range of potential uses for radioactive substances:

• medical treatment and diagnosis;
• tracers in research;
• surface analysis;
• level and thickness controls;
• non-destructive gammagraphy analysis in industry.