This Technical Report gives additional and specific information on sampling for testing of waste from the
extractive industry to support the development of appropriate sampling plans. This supplementary guidance to
EN 14899 is required because waste from the extractive industry differs considerably from the waste types
and sampling scenarios covered in the existing technical reports (CEN/TR 15310-1 to -5) that support the
Framework Standard. This guidance document should be used in conjunction with EN 14899 and its
supporting technical reports CEN/TR 15310-1 to -5.
The approach to sampling described in this document is primarily focused on the requirements to undertake
mineralogical and geochemical testing of the waste. Whilst much of the background information provided is
also relevant to geotechnical investigations there may be important additional requirements or differences in
approach for determining relevant physical parameters. For example, many geotechnical parameters are
determined using field tests, which are not discussed in this document. References to alternative source
documentation are provided.
The guidance provided in this document applies only to above-ground exposure to radio-nuclides present in
the undisturbed earth crust and not to the production, processing, handling use, holding, storage, transport, or
disposal of radioactive substances that are or have been processed for their radioactive, fissile or fertile
properties.
This Technical Report provides some discussion of current best practice, but is not exhaustive. To clarify the
text, the document provides a number of worked examples in the Annexes.