La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-464

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XV-464 - Disposal of Specific Wastes

A. A licensee or registrant may dispose of the following licensed or registered sources of radiation as if it were not radioactive:

1. 1.85 kBq (0.05 [MICRO]Ci), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation counting; and

2. 1.85 kBq (0.05 [MICRO]Ci), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the weight of the entire animal.

B. A licensee or registrant shall not dispose of tissue pursuant to LAC 33:XV.464.A.2 in a manner that would permit its use either as food for humans or as animal feed.

C. The licensee or registrant shall maintain records in accordance with LAC 33:XV.478.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-464

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 19:1421 (November 1993).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.