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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

12VAC5-481-910: General requirements

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  1. Title 12. Health
  2. Agency 5. Department of Health
  3. Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations
  4. Part IV. Standards For Protection Against Radiation
  5. Article 11. Waste Disposal

Article 11

Waste Disposal

A. Licensees shall dispose of licensed material only in the following ways:

1. By transfer to an authorized recipient as provided in 12VAC5-481-570;

2. By decay in storage;

3. By release in effluents within the limits of 12VAC5-481-720; or

4. As authorized under 12VAC5-481-920, 12VAC5-481-930, 12VAC5-481-940, 12VAC5-481-950, or 12VAC5-481-971.

B. A person shall be specifically licensed to receive waste containing licensed material from other persons for the following actions:

1. Treatment prior to disposal;

2. Treatment or disposal by incineration;

3. Decay in storage;

4. Disposal at a land disposal facility licensed under Part XI (12VAC5-481-2330 et seq.) of this chapter; or

5. Disposal at a geologic repository under 10 CFR Part 60 or 10 CFR Part 63.

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