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12VAC5-481-950: Disposal of specific wastes
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 12. Health
- Agency 5. Department of Health
- Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations
- Part IV. Standards For Protection Against Radiation
- Article 11. Waste Disposal
A. Licensees may dispose of the following licensed material as if it were not radioactive:
1. 0.05 μCi (1.85 kBq) or less of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation counting; and
2. 0.05 μCi (1.85 kBq) or less of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the weight of the entire animal.
B. Licensees may not dispose of tissue under subdivision A 2 of this section in a manner that would permit its use either as food for humans or as animal feed.
C. Licensees shall maintain records in accordance with 12VAC5-481-1060.
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