Minnesota Administrative Rules

4731.2440 DISPOSAL OF SPECIFIC WASTES.

A.

A licensee may dispose of the following licensed material as if it were not radioactive:

(1)

0.05 microcurie (1.85 kBq) or less of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation counting; and

(2)

0.05 microcurie (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.

A licensee may not dispose of tissue under item A, subitem (2), in a manner that would permit its use as food for humans or as animal feed.

C.

A licensee must maintain records of disposal under this part according to part 4731.2560.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.1202; 144.1203

History:

29 SR 755

Published Electronically:

March 12, 2009