Waste containing radioactive materials generated at UMES are regulated as class A low-level radioactive waste. This waste includes source materials, special nuclear materials, and by-product materials as defined by the Atomic Energy Act. Furthermore, in Maryland, naturally occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive materials (NARM) are regulated in the same manner as other classes of radioactive materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any waste that contains, or is contaminated with, radioactive material:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Packaging and Disposal<\/p>\n\n\n\n Waste containing radioactive materials generated at UMES are regulated as class A low-level radioactive waste. This waste includes source materials, special nuclear materials, and by-product materials as defined by the Atomic Energy Act. Furthermore, in Maryland, naturally occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive materials (NARM) are regulated in the same manner as other classes of radioactive materials. Any waste that contains, or…Read more Radioactive Waste<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1384","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1384\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n General Instructions<\/td>\n \n \n
\n Liquid Radioactive Waste<\/td>\n \n \n
\n Dry or Solid Radioactive Waste<\/td>\n \n \n
\n Liquid Scintillation Vials<\/td>\n \n \n
\n Sharps (needles, syringes, scalpel blades, etc.)<\/td>\n \n \n
\n Small Animal Carcasses and Tissues<\/td>\n \n \n
\n Animal Bedding and Wastes<\/td>\n \n \n
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\n Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Segregation Matrix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a0<\/td>\n P-32, S-35, I-125<\/td>\n H-3 and C-14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Dry solid waste<\/td>\n Store each isotope alone<\/td>\n May be mixed in drum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sharps<\/td>\n Store each isotope alone in “sharps” container<\/td>\n May be mixed in drum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Aqueous Liquid (no organics, metals, controlled hazardous substances)<\/td>\n Isotopes may be mixed in carboy<\/td>\n Isotopes may be mixed in carboy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mixed Liquid (LLRW and controlled hazardous substances)<\/td>\n Store each isotope alone<\/td>\n May be mixed in drum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Biodegradable Scintillation Vials<\/td>\n Store each isotope alone<\/td>\n May be mixed in drum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Solvent-based Scintillation Vials<\/td>\n Store each isotope alone<\/td>\n May be mixed in drum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Animal \/ Pathological Waste<\/td>\n Store each isotope alone<\/td>\n May be mixed in drum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"