Laboratory Radioactive Waste Pick-Ups
Laboratories may request a radioactive waste pick-up by completing a "Waste Pick-up" form and sending
it to the Environmental Health Office or by sending a "Waste Pick-up Request" electronically to Radiation Safety Staff.
Radioactive waste pick ups will be scheduled and completed by Radiation Safety staff.
Radiation Safety staff will perform the transfer of the radioactive wastes to the University's Radioactive
Waste Storage Facility. All radioactive waste must be properly tallied, packaged and labeled
prior to arrival of Radiation Safety staff. All liners must be intact and securely closed
with twist ties or tape. Waste which requires special packaging or which does not fall into a specific radioactive
waste category must be packaged under the direction of Radiation Safety staff.
The generating laboratory must wipe test the radioactive waste container for removable contamination
prior to pick-up and indicate the results of the survey on the reverse side of the waste container tag.
Any removable contamination detected greater than twice background (>2x bkg/100 cm2) must be
remediated to acceptable levels prior to pick-up. Waste container tallies and removable contamination
survey results must be retained by the generating laboratory for a minimum of one (1) year.
At the time of pick-up, Radiation Safety staff will inspect the waste for radioactive labels, sharps, syringes,
lead, etc. Wastes containing any of these materials will be refused for pick-up until properly removed by
the generating laboratory. Radioactive waste tags will be completed for wastes which are found to be
suitable for pick-up. These tags will indicate the contents of the waste container including isotope,
activity, volume, waste form and generator. The generating laboratory will be requested to sign the
waste tag to authorize that the waste information provided is accurate.
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