Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 220 - Rules Relating to Radiation Protection
Part D - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Subpart K - WASTE DISPOSAL
Section 144-220-D-K-2003 - Disposal by release into sanitary sewerage
Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 144-220-D-K-2003
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. A licensee or registrant may discharge licensed or registered material into sanitary sewerage if each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) The material is
readily soluble, or is readily dispersible biological material, in water;
and
(2) The quantity of licensed or
registered radioactive material that the licensee or registrant releases into
the sewer in one month divided by the average monthly volume of water released
into the sewer by the licensee or registrant does not exceed the concentration
listed in Table III of Appendix B; and
(3) If more than one radionuclide is
released, the following conditions must also be satisfied:
(a) The licensee or registrant shall
determine the fraction of the limit in Table III of Appendix B represented by
discharges into sanitary sewerage by dividing the actual monthly average
concentration of each radionuclide released by the licensee or registrant into
the sewer by the concentration of that radionuclide listed in Table III of
Appendix B; and
(b) The sum of the
fractions for each radionuclide required by D.2003.A(3)(a) does not exceed
unity; and
(4) The total
quantity of licensed or registered radioactive material that the licensee or
registrant releases into the sanitary sewerage in a year does not exceed 185
GBq (5 Ci) of hydrogen-3, 37 GBq (1 Ci) of carbon-14, and 37 GBq (1 Ci) of all
other radioactive materials combined.
B. Excreta from individuals undergoing medical diagnosis or therapy with radioactive material are not subject to the limitations contained in D.2003.A.
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