New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals
Subchapter A - The Industrial Code
Part 38 - Ionizing Radiation Protection
Section 38.20 - Disposal of radioactive material

Universal Citation: 12 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 38.20

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) No person shall dispose of any radioactive material except by transfer to an authorized recipient or by one of the following methods:

(1) by decay in storage in accordance with a license condition authorizing this practice; or

(2) by release in effluents in accordance with the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in 6 NYCRR Part 380.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Each licensee or registrant shall dispose of unused and unneeded radioactive materials, in a timely manner. Radioactive material which has not been used under a license or registration for a period of 24 months, and radioactive waste which has not been accessed for a period of 24 months shall be considered unused and unneeded and shall be disposed of forthwith.

(d) Each licensee or registrant involved in the transfer for disposal or disposal of radioactive waste shall comply with the provisions of the title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 20, section 20.2006 and appendix G, January 1, 1997 edition[FN1].

[FN1] The documents referenced in this Part are available for review and copying at the Department of Labor, State Campus, Bldg. 12, Rm. 509, Albany, NY or the Department of State, 41 State St., Albany, NY.

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