Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 345 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENERGY FACILITY SITING COUNCIL
Division 50 - RADIOACTIVE WASTE MATERIALS
Section 345-050-0025 - Exempt Quantities
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Materials that contain radionuclides in individual quantities that do not exceed the applicable quantity identified in Table 2 are not radioactive waste for the purposes of ORS 469.525 and these rules unless the number of individual radionuclides at their maximum allowable activity given in Table 2 exceeds 10. Additionally, wastes with the following characteristics are considered to contain exempt quantities:
(2) Radium-bearing material containing a total radium-226 activity of less than 10 microcuries, regardless of concentration.
(3) Thorium-bearing materials containing a total radium-228 activity of less than 100 microcuries, if the radium-228 is present with the parent thorium-232, regardless of concentration in the solid.
The Table referenced in this rule is not printed in the OAR Compilation. Copies are available from the agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 469.470
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 469.300 & ORS 97.153
