Radiation Safety Office, 004 Rowell Building

Phone: 656-2570, FAX: 656-8876

 

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL PRICE LIST

(as of 7/1/04)

Liquid Scintillation Waste: (Vials or Bulk Liquid)

1. Exempt Category – scintillation fluid with ³H or ¹⁴C (≤ 0.05 uCi/ml)
2. Mixed Category – scintillation fluid with isotope ≤ 109 day half-live
3. Regulated Category in biodegradable scintillation fluid ≥ 110 day half-live

 

Vial Size	Exempt	Mixed / Regulated
4 ml	$12.60 /100 vials	$48.50 /100 vials
6 ml	$21.35 /100 vials	$72.75 /100 vials
7 ml	$24.25 /100 vials	$85.35 /100 vials
10 ml	$34.90 /100 vials	$122.30 /100 vials
20 ml	$69.85 /100 vials	$244.45/ 100 vials

       4.  Bulk Liquid Scintillation Fluid          

Exempt, Organic Scintillation Fluid	$24.25 /gallon
Mixed/Regulated, Organic Scintillation Fluid	$169.75 /gallon
Exempt/Mixed/Regulated, Biodegradable Fluid	$77.60 /gallon

Waste Stored For Decay:  

Isotopes with a half-life less than 90 days stored for decay.

Isotopes	Solid Lab Trash	Bulk Liquid
P-32 or half-lives ≤ 14 days	$ 7.10 /gallon	$ 9.75 /gallon
Cr-51, I-125 or half-lives between 14-65 days	$12.60 /gallon	$14.70 /gallon
S-35 or half-lives between 65-90 days	$15.80 /gallon	$17.85 /gallo

Incineration of Decay-in-Storage: (When decayed by labs) - $1.65 /pound

Long-Lived Waste: 

All isotopes with a half-live greater than 90 days.

Category	Cost
Dry Lab Trash	$58.20 /gallon
Bulk Liquid (non-hazardous)	$77.60 /gallon
Animal Carcasses / Biological Tissue	$58.20 /gallon

 

Please call the RSO at 656-2570 to make an appointment for a waste pickup.