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
Liquid Waste
Vial SizeExemptMixed / 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

 

Bulk Liquid Scintillation Fluid

Bulk Liquid Scintillation Fluid
CategoryCost
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.

Waste Stored For Decay
IsotopesSolid Lab TrashBulk 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.

Long-Lived Waste
CategoryCost
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.