10 CFR 20.2005
§ 20.2005 Disposal of specific wastes.
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
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- 10 CFR 20.2005, § 20.2005 Disposal of specific wastes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/36537
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(a) A licensee may dispose of the following licensed material as if it were not radioactive:
(1) 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kBq), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation counting; and
(2) 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kBq), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the weight of the entire animal.
(b) A licensee may not dispose of tissue under paragraph (a)(2) of this section in a manner that would permit its use either as food for humans or as animal feed.
(c) The licensee shall maintain records in accordance with § 20.2108.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.