4.6 (b) The Office of Radiation Safety Services shall accept radioactive waste for disposal or interim storage, provided the following conditions are met:

i Radioactive waste shall be pre-segregated into the following categories:

(1) Dry Solid Material (DSM) - which contains no pourable liquids or biological tissues or fluids of any kind;

(2) Large Volume Aqueous Liquids - which consists of containers having a volume in excess of 50 milliliters of aqueous, non-corrosive fluid;

(3) Small Volume Aqueous Liquids - which consists of containers having a volume of less than 50 milliliters of aqueous fluid;

(4) Scintillation Vials Exempt - which consists of vials containing liquid scintillation fluid with tritium and/or carbon-14 in concentrations greater than 0.05 microcuries per milliliter;

(5) Scintillation Vials Regulated - which consists of vials containing liquid scintillation fluid with tritium and/or carbon-14 in concentrations greater than O.05 microcuries per milliliter, or any other radionuclide in concentrations less than 0.002 microcuries per milliliter (4,440 dpm/ml); and

(6) Biological Materials - which consists of animal carcasses, tissue, and fluids;

ii Each category of waste is marked with radionuclide, activity content, and licensee's name;

iii The radiation exposure rate on the surface of the waste package does not exceed 200 mR/hr;

iv The radioactive waste is accompanied by a signed purchase requisition indicating to which account the disposal cost should be charged;

v The radioactive waste is brought for processing and packaging during the specified hours of operation of the radioactive waste room;

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