Section 18 AAC 85.300 - Disposal by burial in soil(a) A person may not dispose of radioactive material by burial in soil, unless (1) the radioactive material proposed for disposal contains only naturally occurring radiation with a radionuclide concentration of less than or equal to five picocuries per gram of radium-226 plus radium-228;(2) the radioactive material is not low-level radioactive waste regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and subject to the Northwest Interstate Compact pursuant to AS 46.45.010; and(3) the radioactive material is disposed in a Class 1 municipal solid waste landfill, drilling waste landfill, or industrial solid waste landfill that meets the applicable design standards in 18 AAC 60.(b) Radioactive material that is disposed of in accordance with (a) of this section must be managed as waste in accordance with the landfill permit.Eff. 9/16/71, Register 39; am 4/9/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2015, Register 214, July 2015; am 1/6/2021, Register 237, April 2021Authority:AS 46.03.020
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