Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.5239

Current through Vol. 24-10, June 15, 2024

Section R. 325.5239 - Disposal by release into sanitary sewerage systems

Rule 239.

(1) A licensee shall not discharge radioactive material into a sanitary sewerage system unless all of the following conditions exist:

(a) It is readily soluble or dispersible in water.

(b) The quantity of any radioactive material released into the system by the licensee in any 1 day does not exceed the larger of the following:

(i) The quantity which, if diluted by the average daily quantity of sewage released into the sewer by the licensee, will result in an average concentration not greater than the limits specified in column 2, table I, of Rules 261 to 269.

(ii) Ten times the quantity of such material specified in Rule 271.

(c) The quantity of any radioactive material released in any 1 month, if diluted by the average monthly quantity of water released by the licensee, will not result in an average concentration exceeding the limits specified in column 2, table I, of Rules 261 to 269.

(d) The gross quantity of radioactive material released into the sewerage system by the licensee does not exceed 1 curie per year.

(2) Excreta from individuals undergoing medical diagnosis or therapy with radioactive material shall be exempt from any limitations contained in this rule.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.5239

1979 AC; 2016 MR 10, Eff. 5/25/2016