Quantities of Radioactive Materials Requiring Consideration of the Need for a Contingency Plan for Responding to a Release
Radioactive Material1/ Release Fraction Quantity (GBq) Quantity (Ci)
Actinium-2280.001148,0004,000
Americium-2410.001742
Americium-2420.001742
Americium-2430.001742
Antimony-1240.01148,0004,000
Antimony-1260.01222,0006,000
Barium-1330.01370,00010,000
Barium-1400.011,110,00030,000
Bismuth-2070.01185,0005,000
Bismuth-2100.0122,200600
Cadmium-1090.0137,0001,000
Cadmium-1130.012,96080
Calcium-450.01740,00020,000
Californium-2520.0013339 (20 mg)
Carbon-14 (Non-CO2)0.011,850,00050,000
Cerium-1410.01370,00010,000
Cerium-1440.0111,100300
Cesium-1340.0174,0002,000
Cesium-1370.01111,0003,000
Chlorine-360.53,700100
Chromium-510.0111,100,000300,000
Cobalt-600.001185,0005,000
Copper-640.017,400,000200,000
Curium-2420.0012,22060
Curium-2430.0011103
Curium-2440.0011484
Curium-2450.001742
Europium-1520.0118,500500
Europium-1540.0114,800400
Europium-1550.01111,0003,000
Gadolinium-1530.01185,0005,000
Germanium-680.0174,0002,000
Gold-1980.011,110,00030,000
Hafnium-1720.0114,800400
Hafnium-1810.01259,0007,000
Holmium-166m0.013,700100
Hydrogen-30.5740,00020,000
Indium-114m0.0137,0001,000
Iodine-1250.537010
Iodine-1310.537010
Iridium-1920.0011,480,00040,000
Iron-550.011,480,00040,000
Iron-590.01259,0007,000
Krypton-851.0222,000,0006,000,000
Lead-2100.012968
Manganese-560.012,220,00060,000
Radioactive Material1/ Release Fraction Quantity (GBq) Quantity (Ci)
Mercury-2030.01370,00010,000
Molybdenum-990.011,110,00030,000
Neptunium-2370.001742
Nickel-630.01740,00020,000
Niobium-940.0111,100300
Phosphorus-320.53,700100
Phosphorus-330.537,0001,000
Polonium-2100.0137010
Potassium-420.01333,0009,000
Promethium-1450.01148,0004,000
Promethium-1470.01148,0004,000
Radium-2260.0013,700100
Ruthenium-1060.017,400200
Samarium-1510.01148,0004,000
Scandium-460.01111,0003,000
Selenium-750.01370,00010,000
Silver-110m0.0137,0001,000
Sodium-220.01333,0009,000
Sodium-240.01370,00010,000
Strontium-890.01111,0003,000
Strontium-900.013,33090
Sulfur-350.533,300900
Technetium-990.01370,00010,000
Technetium-99m0.0114,800,000400,000
Tellurium-127m0.01185,0005,000
Tellurium-129m0.01185,0005,000
Terbium-1600.01148,0004,000
Thulium-1700.01148,0004,000
Tin-1130.01370,00010,000
Tin-1230.01111,0003,000
Tin-1260.0137,0001,000
Titanium-440.013,700100
Vanadium-480.01259,0007,000
Xenon-1331.033,300,000900,000
Yttrium-910.0174,0002,000
Zinc-650.01185,0005,000
Zirconium-930.0114,800400
Zirconium-950.01185,0005,000
Any other beta-gamma emitter0.01370,00010,000
Mixed fission products0.0137,0001,000
Mixed corrosion products0.01370,00010,000
Contaminated equipment, beta-gamma0.001370,00010,000
Irradiated material, any form other than solid noncombustible0.0137,0001,000
Irradiated material, solid noncombustible0.001370,00010,000
Mixed radioactive waste, beta-gamma0.0137,0001,000
Packaged mixed waste,2/ beta-gamma0.001 370,00010,000
Any other alpha emitter0.001742
Contaminated equipment, alpha0.000174020
Packaged waste, alpha2/0.0001740 20
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1/ For combinations of radioactive materials, the licensee is required to consider whether an emergency plan is needed if the sum of the ratios of the quantity of each radioactive material authorized to the quantity listed for that material above exceeds one.
2/ Waste packaged in Type B containers does not require an emergency plan.
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services, DHS 110-199, ch. DHS 157, app P