Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 252. Department of Environmental Quality |
Chapter 515. Management of Solid Waste |
Subchapter 23. Regulated Medical Waste Management |
Part 3. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL COMMERCIAL REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES |
SECTION 252:515-23-32. Radiation
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- (a) Screening and handling. A DEQ approved procedure shall be implemented for screening wastes and handling radioactive wastes.(b) Detection system. Fixed radiation detection monitors, capable of detecting radiation sources as small as 0.25 millicuries of Cs137, must be installed to monitor incoming wastes.(c) Interlock system. Automated waste processing units must have an interlock system to automatically stop upon detection of radiation.(d) Hand-held detectors. Hand-held radiation detectors must be used to screen wastes when the fixed radiation detectors detect radioactive wastes.(e) Segregation of radioactive wastes. When radioactive wastes are detected, they must be segregated from the remainder of the wastestream for proper management.