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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COST SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2007

 


COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL   UNIT COST
DECAY - Half lives <90 Days   
 Dry waste
Cost prorated by pounds:
Average large bag=25 pounds
Average small bag=10 pounds
$ 7.71 per pound
Aqueous liquid $ 69.42 per gallon
   
Shippable - Half lives > 90 days  
 Dry waste
Cost prorated by pounds:
Average large bag=25 pounds
Average small bag=10 pounds
$ 30.49 per pound 
Aqueous H3 and C14 Liquids $ 68.30 per gallon
Vials (limit activity to 1 mCi per box)   
A. Deregulated: H-3 & C-14 ONLY, $ 45.75/100 standard vials
  $ 17.16/100 sub-mini vials
B. Regulated: Includes most commonly used isotopes up to 109 day half-life (separate by isotopes) $ 72.63/100 standard vials
$ 29.05/100 sub-mini vials
C. Vials with half-life greater than 109 days (excluding C-14 and H-3) contact EH&S**
   
Mixed Waste Liquids ** 
 Liquids which contain both hazardous chemicals and 
radioactive materials
contact EH&S** 
   
Animal Carcasses
 Cost prorated by volume of carcasses packed
case by case basis 
   
Sealed sources, check sources, uranium and thorium compounds or any other unusual waste form. case by case basis
   

 


** Disposal of mixed waste can be extremely expensive. Approval of constituents PRIOR to generation is necessary! If you are generating liquid which has both a hazardous chemical and radioactive material contact Bill Leonard (5-5616 or wl68@cornell.edu) or Marlene Larson (5-5676 or mat2@cornell.edu) for more information or questions.