Radiation Safety: Radioactive Waste Disposal Cost Schedule

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.