[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR20.2005]

[Page 344]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 20_STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart K_Waste Disposal
 
Sec. 20.2005  Disposal of specific wastes.

    (a) A licensee may dispose of the following licensed material as if 
it were not radioactive:
    (1) 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kBq), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 
per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation counting; and
    (2) 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kBq), or less, of hydrogen-3 or carbon-14 
per gram of animal tissue, averaged over the weight of the entire 
animal.
    (b) A licensee may not dispose of tissue under paragraph (a)(2) of 
this section in a manner that would permit its use either as food for 
humans or as animal feed.
    (c) The licensee shall maintain records in accordance with Sec. 
20.2108.