OAR 345-050-0025: Exempt Quantities

(1) Materials that contain radionuclides in individual quantities that do not exceed the applicable quantity identified in Table 2 are not radioactive waste for the purposes of ORS 469.525 and these rules unless the number of individual radionuclides at their maximum allowable activity given in Table 2 exceeds 10. Additionally, wastes with the following characteristics are considered to contain exempt quantities: (2) Radium-bearing material containing a total radium-226 activity of less than 10 microcuries, regardless of concentration. (3) Thorium-bearing materials containing a total radium-228 activity of less than 100 microcuries, if the radium-228 is present with the parent thorium-232, regardless of concentration in the solid. [ED. NOTE: The Table referenced in this rule is not printed in the OAR Compilation. Copies are available from the agency.]