disposal of radwaste from biohazard facility

["Jim F. Herrold" <HERROLD@UWYO.EDU>]

Interestingly enough, before getting on radsafe this morning, we were pondering
the same type of questions on decontaminating potentially biohazard-tainted rad
waste. Our Biological Safety Officer was putting this message on her networks,
and I told her I'd put it on radsafe.

Jim Herrold, UWRSO

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From:           Self <DEPUTY/DALRYMPL>
To:             biosafty@mitva.mit.edu
Subject:        Radioactive Waste, BSL-3 Facilities
Copies to:      safety@uvmvm.uvm.edu
Date sent:      Thu, 11 Aug 1994 10:39:11

How do you treat radioactive waste or chemical waste that is 
biologically hazardous/contaminated without autoclaving?

Specifically:
    There is a Biosafety Level 3* facility here (more, higher, 
containment than just your old everyday BL-3 facility) that wants to 
start using radioactives.  Until we can ammend our NRC licence to 
allow them to decay out the waste on site, how do you all suggest we remove 
the waste from the facility?  
    And also hazardous chemical wastes.
    Thanks.

Madeline Dalrymple       Biological Safety Officer
                         University of Wyoming
voice:307-766-3277       Environmental Health and Safety Office
fax:307-766-2255         PO Box 3413
email:dalrympl@uwyo.edu  Laramie, WY 82071-3413