Uranyl acetate is a RCRA waste -Reply

[Zack Clayton <zack.clayton@epa.state.oh.us>]

I ran the original posts past our RCRA group and this is the response they sent me.  It
appears you may need to consult your state to be sure, but the general flowchart
described by Steve Deitch is basically correct for the feds.

internal comment:

In the OAC (Ohio Administrative Code) a waste is defined in 3745-51-02 and is not
just dependent on whether your throwing it away or not.  Ohio's definition of "waste"
in the hazardous waste rules is exactly the same as the federal definition of solid
waste in 40CFR261.2. Ohio's statutory definition of hazardous waste in ORC 3734.01
(Ohio Revised Code) is very similar to the RCRA statutory definition of solid waste.  I
breifly checked into whether or not to uranyl acetate is a DOT Oxidizer as defined in
49 CFR I was unsuccessful.  If it is, it is RCRA ignitable (D001).  You might want to
pull that thread.  

Zack Clayton
zack.clayton@epa.state.oh.us