CAN WE USE BIOHAZARD BAGS AS BENCH BAGS FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS?
Biohazard bags are not to be put into the radioactive waste containers. If, in fact, your lab does create waste that is both biohazardous and radioactive, the biohazard bag is to be secured in a radioactive waste bag after being processed through an approved sterilization procedure and then put into the radioactive waste. Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Disposal Fred Rawlings, Asst. RSO It would really be nice to head this article with a snappy title, but thats the problem with Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW). Its hard to sound upbeat and perky when you talk about it. At a recent conference, however, LLRW took center stage. Thats because it is becoming harder and harder to properly dispose of it. The epicenter of the discussion is Barnwell, South Carolina. Barnwell is a small town with the distinction of being the repository of Low Level Radioactive Waste that is generated in places like the Laboratories of the University of Kentucky. If you are using radionuclides with a half li
