Tritium Exit Sign Disposal

The National Solid Wastes Management recently released an article commenting on Tritium EXIT Sign Disposal.

(Washington, DC) –" The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) has filed comments with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) regarding possible new rules for the disposal of tritium exit signs.

Tritium exit signs, used in many commercial and high-occupancy residential buildings, contain a radioactive form of hydrogen and allow for continuous, self-powered light source in situations where using batteries or electricity is not possible."

There are an estimated 2 million Tritium EXIT signs being used across the United States.   Although Tritium EXIT signs, in small doses, have little or no danger to public health and safety,  it still is considered as hazardous materiel and should be disposed of properly, not with normal trash.

For more information and to read more on this article visit NSWM.