TRANSPORTATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL

Charleston, S.C., City Code ch. 15, art. II

in effect

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 15-16 Definition.

Sec. 15-16. - Definition. For the purposes of this article, the term "radioactive material" shall not include: (1) Radiation sources defined by the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR Section 173.391, as being a "limited quantity"; (2) Radiation sources used in radiography and other nondestructive testing procedures, when used by persons or firms duly licensed by the state; (3) Radiation sources shipped by or for the United States government for military or national defense purposes; (4) Teletherapy sources or radioactive materials employed in therapeutic radiology, in biomedical research or in educational endeavors, or medical devices designed for individual application (e.g., cardiac pacemakers) containing plutonium-238, promethium-147 or other radioactive material. (Ord. No. 1979-42, § 3, 6-26-79)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 15-17 Notification of police prerequisite to shipment; required information.

Sec. 15-17. - Notification of police prerequisite to shipment; required information. It shall be unlawful to transport radioactive material in any quantity or form within or through the city unless, no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the commencement of such shipment, notification of shipment has been submitted to the chief of police. Such notification shall include at least the following information: (1) Identification of all radioactive elements contained in such shipment by name, atomic numbers and weight; if such shipment consists of spent reactor fuel or mixed fission products associated with such spent fuel elements, it shall be identified as "SPENT REACTOR FUEL"; (2) Identification of the radioactive level of each element or shipment, in curies; (3) Identification of the transportation route, date and approximate time of such transport into or out of the city; (4) Name, address and telephone number of the person, association, partnership or corporation submitting the notice and his, her or its relationship to the shipment (e.g., consignee, shipper, transporter) and the name of the shipper, the name of the carrier, and the name of the person or firm to whom the shipment is being sent. (Ord. No. 1979-42, § 1, 6-26-79)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 15-18 Shipment of certain materials prohibited.

Sec. 15-18. - Shipment of certain materials prohibited. It shall be unlawful to transport within or through the city any of the following radioactive materials: (1) Plutonium isotopes in any quantity and form exceeding two (2) grams or twenty (20) curies, whichever is less; (2) Uranium enriched in the isotope U-235 exceeding twenty-five (25) atomic per cent of the total uranium content in quantities where the U-235 content exceeds one kilogram; (3) Any of the actinides (i.e., elements with atomic number 89 or greater), the activity of which exceeds twenty (20) curies; (4) Spent reactor fuel elements or mixed fission products associated with such spent fuel elements the activity of which exceeds twenty (20) curies; or (5) Any quantity of radioactive material specified as a "Large Quantity" by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 10 CFR Part 71, entitled "Packaging of Radioactive Material for Transport." (Ord. No. 1979-42, § 2, 6-26-79)

Charleston, S.C., City Code § 15-19 Exemptions.

Sec. 15-19. - Exemptions. (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to require the disclosure of any defense information or restricted data as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended. (b) This article shall not apply to radioactive material shipped by or for the United States government for national security, military purposes or national defense purposes. (Ord. No. 1979-42, § 4, 6-26-79)

Source: City of Charleston, South Carolina, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CICO_CH15HESA_ARTIITRNUMAFetched: 11/7/2026