Shipment of certain materials prohibited.
Charleston, S.C., City Code § 15-18
in effectSec. 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)
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_ARTIITRNUMA_S15-18SHCEMAPRFetched: 11/7/2026