California Health and Safety Code

§ 115273

HSC § 115273 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 104 · Part 9 · Ch. 8 · Art. 19

Statute text

In implementing this chapter, the department, consistent with other requirements imposed by this chapter to protect public health and safety, shall promote the reduction of low-level radioactive waste generated, both in volume and radioactivity, by encouraging waste reduction practices, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(a)The minimization of waste produced by employing best practices to reduce the amount of contaminated materials;

(b)The substitution and use of nonradioactive materials or radioactive materials with shorter radioactive half-lives; and

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 513, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.