A permit shall be issued by the Manager or a designated subordinate and shall be required for the shipping or transportation of the following radioactive materials or hazardous chemical substances by motor vehicle or by rail into, within, through or out of the Municipality:
(a) Plutonium isotopes in any quantity and form exceeding two grams or 20 curies, whichever is less;
(b) Uranium enriched in the isotope U-235 exceeding twenty-five atomic percent of the total uranium content in quantities where the U-235 content exceeds one kilogram;
(c) Any elements with atomic number 89 or greater, the activity of which exceeds 20 curies;
(d) Spent reactor fuel elements or mixed fission products associated with such fuel elements of the activity of which exceeds 20 curies;
(e) Large quantity radioactive materials;
(f) Any quantity, arrangement and packaging combination of fissile material specified by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a "Fissile Class III" shipment in 10 CFR Part 71 entitled "Packaging of Radioactive Materials for Transport", Section 71.4(d)(3);
(g) Any shipment or transportation of radioactive materials or hazardous chemical substances that is required by the appropriate regulatory agency to be accompanied by an escort for safety reasons; or
(h) Any shipment of hazardous chemical substances as previously defined by this chapter.
(Ord. 722. Passed 8-2-79.)