The purpose of this chapter is to:
(A) Regulate the location, operation, and care of hazardous and/or low-level radioactive waste management facilities dealing with the storage, transfer, treatment, or disposal of hazardous and/or low-level radioactive waste within the county;
(B) Assure that the best management practices are used in handling such hazardous and/or low-level radioactive waste;
(C) Assure that such hazardous and/or low-level radioactive waste is not placed into permanent or long- term storage in the county;
(D) Assure that the treatment of such hazardous and/or low-level radioactive waste including reuse, recycling, neutralization, detoxification, and incineration will be permitted with proper regulation;
(E) Assure treatment of hazardous and/or low- level radioactive waste by mass volume reduction must be accompanied by one of the above methods (division (D) above) for the residual volume; and
(F) Assure that such hazardous and/or low-level radioactive waste does not undergo disposal in the county without being rendered non-hazardous by prior treatment.
(1996 Code, § 51.03) (Ord. passed 10-5-1987)