A. Owners and operators of disposal facilities shall permanently record, and report to the Department within twenty-four hours after discovery, any and all conditions in violation of the requirements of this article discovered as a result of inspections required by any license under which the facility is operated.

B. No owner or operator of a disposal facility located within this State shall accept radioactive waste for disposal unless the shipper of such waste has a valid permit issued pursuant to § 13-7-140(A) of this article.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 13-7-170

  • Department: means the Department of Health and Environmental Control, including personnel authorized to act on behalf of the Department. See South Carolina Code 13-7-120
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Disposal facility: means any facility located within the State which accepts radioactive waste for storage or disposal. See South Carolina Code 13-7-120
  • Operator: means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle transporting radioactive waste. See South Carolina Code 13-7-120
  • Permit: means an authorization issued by the Department to any person to transport such radioactive wastes or offer such waste for transport. See South Carolina Code 13-7-120
  • Radioactive waste: means any and all equipment or materials which are radioactive or have radioactive contamination and which are required pursuant to any governing laws, regulations or licenses to be disposed of or stored as radioactive waste. See South Carolina Code 13-7-120
  • Shipper: means any person, whether a resident of South Carolina or a nonresident (1) who transports radioactive waste generated by him into or within the State; (2) who transports radioactive waste generated by another person into or within the State; or (3) who transfers radioactive waste to a carrier for transportation into or within the State; or (4) who transfers radioactive waste to another person if such wastes are transported into or within the State. See South Carolina Code 13-7-120
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