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EXHTBIT A <br />12 <br />CHAPTER 747 <br />Transportatian of Radioactive Materials <br />747.01 Purpose and defimitions. <br />747.02 Permit reqtaired. <br />747.03 Notice. <br />747.04 Issuance of perxnit. <br />747.05 Storage prohibited. <br />747.99 Penalty. <br />CROSS REFERENCES <br />Motox vehicie de?'ined -- see TR.AF. 301.20 <br />Commercial and heavy vehicles - see TRAF. Ch. 339 <br />747.01 PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS. <br />(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum standards and regulations <br />insuring the safe shipment and transportation of radioactive materials through the Village. <br />(b) For the purpose of this chapter the following terms, phrases, words and their <br />derivatians shaIl have the meaning given -herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words <br />used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural numbex include the <br />singular number, and woxds in the singnlar number include the plural number. The word <br />"sha11" is always mandatory and not znerely directory. <br />(1) "Radioactive znaterial" rneans any rnaterial or combination of materials, <br />which spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. Materials in which the <br />estimated specific activiry is not greater Chan 0.002 microcuraes per gram <br />of material, and in which the radioactivity is essentially unifortnly <br />distributed, are not considered to be radioactive materials. <br />(2) "Large quantity radioactive materzals" means a quantity the aggregate <br />radioactivrty of which exceeds that specified 'zn 10 Code of Federai <br />Regulations (C. F. R. ) Part 71 entitled "Packaging of Radioactive <br />Material for Transport", Section 71.4(fl. <br />(3) "Curie" means an expression of the quantity of radiation in ternns of the <br />number of atoms which disintegrate per second; a curie is that quantity <br />of radioactive materials which decays such that thirty-seven billion atoms <br />d'zsintegrate per second, <br />(4) "Millicurie" means one thousandth of a curie. <br />(5) "Motoi• vehicle" means any vehicle defined as a"motor vehicle" in Section 301.20 of the Traffic Code of the Codified Ordinances. <br />(6) "Person" means any individual, partnership or corporatian engaged in <br />the transportation of passengers or property, as common, contract or <br />private carrier, or freight forwarder, as those terms are used in the <br />Interstate Commerce Act, as amended. <br />(Ord. 78-52. Passed 10-16-78.) <br />(? .. <br />}