{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-115273","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 115273","heading":"","body":"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:\n(a) The minimization of waste produced by employing best practices to reduce the amount of contaminated materials;\n(b) The substitution and use of nonradioactive materials or radioactive materials with shorter radioactive half-lives; and\n(c) The compaction of low-level radioactive waste to reduce the volume of waste that must be transported and disposed of in the state.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","PART 9. RADIATION [114650. - 115342.]","CHAPTER 8. Radiation Control Law [114960. - 115273.]","ARTICLE 19. Radioactive Waste Reduction [115273. - 115273.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8507da52af76498cf24f907587667c051415206abbdf78f886f0c65dca38f2bf","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-115271.4","next":"us-ca/hsc-115275"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}