Overview of NORM and activities by a NORM licensed permanent decontamination and waste processing facility

Conference · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:457165

Mirro, G A ^[1]

---

1. Growth Resources, Inc., Lafayette, LA (United States)

This paper presents an overview of issues related to handling NORM materials, and provides a description of a facility designed for the processing of NORM contaminated equipment. With regard to handling NORM materials the author discusses sources of NORM, problems, regulations and disposal options, potential hazards, safety equipment, and issues related to personnel protection. For the facility, the author discusses: description of the permanent facility; the operations of the facility; the license it has for handling specific radioactive material; operating and safety procedures; decontamination facilities on site; NORM waste processing capabilities; and offsite NORM services which are available.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Energy, Environment and Resources Center
• OSTI ID: 457165
• Report Number(s): CONF-961089-; ON: DE97004100; TRN: 98:008339
• Resource Relation: Conference: Beneficial Reuse `96: 4. annual conference on the recycle and reuse of radioactive scrap metal, Knoxville, TN (United States), 22-24 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Beneficial reuse `96: The fourth annual conference on the recycle and reuse of radioactive scrap metal; PB: 546 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
DESIGN
OPERATION
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
OPERATING LICENSES
SCRAP METALS
RADIATION PROTECTION