Regulation of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) -- an international perspective

Conference · Wed Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:353600

Davis, M W ^[1]

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1. American Radiation Services, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) was first recognized as a potential problem as long ago as 1904 in the oil fields of Canada. NORM later became an issue in the North Sea oil and gas production facilities in the early 1980`s and became more widely recognized in the United States in 1986 during a routine well workover in the state of Mississippi. NORM contamination of oil and gas industry production equipment has since been identified world wide. The United States, including Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico region, the North Sea region, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and several Middle Eastern countries have all reported NORM contamination. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the international regulations or guidelines that have been promulgated concerning NORM in the oil and gas industry. Additionally, the impact of these regulations or guidelines on non-oil and gas industries will also be discussed. A comparison of these regulations or guidelines to those generally found in the United States shall be drawn.

• OSTI ID: 353600
• Report Number(s): CONF-970677--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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