Radiation Protection and the Management of Radioactive Waste in the Oil and Gas Industry International Atomic Energy Agency
Radiation Protection and the Management of Radioactive Waste in the Oil and Gas Industry


Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Published Date: 05 May 2004
Publisher: IAEA
Book Format: Paperback::130 pages
ISBN10: 9201140037
ISBN13: 9789201140036
Filename: radiation-protection-and-the-management-of-radioactive-waste-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry.pdf
Dimension: 152x 229mm
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1.3 The management of oil-and-gas related NORM should conform to CFR, Part 20, Standards for Protection against Radiation and/or State industrial wastes or -products enriched with radioactive elements found in the. RADIATION ASSOCIATED WITH OIL AND NATURAL GAS I. INTRODUCTION - Technologically Enhanced Natural Radioactive Material (TENR) risks associated with disposal of TENR-contaminated oil field wastes (e.g., NORM includes radioactive elements such as radium, uranium, thorium, NORM can become concentrated through oil and gas operations, mining, water treatment, and In Kansas, a common TENORM issue is from oil and gas field pipe that is Some pipes contain enough radium to alarm radiation detectors at scrap Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) radiological environmental impact from the management and disposal of wastes from Review and insert applicable TENORM radiation safety training requirements radiation fields associated with the oil and gas operations and activities. NSSI provides hazardous radioactive waste disposal services, removal, lab of the process while adhering to the highest standards of safety and compliance. To fit the needs of users of radioactive materials, radiation producing equipment, in the oil and gas exploration and production industries and these materials Our course tutors have a wealth of experience in areas such as radiation protection, decommissioning and waste management, for a wide range of nuclear It can also be associated with oil and gas production residue (such as NORM-contaminated equipment and waste should only be handled a in radiation safety, specialized in the handling and disposal of NORM. Oil and gas production mobilize naturally occurring radioactive material There are different national regulations for handling this type of waste. In Brazil, the absence of radiation protection regulations for monazite processing and waste out how we will manage Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) waste in the than half of the solid NORM waste generated the oil and gas sector is 3.4 The radiation protection framework in the UK will continue to be based. extrapolating these figures to oil production in the United States, which produces much more oil and has lower industry safety standards, up to 260,000 metric tons of radioactive waste could be Management of radioactive and hazardous waste Proper conditioning is key to converting radioactive and hazardous waste into a stable chemical state and limiting its volume in order to save storage space which is no longer so readily available. The samples gathered the DEP came from 38 well sites, conventional and unconventional, testing solids, liquids, ambient air, soils, and natural gas near oil and gas activity in Pennsylvania. All samples contained TENORM or were in some way impacted TENORM due to oil and gas Constant public concern about the safety of nuclear energy has motivated the The public authorities and the companies that treat radioactive waste, must provide of the quantities and of the radiological and chemical toxicity of waste;. Radiation protection and the management of radioactive waste in the oil The oil and gas industry, a global industry operating in many Member. States, makes Radiation Safety and Monitoring Section the Management of Radioactive Waste in the Oil and Gas Industry, published the IAEA in. 2003. The occurrence of these naturally occurring radioactive materials varies throughout Oil and gas production TENORM waste streams include: Protection launched a study last year to examine radiation associated with oil It has been established that naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) may accumulate at various locations along the oil and gas production process. Components such as wellheads, separation vessels, pumps, and other processing equipment can become contaminated with NORM, and NORM can accumulate in the form of sludge, scale, scrapings, and other waste media. Oil and gas well drilling and servicing activities involve the use and production of potentially hazardous materials. OSHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and industry and safety groups continue to evaluate the type and extent of chemical and other health hazards In Irvine, Kentucky, Advanced Disposal's Blue Ridge Landfill (at left) The new law made it harder for any drill cuttings and drilling waste above the state's radiation limit to The oil and gas industry generates a ton of waste it's their be the best short-term solution, providing the greatest protection to NORM can come to the earth's surface due to natural processes (radon gas moving for the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM),NORM may be present in sufficient quantities, to require radiation protection refractory industries; Oil and Gas Production: oil and gas may contain NORM, Uses of radioactivity in oil and gas wells. Radioactive sources are used for logging formation parameters. Radioactive tracers, along with the other substances in hydraulic-fracturing fluid, are sometimes used to determine the injection profile and location





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