37788

Safe Storage Design For Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material Waste Using Human Intrusion Scenario

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Chemical Engineering

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Natural occurring radioactive material (NORM) is a special type of radioactive waste. It is produced from many industries, especially from petroleum and gas industries. Accumulation of NORM in these areas leads to hazard effects on the workers and on the environment. Storage is a necessary step in the management of NORM. Recent years, storage step is extended until the decision of the final destination of this waste. Two design forms are used to store the NORM waste; above-ground storage room, and under-ground bunkers. In the present study, human intrusion scenarios are studied for both storage designs. The results obtained illustrate that the total dose is equal to 4.48E-08 Sv in case of human intrusion above ground storage, and 2.67E-03 Sv in the under-ground bunkers of NORM. The doses calculations show that the storage above-ground is more safe than the storage under-ground bunkers in case of human intrusion scenario.

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10.21608/jpme.2017.37788

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NORM management, Radioactive materials safety, waste management

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Basma

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El-Hussany

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Fatma

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Gad

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Abeer

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Shoaib

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Chemical Eng. & Petroleum Refining Dept. Faculty of Petroleum & Min eng. Suez University

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abeer.shoaib@suezuniv.edu.eg

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Ahmed

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Hamed

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Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority NRRA

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Nasser

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Mohamed

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Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority NRRA

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Mohamed

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Abdellatif

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Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority NRRA

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19

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6095

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2017-12-01

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2017-03-19

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2017-12-01

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9

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1110-6506

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2682-3292

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Journal of Petroleum and Mining Engineering

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Safe Storage Design For Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material Waste Using Human Intrusion Scenario

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22 Jan 2023