NORM Waste Disposal Options in the Philippines
- 1. Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology Quezon City (Philippines)
- 2. National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Sciences and Technology, Chiba (Japan)
Description
The paper presents the Philippine experience with respect to managing naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) solid waste produced by the Philippine phosphate, and electricity generating industries using coal and geothermal energy. The main residues in these NORM industries are phosphogypsum, fly ash and bottom ash and scales respectively, are either reused or they are disposed of. The disposal of NORM waste is a major concern when considering radiation protection in the field of NORM. This requires information on the radioactivity of the relevant waste to be disposed and its disposal methods. The practical experience gained in disposal of technology-enhanced NORM waste and the NORM industry most likely needing regulatory considerations were discussed in the study. (author)
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- IAEA
- Imprint Place
- Vienna (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
- ISBN
- 978-92-0-120922-1
- Imprint Title
- Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in Industry. Proceedings of an International Conference. Supplementary Files
- Imprint Pagination
- vp.
- Series
- Proceedings Series
- Journal Page Range
- 4 p.
- ISSN
- 0074-1884
Conference
- Title
- International Conference on Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in Industry
- Dates
- 18-30 Oct 2020
- Place
- Vienna (Austria)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 53084308
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COAL; FLY ASH; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; INDUSTRY; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; PHILIPPINES; PHOSPHATES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SOLID WASTES
- Descriptors DEC
- AEROSOL WASTES; ASHES; ASIA; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; ISLANDS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RESIDUES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 7 refs., 2 tabs., 1 fig.
- Secondary number(s)
- IAEA-CN--287-206