This report provides guidance and general information on the management of process streams or equipment contaminated with minor concentrations of Naturally Occurring Radionuclides (NORs). Colloquially streams or installation parts contaminated with NORs are indicated as Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) within the oil and gas industry.

This spring, four years after the nuclear accident at Fukushima, a small group of scientists met in Tokyo to evaluate the deadly aftermath. No one has been killed or sickened by the radiation — a point confirmed last month by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Even among Fukushima workers, the number of additional cancer cases

Most radiologic technologists know that it’s best to stand six feet away from the patient during an exam, but they may not be aware that a small amount of scatter is still created – in some cases, it’s enough to make the tech’s hand bones clearly visible. Dennis Bowman, who works as radiographer at a