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Regulatory requirements to support a specific regulation of oil norm waste in Brazil
Amanda Gomes Lopes1, Francisco Cesar Augusto Da Silva2, Ricardo Tadeu Lopes1
1Nuclear Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - PEN/COPPE/UFRJ, Horácio Macedo Avenue, 2030 - Block G, Room 206 - University City, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 21941-914 Rio, Brazil.
Abstract:
The oil and natural gas industry is one of the largest producers of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) worldwide. The scale and sludge are NORM wastes with the highest activity concentration levels, reaching 3500 Bq per g of 226Ra (scale). As wastes (sludge, scale, and produced water) are constantly produced in routine activities, a specific regulation for these wastes is necessary. Therefore, this study presents the regulatory requirements that may serve as a basis for the responsible regulatory body to prepare a specific regulation for the NORM waste generated by the oil industry. As a study published showing that the disposal of bulk NORM waste (not packaged wastes) is viable in Brazil, requirements for the management of these wastes and the characteristics of the landfill for disposal were included.
