Radionuclides of natural origin contained in or released from process materials may pose a risk to workers, public or the environment. These radioactive elements in minerals and ores originally found ...

Materials of this kind are commonly referred to as Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material or NORM. The International Basic Safety Standards (GSR Part 3) establishes requirements for industrial ...

Bauxite refinement generates hazardous waste with high levels of arsenic and chromium along with naturally occurring radioactive materials, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The Atalco ...

Radioactive materials are found naturally in the ... monazite in its soil which contains thorium. Thorium is a naturally-occurring, slightly radioactive metal. However, researchers have not ...

A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated ...

When we think of radioactivity, images of nuclear reactors or radioactive waste often come to mind. However, radiation is a ...

Phosphogypsum is described by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as "a waste product from manufacturing fertilizer." Phosphate rocks are dissolved to create phosphoric acid, which is ...

These include environmental issues associated with NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) and NORM wastes, nuclear site management (in particular, contaminated land management), nuclear ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Lynas Malaysia will be allowed to import lanthanide concentrate, which is a naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM), until its license expires in March 2026, says Science ...