Sentences with phrase «occurring radioactive materials»
It can also contain naturally - occurring radioactive materials.
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These bed filters and hydrous manganese oxide technologies are expected to reduce the naturally occurring radioactive materials generated during the removal of radioactivity by 90 %, as well as cutting treatment costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
What scientists call naturally occurring radioactive materials — known by the acronym NORM — are common in oil and gas drilling waste, and especially in brine, the dirty water that has been soaking in the shale for centuries.
A few studies have found naturally occurring radioactive materials in the solid waste, but the research only focused on several long - lived radioactive isotopes including uranium - 238 and radium - 226.
Although the water is natural, it can be several orders of magnitude more saline than seawater and is often laced with naturally occurring radioactive material.
Not exact matches
In 1957, an explosion occurred at a plutonium production plant, releasing about 80 tonnes of radioactive material.
Naturally Occurring Radioactive material, natural materials contain radioactive elements (radionuclides), known as NORM.