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PDO NORM Management System: Brett Young
PDO NORM Management System: Brett Young
PDO NORM Management System: Brett Young
Brett Young
– Defines responsibilities
– Est. Dose limits
– Inc. NORM Radiological Surveys
into the PTW
– Training
– Transport and Storage Locations
– Emergency Procedures
– Incorporates NORM Management
Guidelines
21 –23 Feb 2005 NORM Workshop 2005
SP 1170
• PDO Policy
– Plant that has conveyed or stored production fluids
(water/oil) or gas are potentially NORM contaminated.
• Dose Limits
– 1 mSv/year for PDO workers & contractors
– NORM Guideline CSM.001 provides guidance on
action limits
• Inhalation / Ingestions Limits
– 5 cps above background - PPE
Distribution: White copy: Attach to Work Permit. Pink copy: PDO Supervisor/Operator, to keep copy at site. Green copy: Local RPS/RPT Records
21 –23 Feb 2005 NORM Workshop 2005
Monitoring of Personnel
• Action Limit 1 μSv/hour
• Record on NORM Radiological Survey
• Attached to PTW
• RPT estimates workers daily dose
• > 8 μSv/day record into a database
* Concrete pad
Rest Room 100 m x 50 m
& Toilet 400 m
gate
2 Pits
Sludge Storage
100m*10m*1m depth
Survey Proposal
• Survey backwards from MPS (dehydration tanks)
Gathering Stations (separators) % well heads
• Fields declared
– Green (NORM Free)
– Yellow (NORM Suspected)
– Red (Known NORM)
• Work back as to which geology, depth, water chemistry,
E.O.R. programs are likely to produce NORM
21 –23 Feb 2005 NORM Workshop 2005
Further discussion
1. Does PDO need dedicated Interior based RPS?
2. How do other organisations consistently identify
contaminated plant/areas? Do you use a PTW
system or other?
3. Are surveys a useful tool? Do you utilise a
similar method or other than proposed?