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Vol. 19, No. 51 Week of December 21, 2014
Providing coverage of Bakken oil and gas


ND adopts new radioactive waste regs

Critics of proposed TENORM rules request strict design standards and additional public meetings to ensure safety and accountability

Maxine Herr

For Petroleum News Bakken

The North Dakota Department of Health has proposed raising the state’s acceptable human exposure limits on technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material, TENORM, from 5 picocuries per gram to 50, a picocurie being a measure of radiation. In oilfield operations, TENORM accumulates....

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Critics want stronger regulation

Understanding TENORM

Variety of TENORM regulations

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