Remediation of Radioactively Contaminated Soil Produced in Petroleum Extraction Sites

Abstract

The presence of large quantities of TENORM contaminated soil produced during the extraction and processing of crude oil at oil extraction sites higher than the radiological reference levels assigned by the international organizations may cause the exposure of workers at these sites to unusual radiation hazards. Therefore, it is a great importance to find suitable, effective, low cost methods to decontaminate this radioactively contaminated soil. Assessing the doses to the workers at these sites is playing a vital rule in exploring the radiation health risks due to workers exposure to TENORM radiation.