Disposal of NORM waste in salt caverns

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 1998, HSE 1998

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Veil, J A ^a   Smith, K P ^a   Tomasko, D ^a   Elcock, D ^a   Blunt, D ^a   Williams, G P ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SALT DEPOSITS;

COST COMPETITIVE; DISPOSAL METHODS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; PROCESSING WASTES; REGULATORY AGENCIES; REGULATORY LEVEL;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 8644276196     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/46561-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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