De Meijer, P. J.

Peute, A.

Put, L. W.

All materials used in industrial processes contain the naturally occurring radionuclides 40K, and 238U and 232Th with their decay products. Although the concentrations are usually small the total mass of these materials is quite substantial. Radioactive nuclides may end up in enhanced concentrations in residual products which are partially stored as solid materials, partially released in open water or in air. The latter two ways may lead to an appreciable radiological burden of (parts of) the population. In a literature study the radiological impact of the release of radionuclides by the non-nuclear Dutch industry has been estimated. This estimate was achieved by starting with a crude model based on mass flow and radionuclide concentrations, followed by the introduction of various steps of sophistication based on additional information on technologies used in industrial processes. Based on these estimates, industries have been classified according to ris

Radiological impact of releases by the Dutch non-nuclear industrial processes

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