SCHEDULES

F5F1SCHEDULE 1ATables of NORM industrial activities, radionuclides and summation rules

Section 1A-D

Annotations:
Table 1NORM Industrial ActivitiesPart 1

Production and use of thorium, or thorium compounds, and the production of products where thorium is deliberately added

Production and use of uranium or uranium compounds, and the production of products where uranium is deliberately added

Part 2

Extraction, production and use of rare earth elements and rare earth element alloys

Mining and processing of ores other than uranium ore

Production of oil and gas

Removal and management of radioactive scales and precipitates from equipment associated with industrial activities

Any industrial activity utilising phosphate ore

Manufacture of titanium dioxide pigments

The extraction and refining of zircon and manufacture of zirconium compounds

Production of tin, copper, aluminium, zinc, lead and iron and steel

Activities related to coal mine de-watering plants

Water treatment associated with provision of drinking water and the remediation of contamination from other NORM industrial activities

China clay extraction

F2Geothermal energy production

F3Table 2Concentration of radionuclides: NORM industrial activities

Radionuclide

Solid or relevant liquid concentration in becquerels per gram (Bq/g)

Any other liquid concentration in becquerels per litre (Bq/l)

Gaseous concentration in becquerels per cubic metre (Bq/m3)

U-238sec

1

0.1

0.001

U-238+

5

10

0.01

U-234

5

10

0.01

Th-230

10

10

0.001

Ra-226+

1

1

0.1

Pb-210+

5

0.1

0.1

Po-210

5

0.1

0.1

U-235sec

1

0.1

0.0001

U-235+

5

10

0.01

Pa-231

5

1

0.001

Ac-227+

1

0.1

0.001

Th-232sec

1

0.1

0.001

Th-232

5

10

0.001

Ra228+

1

0.1

0.01

Th-228+

1

1

0.001

F4Table 3Concentration of radionuclides

Radionuclide

Concentration in becquerels per gram (Bq/g)

H-3

102

Be-7

10

C-14

10

F-18

10

Na-22

0.1

Na-24

1

Si-31

103

P-32

103

P-33

103

S-35

102

CI-36

1

CI-38

10

K-42

102

K-43

10

Ca-45

102

Ca-47

10

Sc-46

0.1

Sc-47

102

Sc-48

1

V-48

1

Cr-51

102

Mn-51

10

Mn-52

1

Mn-52m

10

Mn-53

102

Mn-54

0.1

Mn-56

10

Fe-52+

10

Fe-55

103

Fe-59

1

Co-55

10

Co-56

0.1

Co-57

1

Co-58

1

Co-58m

104

Co-60

0.1

Co-60m

103

Co-61

102

Co-62m

10

Ni-59

102

Ni-63

102

Ni-65

10

Cu-64

102

Zn-65

0.1

Zn-69

103

Zn-69m+

10

Ga-72

10

Ge-71

104

As-73

103

As-74

10

As-76

10

As-77

103

Se-75

1

Br-82

1

Rb-86

102

Sr-85

1

Sr-85m

102

Sr-87m

102

Sr-89

103

Sr-90+

1

Sr-91+

10

Sr-92

10

Y-90

103

Y-91

102

Y-91m

102

Y-92

102

Y-93

102

Zr-93

10

Zr-95+

1

Zr-97+

10

Nb-93m

10

Nb-94

0.1

Nb-95

1

Nb-97+

10

Nb-98

10

Mo-90

10

Mo-93

10

Mo-99+

10

Mo-101+

10

Tc-96

1

Tc-96m

103

Tc-97

10

Tc-97m

10

Tc-99

1

Tc-99m

102

Ru-97

10

Ru-103+

1

Ru-105+

10

Ru-106+

0.1

Rh-103m

104

Rh-105

102

Pd-103+

103

Pd-109+

102

Ag-105

1

Ag-108m+

0.1

Ag-110m+

0.1

Ag-111

10

Cd-109+

1

Cd-115+

102

Cd-115m+

102

In-111

10

In-113m

102

In-114m

10

In-115m

102

Sn-113+

1

Sn-125

10

Sb-122

10

Sb-124

1

Sb-125+

0.1

Te-123m

1

Te-125m

103

Te-127

103

Te-127m+

10

Te-129

102

Te-129m+

10

Te-131

102

Te-131m+

10

Te-132+

1

Te-133+

10

Te-133m+

10

Te-134

10

I-123

102

I-125

102

I-126

10

I-129

0.01

I-130

10

I-131+

10

I-132

10

I-133

10

I-134

10

I-135

10

Cs-129

10

Cs-131

103

Cs-132

10

Cs-134

0.1

Cs-134m

103

Cs-135

102

Cs-136

1

Cs-137+

1

Cs-138

10

Ba-131

10

Ba-140

1

La-140

1

Ce-139

1

Ce-141

100

Ce-143

10

Ce-144+

10

Pr-142

102

Pr-143

103

Nd-147

102

Nd-149

102

Pm-147

103

Pm-149

103

Sm-151

103

Sm-153

10

Eu-152

0.1

Eu-152m

10

Eu-154

0.1

Eu-155

1

Gd-153

10

Gd-159

102

Tb-160

1

Dy-165

103

Dy-166

102

Ho-166

102

Er-169

103

Er-171

102

Tm-170

102

Tm-171

103

Yb-175

102

Lu-177

102

Hf-181

1

Ta-182

0.1

W-181

10

W-185

103

W-187

10

Re-186

103

Re-188

102

Os-185

103

Os-191

102

Os-191m

103

Os-193

102

Ir-190

1

Ir-192

1

Ir-194

102

Pt-191

10

Pt-193m

103

Pt-197

103

Pt-197m

102

Au-198

10

Au-199

102

Hg-197

102

Hg-197m

102

Hg-203

10

TI-200

10

TI-201

102

TI-202

10

TI-204

1

Pb-203

10

Pb-210+

0.01

Pb-212+

1

Bi-206

1

Bi-207

0.1

Bi-210

10

Bi-212+

1

Po-203

10

Po-205

10

Po-207

10

Po-210

0.01

At-211

103

Ra-223+

1

Ra-224+

1

Ra-225

10

Ra-226+

0.01

Ra-227

102

Ra-228+

0.01

Ac-227+

0.01

Ac-228

1

Th-226+

103

Th-227

1

Th-228+

0.1

Th-229

0.1

Th-230

0.1

Th-231

102

Th-232

0.01

Th-232+

0.01

Th-232sec

0.01

Th-234+

10

Pa-230

10

Pa-231

0.01

Pa-233

10

U-230

10

U-231

102

U-232+

0.1

U-233

1

U-234

1

U-235+

1

U-235sec

0.01

U-236

10

U-237

102

U-238+

1

U-238sec

0.01

U-239

102

U-240+

102

Np-237+

1

Np-239

102

Np-240

10

Pu-234

103

Pu-235

102

Pu-236

1

Pu-237

102

Pu-238

0.1

Pu-239

0.1

Pu-240

0.1

Pu-241

10

Pu-242

0.1

Pu-243

103

Pu-244+

0.1

Am-241

0.1

Am-242

103

Am-242m+

0.1

Am-243+

0.1

Cm-242

10

Cm-243

1

Cm-244

1

Cm-245

0.1

Cm-246

0.1

Cm-247+

0.1

Cm-248

0.1

Bk-249

102

Cf-246

103

Cf-248

1

Cf-249

0.1

Cf-250

1

Cf-251

0.1

Cf-252

1

Cf-253

102

Cf-253+

102

Cf-254

1

Es-253

102

Es-254+

0.1

Es-254m+

10

Fm-254

104

Fm-255

102

Any other solid or non-aqueous liquid radionuclide that is not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin

0.01, unless the concentration which gives rise to the same 10 µSv/year dose criteria as used in column 2 of this table can be calculated by reference to the IAEA publication “Application of the Concepts of Exclusion, Exemption and Clearance” IAEA Safety Standards Series NO. RS-G-1.7.

Table 4Radionuclides in Secular Equilibrium

Parent radionuclide

Daughter radionuclides

Ac-227+

Th-227, Fr-223, Ra-223, Rn-219, Po-215, Pb-211, Bi-211, Tl-207, Po-211

Ag-108m+

Ag-108

Ag-110m+

Ag-110

Am-242m+

Np-238

Am-243+

Np-239

Bi-212+

Tl-208

Cd-109+

Ag-109m

Cd-115+

In-115m

Cd-115m+

In-115m

Ce-144+

Pr-144, Pr-144m

Cf-253+

Cm-249

Cm-247+

Pu-243

Cs-137+

Ba-137m

Es-254+

Bk-250

Es-254m+

Fm-254

Fe-52+

Mn-52m

I-131+

Xe-131m

In-114m+

In-114

Mo-99+

Tc-99m

Mo-101+

Tc-101

Nb-97+

Nb-97m

Np-237+

Pa-233

Pb-210+

Bi-210, Po-210

Pb-212+

Bi-212, Tl-208

Pd-103+

Rh-103m

Pd-109+

Ag-109m

Pu-244+

U-240, Np-240m, Np-240

Ra-223+

Rn-219, Po-215, Pb-211, Bi-211, Tl-207

Ra-224+

Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208

Ra-226+

Rn-222, Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214

Ra-228+

Ac-228

Ru-103+

Rh-103m

Ru-105+

Rh-105m

Ru-106+

Rh-106

Sb-125+

Te-125m

Sn-113+

In-113m

Sr-90+

Y-90

Sr-91+

Y-91m

Te-127m+

Te-127

Te-129m+

Te-129

Te-131m+

Te-131

Te-132+

I-132

Te-133+

I-133, Xe-133m, Xe-133

Te-133m+

Te-133, I-133, Xe-133m, Xe-133

Th-226+

Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214

Th-228+

Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208

Th-229+

Ra-225, Ac-225, Fr-221, At-217, Bi-213, Tl-209, Pb-209

Th-232+

Ra-228, Ac-228, Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208

Th-232sec

Ra-228, Ac-228, Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Po-212, Tl-208

Th-234+

Pa-234m, Pa-234

U-230+

Th-226, Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214

U-232+

Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, Tl-208

U-235+

Th-231

U-235sec

Th-231, Pa-231, Ac-227, Th-227, Fr-223, Ra-223, Rn-219, Po-215, Pb-211, Bi-211, Tl-207, Po-211

U-238+

Th-234, Pa-234m, Pa-234

U-238sec

Th-234, Pa-234m, Pa-234, U-234, Th-230, Ra-226, Rn-222, Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214, Pb-210, Bi-210, Po-210

U-240+

Np-240m, Np-240

Zn-69m+

Zn-69

Zr-95+

Nb-95m

Zr-97+

Nb-97m, Nb-97