Method development for in-situ radiological characterization of oil-based mud originating from oil industry-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Method development for in-situ radiological characterization of oil-based mud originating from oil industry

Published:2023 Issue:4 Volume:38 Page:258-272
ISSN:1451-3994
Container-title:Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection
language:en
Short-container-title:Nucl Technol Radiat Prot

Author:

Ntalla Eleni¹,Clouvas Alexandros²,Savidou Anastasia³

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece + Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

3. Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece

Abstract

Oil-based mud is one of the primary wastes produced in oil industries that may contain elevated amounts of naturally occurring radioactive material. In this study, MCNPX simulations and gamma-ray spectrometry measurements were combined and a quick and sensitive method was developed for the non-destructive radiological characterization of spent oil-based mud originating from the oil industry by using a 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm LaBr3(Ce) scintillator. By this method, one cubic meter of packaged oil-based mud can be radiologically characterized in less than 20 minutes.

Publisher

National Library of Serbia

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