The IBP gathered, on the last day 26, industry agents for the launch of the Good Practices Notebook for E&P – Guidelines for Managing Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM). In addition to members from operating companies, the event also featured representatives from the National Commission on Nuclear Energy (CNEN), the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), and the Ministry of Labor, agencies that also participated in the development of the guide.
An initiative of the Health, Safety, and Environment Committee (HSE Committee) of the IBP, through the working group on Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (GT NORM), the publication aims to provide guidance on managing this type of material, focusing on the safety and radiological protection of workers and the environment.
“This notebook, specifically, seeks to contribute to the entire chain, to the whole process that includes the storage, handling, monitoring, and disposal of NORM. The more we standardize, the more we understand that this is the best possible procedure based on the knowledge we have, obviously, we can manage risk in a much more successful way,” defended Carlos Henrique Mendes, Executive Manager of SMS and Operations at IBP.
-
While Brazil wants to end the 6×1 work shift, the president of Argentina wants 12 hours for his workers, increasing political tension in the country.
-
The village where two rivers run side by side without mixing in Santarém and Alter do Chão reveals some of the most beautiful freshwater beaches on the planet.
-
Mars is accelerating, and scientists have discovered that the planet’s day is getting shorter, revealing surprising signs of internal activity.
-
Artemis 2 is set to launch on April 1 at 7:24 PM to orbit the Moon with four astronauts, but a class X solar flare and coronal mass ejection could interfere with communications and threaten the launch.
The coordinator of the publication, Ana Paula Guimarães Pereira, emphasized the importance of other companies in the process of developing the manual, aimed at sharing common doubts. “We were able to bring in the main operators who are already facing this dilemma to talk and share best practices. We also managed to engage some agencies,” she explained. “A lot of our idea in the GT, as well as in the Good Practices Notebook, is to be able to share information, doubts and work together to find the best solutions.”
The Good Practices Notebook for E&P – Guidelines for Managing Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) will be available for free download here starting Friday.
Source: IBP
See Also
- 50% Growth in Global Renewable Energy Capacity in the Next 5 Years
- Surge in Oil Production in Brazil Sparks Bolsonaro’s Desire to Join OPEC, but Would This Be a Good Deal?
- Two Offshore Workers from Equinor Seriously Injured After Explosion
- Constellation Announced Job Openings Yesterday to Support Offshore Projects in Rio de Janeiro

Seja o primeiro a reagir!