The NORM4Building database, a tool for radiological assessment when using by-products in building materials

Wouter Schroeyers; Zoltan Sas; Gergo Bator; Rosabianca Trevisi; Cristina Nuccetelli; Federica Leonardi; Sonja Schreurs; Tibor Kovacs

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.11.037

The NORM4Building database, a tool for radiological assessment when using by-products in building materials

Wouter Schroeyers^*, Zoltan Sas, Gergo Bator, Rosabianca Trevisi, Cristina Nuccetelli, Federica Leonardi, Sonja Schreurs, Tibor Kovacs

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Abstract

Scientific data on natural occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) is available in unknown quantities and the data is fragmented over several different sources. The new EU-BSS is regulating the use of NORM in building materials, however a large scale database with country specific information that can support legislators and industry in the assessment of the radiological impact of the use of by-products in construction is missing. Currently the COST Action ‘NORM4BUILDING’ (2014–2017) is creating such a database using a semi-automated datamining approach. In this paper radiological aspects on by-products that can find application in concrete are discussed based on the database.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	755-767
Number of pages	13
Journal	Construction and Building Materials
Volume	159
Early online date	15 Nov 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.11.037
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2018

Keywords

Building materials
By-products
Concrete
Database
Euratom Basic Safety Standards
Natural occurring radioactive materials

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
General Materials Science

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