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

Publication date: Available online 15 November 2017
Source:Construction and Building Materials
Author(s): Wouter Schroeyers, Zoltan Sas, Gergo Bator, Rosabianca Trevisi, Cristina Nuccetelli, Federica Leonardi, Sonja Schreurs, Tibor Kovacs
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.



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