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Netherlands
Incidents 1990-1997
Tubing on containers (300 cases, 95%-EU, 5%-other), 200-5,000 Bq/g
Tubing (6 metal traders, 20%-NL, 30%-EU, 50%-other), 100-2,000 Bq/g
Other objects with NORM scale (~60, 5%-NL, 10%-EU, 85%-other), 50-2,000 Bq/g
Rockwool (10 cases, 100%-NL), 90-150 Bq/g
Aluminium with thorium (jet engines) (3 cases, 100%-other), 800-1100 Bq/g
Objects from nuclear industry (5 cases, 10%-EU, 90%-other), 50-2000 Bq/g
B-05
2
Germany
Incidents 1995-1996
Pipe with 5 cm scale - 250 Bq/g Ra226
Small rad. Source 18 MBq(total) Ra226
5 sections of pipes 3-70 Bq/g U-nat.
Objects from nuclear industry 10-100 microSv/hr at the surface
T-05
3
North America
In the period 1983-1997 there were 2357 reports on finding radioactive materials in the US & Canadian metal scrap, 62% of these cases were associated with NORM, 7% - with atomic energy act material, 6% - radium, 25% - unidentified.
L-10

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