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Don Field Decommissioning ProgrammeDON-BP-001Definitions (cont’d)JKKilogram (kg)Kilometre (km)Kilometre Post/Point(KP)Kilometres per Hour(kph)LLow Specific Activity(LSA) ScaleMMattress (Flexible)Metre (m)Metres per Second(m/s)Microgram (µg)Millimetre (mm)NNanogram (ng)North Sea Task Force(NSTF)A metric unit of weight. One kilogram equals 1000 grams,approximately 2.205 pounds. Refer also to gram.A metric unit of distance. One kilometre equals 1000 metres,approximately 0.62 miles.A measurement taken from a source point (Thistle Installation for theDon Field) along a pipeline or umbilical.A metric unit of speed. 1 kilometre per hour is approximately0.621 miles per hour.A by-product of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) inthe reservoir water that can deposit in pipework and processequipment.Cubic or hexagonal concrete blocks linked together by rope and usedto stabilise pipelines. Also known as flexiweight mattress.The metric unit of distance. One metre is approximately 1.094 yards.A metric unit of speed. One metre per second is approximately3.28 feet per second.A metric unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram. Refer also togram.A metric unit of distance. One millimetre equals 0.001 metres,approximately 0.039 inches.A metric unit of mass equal to 10 -9 gram. Refer also to gram.An organisation set up by North Sea governments to assess thepatterns of inputs and dispersion of contaminants, ecologicalconditions and effects of human activities.May 2011v