The thermoluiainescence (TL) glow peaks obtained from materials exhibiting two or more glow peaks, e.g. NaCl, quartz and other minerals, often appear to be well described by the well-known first and second order TL kinetics. However, in many cases physically unrealistic E (activation energy) and s (pre-exponential factor) parameters are obtained. In addition, the kinetic parameters often depend on the premeasurement radiation dose that controls the initial trapped charge con-