Practical alpha detectors for site characterization
The authors have and are developing a series of practical alpha detectors for alpha characterization. These include soil surface monitors, pipe and duct monitors, air quality and radon monitors, tool monitors, and sample monitors. Two types of these monitors have been transferred to industry thus far for commercialization. Several of these systems have been fully field tested: for example, the soil surface monitor has been used to characterize 11 sites for 7 customers at 3 DOE facilities. Using a new but simple technology, these alpha detectors can be put to use in many areas where conventional alpha probes are impractical or insufficiently sensitive. Use of these alpha detectors in site characterization at the Uranium in Soil Integrated Demonstration at Fernald, at Los Alamos, and elsewhere will be discussed as well as their commercialization and possible further applications.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 10171994
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-94-2418; CONF-940815-72; ON: DE94016292; TRN: 94:015544
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SPECTRUM `94: international nuclear and hazardous waste management conference,Atlanta, GA (United States),14-18 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALPHA DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
REMEDIAL ACTION
URANIUM
RADIATION MONITORING
SOILS
AIR QUALITY
RADON
COMMERCIALIZATION
US DOE
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OHIO
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054000
540250
GENERAL DETECTORS OR MONITORS AND RADIOMETRIC INSTRUMENTS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES