Apparatus for the field determination of concentration of radioactive constituents in a medium

Patent · Tue Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:100975

Perkins, R W; Schilk, A J; Warner, R A; Wogman, N A

The instant invention is an apparatus for determining the concentration of radioactive constituents in a test sample; such as surface soils, via rapid real-time analyses, and direct readout on location utilizing a probe made up of multiple layers of detection material used in combination with an analyzer and real-time readout unit. This is accomplished by comparing the signal received from the probe, which can discriminate between types of radiation and energies with stored patterns that are based upon experimental results. This comparison can be used in the calibration of a readout display that reads out in real-time the concentrations of constituents per given volume. For example, the concentration of constituents such as Cs-137, Sr-90, U-238 in the soil, and noble gas radionuclides such as Kr-85 in the atmosphere, can be measured in real-time, on location, without the need for laboratory analysis of samples. 14 figs.

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Institute
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• Assignee: Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5,442,180/A/
• Application Number: PAN: 8-110,284
• OSTI ID: 100975
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CESIUM 137
DESIGN
KRYPTON 85
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
SOIL CHEMISTRY
STRONTIUM 90
URANIUM 238