Status of aerial survey emergency preparedness and ground support equipment, calibration, and sensitivities

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6993779

Dahlstrom, T S

During the course of EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc. history in aerial surveillance, the scope of response has broadened from routine surveys and accident response with aerial systems, to being prepared to respond to any radiological incident with aerial, ground mobile, and hand-held instrumentation. The aerial survey system presently consists of four MBB BO-105 helicopters outfitted with gamma pods and specialized navigation systems (MRS or URS) that allow the operator and pilot to fly well-defined survey lines. Minimum detectable activities (MDA) for various isotopes range from a few tenths of a mCi to 100 mCI for point sources and from 1 to 200 pCi/g for volume sources.

• Research Organization: EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (USA). Aerial Measurements Operations
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-83NV10282
• OSTI ID: 6993779
• Report Number(s): EGG-10282-1126; CONF-8609147-5; ON: DE87002860
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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500300* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACCIDENTS
AERIAL MONITORING
AIRCRAFT
HELICOPTERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
MONITORS
NAI DETECTORS
RADIATION ACCIDENTS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION MONITORS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
SURVEY MONITORS