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Water Monitoring
The ORTEC Clamp-On Water Monitoring System (Model OS5500) monitors gamma
activity of water flowing through a pipe.
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The
system includes lead shielding, a NaI(Tl) detector, electronics, and data
acquisition system. The detector is surrounded by shielding to minimize
background. As no pump is required to draw a sample, cost and maintenance are minimized. |
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In Situ Triutiun Monitoring
This is a research project at the
Harry
Reid Center for Environmnetal Studies that has developed a prototype in situ
probe
that monitors for Tritium in ground water in real time.
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This is a fully
integrated system consisting of a probe that fits into a 5 cm diameter
well, communication equipmrnt for automated uploads of data, and solar
power cells. In field trials, a sensitivity of 5 nCi/L (185 Bq/L) has been
demonstarted. Efforts are underway to expand the unit's capabilities to
include the monitoring of pure alpha emitters (Plutonium) and beta emitters
(Sr-90). |
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Fission and Activation
Products
The Canberra underwater
probe (Model
UWP-100) monitors gamma radiation from fission and activation
radioisotopes produced in the nuclear fuel cycle.
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The unit consists of two
halogen quenched G-M tubes in a water proof package and a 33 meter cable
reel assembly. The detector has a sensitivity of 0.1 mR/hr (1 nGy/hr) over
an energy range of 80 to 3000 keV. |
