[ RadSafe ] Soil gamma spec

[Geo>K0FF]

DO you know the testing equipment/procedure? Normally the answer to your 
question would be "NO".

George Dowell

NLNL
New London Nucleonics Lab
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ross Beveridge" <rgb at rrbev.co.uk>
To: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:41 PM
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Soil gamma spec


>A decom project with minimal (no) history of likely contaminants.
>
> Some recent soil spec results show the presence of americium.
> Could soft X rays from radium be misinterpreted as an americium peak by 
> the
> gamma spec?
>
> Any input/advice etc. would be gratefully appreciated.
>
>
> Rgds
> Ross
>
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