[ RadSafe ] *****SPAM*****: Help with Westinghouse SV type arrestor

[MARTINSON Tim (CANBERRA)]

Hello Mr. Wagner

 

   In my past experience with an electric utility we would periodically
get calls from scrap yards regarding these materials. Particularly
porcelain insulators, usually from our own power lines and transmission
equipment being stripped and scrapped when new lines were installed and
equipment upgraded. The insulators contain Uranium/Thorium and in some
cases Potassium as a component of the porcelain. Old metal cross buck
supports sometimes had U/Th as a component of their hot dip Zinc
coatings.

 

Regards,

 

Tim

 

Tim Martinson

Product Manager

Radiation Monitoring Systems

Environmental Monitoring Systems

Canberra Industries Inc.

800 Research Parkway

Meriden, CT   06450

Phone: +1-203-639-2457

Cell: +1-203-715-2685

Fax: +1-203-235-1347

E-mail: Work: tmartinson at canberra.com <mailto:tmartinson at canberra.com> 

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Wagner,
Richard
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 1:09 PM
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: *****SPAM*****: [ RadSafe ] Help with Westinghouse SV type
arrestor

 

Radsafers,

 

Found a few Westinghouse lightening arrestors that read about 400 uR/hr

on an ion chamber and maximally 2000 cpm on a 44-9 G-M.  Anyone have an

idea about what isotope may be inside of them?

 

Picture Links:

http://tinypic.com/r/21b9068/5

 

http://tinypic.com/r/zxp2xx/5

 

 

Rich Wagner

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