[ RadSafe ] Best technique to detect contamination of DU in hugearea

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

Hi, Falah.

A couple of questions, and some early thoughts:

1) What is the purpose of the survey?  Is it to find concentrations, such as burnt-out vehicles, or sent projectiles, or is it to characterize lower level contamination?

2) What level of resolution are you looking for?  An airborne remotely piloted vehicle would be a good choice if can meet your needs.  It might be a good first step as a general survey, even if it doesn't give you high quality data, as it should be able to identify places that deserve a closer look.

3) What is the non-rad hazard level?  Unexploded ordinance and land mines could drive an option that otherwise might be sub-optimal.  For example, it might be cheaper to tow a trailer mounted system with a helicopter than with a truck, if there is a high risk of land mines (it only takes a couple of your rad techs getting blown to pieces to really mess up your budget).

4) Even with a ground vehicle in a safe area, it might be worthwhile to look into RPVs.  Once you take the people out of the vehicle you free up a lot of payload for other things.  This field advances almost daily, so you might be the first to put together a system to do the things you want.



-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Falah Abu-Jarad
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:11 PM
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Best technique to detect contamination of DU in hugearea

Dear ALL
Your advice is greatly appreciated:
There is potential to perform survey for possible DU contamination in huge area 10 km x 30 km as a result of gulf war. The area is desert-sandy and not uniform.
 
What is the best technique to perform that survey?
 
Is FIDLER with GPS and data timing is the best?
What is the range of the price for individual and array system with trailer?
Recommended manufacturer and it contact!
Best regards
 
Dr. Falah Abu-Jarad
abujarad2 at yahoo.com



      
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