[ RadSafe ] Ni-63 "Sealed" Sources

[Chris Alston]

Rafi

It’s not really a sealed source in the typical meaning of the term.  It’s a piece of solid metal, which, in the USA, is part of the definition.  Out of curiosity, what do you see when you wipe the inlet (I know that this is much more of a hassle with contemporary instruments)?

Cheers
Ca

On Sep 3, 2018, at 7:10 AM, Refael Srebro <srebro at bgu.ac.il> wrote:
> Hi
> I check ECD and sniffers  for contamination : smear test in liquid scintillation,
> And in many of the  samples I find contamination above background . Most of the time it is less than 185 Bq
> But in Israel when the sample is not taken directly from the source, contamination is defined , above 0.37 Bq.
> It is Ni-63 (not noise or chemo luminesce)  .
> The source is a sealed source so why after the instruments is used  I find contamination in the outlet or on the detector case ?
> Thanks
> Rafi Srebro
> Radiation Safety Officer
> srebro at bgu.ac.il<mailto:srebro at bgu.ac.il>