Re: 120-ml and tool monitor

[William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>]

Another big difference is that you are looking for surface contamination, not bulk
contamination.

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com


Sandy Perle wrote:

> Hi Brent,
>
> > a SAM
> > tool monitor is generally calibrated with 1 to 2 nuclides (in power reactors
> > probably Cs-137 and/or Co-60), with a simple background and no energy
> > compensation.   I am curious to know how someone does this .... I'll be waiting
> > with beta breath!
>
> While we don't monitor for contaminated oil, we do use a SAM small
> tool monitor to check every dosimeter received for contamination. The
> calibration includes Cs-137, Co-60, Ba-133 and Na-22. The key is in,
> as you imply, the calibration methodology and the procedures
> followed.
>
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