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AW: Check Source Identification
What
about putting it on a gamma-spectrometer?
Franz
Recently, I was asked to assist
another federal agency in the Cleveland area in dealing with, what is
thought to be, an unknown instrument check source. I am looking for a
definite identification of this small source and it's
manufacturer. Here's its description:
Metallic disk,
approximately 0.5" diameter and 0.25" thick. (looks like a big
watch battery)
Writing:
"RA 3 25" on one
side
"FA
7063" on other
Exposure Rate: approx. 40
mR/hr at 1 cm (meter calibrated to Cs-137)
I'm guessing it might
contain radium, with the writing above being its model and serial number
respectively, but, I would appreciate anyone with a definite ID of this
source. They did not have any information regarding the make/model of
the instrument this source was taken from.
Christopher J. Blasio CIH, CSP
Environmental Management
Office
John H. Glenn Research Center
Mailstop 6-4
21000 Brookpark
Road
Brookpark, Ohio 44135
(216)
433-6520
Christopher.Blasio@grc.nasa.gov