Re: Container Identification

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Reply-to: Johnny.Brandon@p0.f13.n233.z1.fidonet.org (Johnny Brandon)
Fido-To: romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu!vmd.cso.uiuc.e

greetings,
 
 r> According
 r> to the drawing, a sealed glass flask is inside the metal cylinder and 
 
"flask" could mean you have a sealed ampule of tritium gas...  
 
 r> like this before?  Anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the
 r> activity inside the glass flask?  Anyone have anything to say about my
 
have you considered monitoring for bremsstrahlung???  if not, you might 
consider doing so.... open it  and scan the flask with a low energy 
gamma probe, you might be able to ballpark a lower level of activity by 
this method.  if its less than a few hundred mCi you won't detect much 
bremsstrahlung.  if your probe picks up a significant CPM you probably 
want to handle the contents in a VERY controlled manner.  ;-) 
 
good luck and let us know what you find.
jb, uiuc radiation safety office
 
btw, by "open it" i mean the cylinder!
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