Re: Trinity Site

["Eric L. Darois" <daroiel@naesco.com>]

     It sounds like your doing a good job.  If you have a basement area, 
     you could try collecting a particulate air sample.  Using an alpha 
     scintillator may give you a good response from radon daughters.  This 
     has worked well for demonstrations I've done in New England.
     
     Good Luck
     
     Eric Darois, CHP
     DAROIEL@Naesco.com
     603-474-9574 X3871


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Subject: Trinity Site 
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at Internet
Date:    9/18/96 8:43 AM


Saturday, Oct 5th, White Sands Missile Range, in conjunction with 
the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce, will conduct the semiannual 
public tour of Trinity Site. The Radiation Protection Division of 
the Range takes this opportunity to answer questions and provide 
information to the general public regarding radiation. In doing so 
we hope to dispel some myths and perhaps help the health physics 
community in the quest to change the publics' fear of radiation to 
respect for radiation.  We provide a demonstration of various 
"radioactive" commodity items from Fiestaware to compasses and 
dials, as well as Trinitite.  We encourage folks to use survey 
meters to measure the radioactivity while putting the clicks and 
scale readings into perspective.  Several teachers have taken 
information back with them to use in the classroom and we encourage 
students to share what they learn when they return to school.  Lets 
see.....the average classroom has 35 plus impressionable minds.....
     
NOW TO MY REQUEST FROM RADSAFE.........Keeping in mind that Trinity 
is located in a remote area sans electricity, does anyone have 
suggestions for additional demonstrations or information that can 
be provided to enhance our current display?   We try to add 
something new or change things around a bit each year.  We 
currently distribute a flyer titled "Calculate your own exposure" 
taken from a DOE booklet.  I'd appreciate any suggestions or 
information I can use to enhance our program.
     
Lisa Blevins, HPT
email  eblevins@wsmr.army.mil
snail mail:  PO Box 222
             WSMR, NM  88002
Phone:  (505)678-5609
     
Thanks for all the suggestions I know I will receive from this 
great forum.  (all standard disclaimers apply  :-)  )