Re: Uses of radioactivity

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

At 09:18 AM 8/27/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Can someone suggest a good reference on industrial uses of radioactivity, and
>how different methods work? Examples would be how a soil density/moisture gauge
>works and is used, the principle and use of static eliminators on assembly
>lines, et cetera. The uses I'm primarily seeking explanations for are
industrial
>and commercial uses, not laboratory or medical uses.

        Considering the terms of your request, seems to me that you have no
experience on the use of radioisotopes in engineer and industry. For this
reason my list of recomendation only explain the uses, sources and basic
recomendation about safety of sources, radiation protection and abnormal
situation.

	If I am wrong, please let me know that I will recomend you more advanced text.

	If you have a specific question please also let me know problaby I can
support you with the question

	For the two above situation write directly to me

JJRozental <josrozen@netmedia.net.il> - Israel

[1] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Manual on Gamma Radiography
Practical Radiation Safety Manual IAEA-PRSM-1, 1992

[2] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Manual on Shielded Enclosures
Practical Radiation Safety Manual IAEA-PRSM-2, 1992

[3] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Manual on Nuclear Gauges  Practical
Radiation Safety Manual IAEA-PRSM-3, 1992

[4] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Manual on Self-Contained Gamma
Irradiators (Categories I and III), Practical Radiation Safety Manual
IAEA-PRSM-7, 1993

[5] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Manual on Self-Contained Gamma
Irradiators (Categories II and IV), Practical Radiation Safety Manual
IAEA-PRSM-8, 1993

[6] --INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY,  Recommendations  for   the  Safe
use  and  Regulation  of  Radioactive  Sources  in  Industry, Medicine,
Research  and  Teaching,  IAEA Safety Series 102, Vienna, 1989

[7] -- INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY -- Emergency   Planning   and
Preparedness   for  Accidents involving  Radioactive  Material Used  in
Medicine,  Industry, Research and Teaching,  IAEA Safety Series 91 - 1989

>Suggestions, costs, and purchasing sources would be appreciated.

Bernan Associates <query@bernan.com>  sell the IAEA publications in EEUU

Any difficult write to  Division of public Information of the IAEA
<mail@iaea.org>


>Incidentally, a reference like this might be of general interest in explaining
>to the anti-nuclear crowd that the benefits of radioactive materials are not
>limited to nuclear power plants, or even to medical uses.
>
>Mike Broderick
>MikeBinOK@aol.com
>

Not only anti-nuclear but all citizen. 

Best regards

JJRozental <josrozen@netvision.net.il>