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Re: High School Level Radiation Education Curriculum?



The NEWNET information described in David Lee's e.mail is discussed in the
following URL:

http://newnet.jdola.lanl.gov/

The following is an excerpt from the site:

NEWNET (Neighborhood Environmental Watch Network) is a network of
environmental monitoring stations, and data storage and data processing
systems, with public access to the data through the Internet and
Environmental Teller Machines (ETM's). This allows interested members of
the public to have constant access to the stations so they can observe the
results at any time. A station manager from each community is trained in
station maintenance, and has access to researchers and support
organizations that can provide technical assistance if needed. Station
Managers serve as liaisons to their communities and can help citizens
understand measurements.

NEWNET was started in 1993 with stations in Nevada, California, Utah, and
New Mexico. It is based on concepts developed by the Department of Energy
for the Community Monitoring Program at the Nevada Test Site Nuclear
Testing Facility. These concepts date back to the Three Mile Island Nuclear
Power Reactor accident in the late 1970's.

Stations can vary in configuration. Most NEWNET stations have sensors for
monitoring wind speed and direction, ambient air temperature, barometric
pressure, relative humidity and ionizing gamma radiation. Some stations
have tipping bucket rain gauges and others have additional radiation
sensors. Additional types of sensors are being investigated for air quality
and water quality measurements.

For those folks at LANL, we have several stations around the town and lab.
An example is in front of the high school.

Regards,
erik



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Erik F. Shores
Los Alamos National Laboratory
ESH-12, Radiological Engineering Team
Mailto:eshores@lanl.gov
505.665.7643 (phone)
505.667.9726 (facsimile) 
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