Two approaches will be examined to significantly improve thesensitivity of laundry monitors to detect and specify location of hot particles on laundered garments. these proposed tecniques have high potential for detecting both low energy beta and alpha particle radiation as well as improving… More

The uncertainty in measuring neutron dose equivalent rates results in uncertainty in assignment of the proper dose to occupational records and can result in improper implementation of controls to limit the exposure. a novel portable neutron spectrometer is proposed which will reduce the uncertainty… More

The proposed research will provide proof of principle of newradiation detection technology that when fully developed will prevent inadvertent disposal of radioactive material inlandfills and sewages. the technology will provide order ofmagnitude improvement in detection over conventional systems.… More

This project will research and develop a floor monitor for quick determination of radioactive contamination. the monitor will utilize a new portable technology (including support electronics). it will have the capability to measure beta contamination below 5000 dpm/100 cm squared when averaged over… More

Implementation of an integrated detection system for contamination monitoring of respirators has been problematic. because of the complex surfaces, hand monitoring using portable survey instrumentation has been the preferred method. hand monitoring is costly in time and often fails to reliably… More