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A NEAR REAL-TIME BERYLLIUM MONITOR WITH CAM AND WIPE ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES

Science & Engineering Associates, Inc. (SEA), under contract No. DE-AC26-00NT40768, was tasked by the US Department of Energy--National Energy Technology Laboratory to develop and test a near real-time beryllium monitor for airborne and surface measurements. Recent public awareness of the health risks associated with exposure to beryllium has underscored the need for better, faster beryllium monitoring capabilities within the DOE. A near real-time beryllium monitor will offer significant improv… more

Date: December 1, 2002

Creator: Kendrick, D.T. & Saggese, Steven

Item Type: Report

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Characterization of radioactive contamination inside pipes with the Pipe Explorer{trademark} system

The U.S. Department of Energy`s nuclear facility decommissioning program needs to characterize radiological contamination inside piping systems before the pipe can be recycled, remediated, or disposed. Science and Engineering associates, Inc. under contract with the DOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center has developed and demonstrated the Pipe Explorer{trademark} system, which uses an inverting membrane to transport various characterization sensors into pipes. The basic process involves invert… more

Date: December 31, 1995

Creator: Kendrick, D. T.; Cremer, C. D.; Lowry, W. & Cramer, E.

Item Type: Article

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Alpha detection in pipes using an inverting membrane scintillator

Characterization of surface alpha emitting contamination inside enclosed spaces such as piping systems presents an interesting radiological measurement challenge. Detection of these alpha particles from the exterior of the pipe is impossible since the alpha particles are completely absorbed by the pipe wall. Traditional survey techniques, using hand-held instruments, simply can not be used effectively inside pipes. Science and Engineering Associates, Inc. is currently developing an enhancement … more

Date: December 31, 1995

Creator: Kendrick, D. T.; Cremer, C. D.; Lowry, W. & Cramer, E.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Characterization of radioactive contamination inside pipes with the Pipe Explorer{trademark} system. Final report

The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently in the process of decommissioning and dismantling many of its nuclear materials processing facilities that have been in use for several decades. Site managers throughout the DOE complex must employ the safest and most cost effective means to characterize, remediate and recycle or dispose of hundreds of miles of potentially contaminated piping and duct work. The DOE discovered that standard characterization methods were inadequate for its pipes, drains… more

Date: September 30, 1997

Creator: Cremer, C. D.; Kendrick, D. T.; Lowry, W. & Cramer, E.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Characterization of pipes, drain lines, and ducts using the pipe explorer system

As DOE dismantles its nuclear processing facilities, site managers must employ the best means of disposing or remediating hundreds of miles of potentially contaminated piping and duct work. Their interiors are difficult to access, and in many cases even the exteriors are inaccessible. Without adequate characterization, it must be assumed that the piping is contaminated, and the disposal cost of buried drain lines can be on the order of $1,200/ft and is often unnecessary as residual contaminatio… more

Date: May 1, 1997

Creator: Cremer, C. D.; Kendrick, D. T. & Cramer, E.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Measurement of {sup 222}Rn flux, {sup 222}Rn emanation and {sup 226}Ra concentration from injection well pipe scale

The presence of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) has been recognized since the early 1930s in petroleum reservoirs and in oil and gas production and processing facilities. NORM was typically observed in barite scale that accumulated on the interior of oil production tubing and in storage tank and heater-treater separation sludge. Recent concern has been expressed over the health impacts from the uncontrolled release of NORM to the public. There are several potential exposure path… more

Date: February 1996

Creator: Rood, A. S. & Kendrick, D. T.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department