Main Title |
Collection of Radium Leak Test Articles. |
Author |
Wood., Valorie ;
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CORP Author |
National Center for Radiological Health, Rockville, Md. Medical and Occupational Radiation Program. |
Year Published |
1968 |
Report Number |
MORP-68-1; |
Stock Number |
PB-178 479 |
Additional Subjects |
( Radium ;
Radiation monitors) ;
( Radiation hazards ;
Reports) ;
Radiation measurement systems ;
Health physics instrumentation ;
Cryogenics ;
Helium ;
Containers ;
Radioactive waste ;
Actinide series ;
Collecting methods ;
Thorium ;
Radon ;
Mathematical models ;
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB-178 479 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
111p |
Abstract |
Contents: Apparatus and method for testing radium or thorium capsule seals; Photographic technique for leak testing radium sources; A technique in testing radium sources for leakage; A technique for auto-radiographs of radium containers; A proposed method for radium leak testing by the use of the superfluid properties of helium; A new method for leak-testing sealed sources of radium-226 and thorium-228; Use of autoradiographs to detect defects in radium needles and tubes and inequalities in the distribution of the radium; Testing radium capsules for radon leakage; Radon film badge; Some defects in radium needles - their detection and some consequences; A method for testing radium containers for leakage using the well-type scintillation counter; The examination of radium containers for radon leaks; Methods used for testing radiation sources for leakage and contamination; Simple test for leaking radium sources; Daily leak checking of the entire stock in a radium safe; and An approach to leak testing of sealed radium sources. |