ADVANTAGES OF IN SITU INSTRUMENTATION

Waste Management Data Base requirements that can be fulfilled by tn sttu
instruments are:

location of contaminated zones;
measurement of types, concentrations, and amounts of radionuclides
and other toxic substances;
movement with time of toxic substances; and
measurement of matrix parameters such as void volume, gas buildup
due to radiolysis, density, porosity, moisture content, and elemental
assay.

Advantages of tn situ instruments over field sampling, laboratory sample
preparation, and analyses are:

larger “sample” size;
sample more representative;
improved statistics;
cost reductions by 5-10 fold;
results in minutes versus days, months;
only method known for estimating toxic substance concentrations in
heterogeneous matrices;
better cost effective method for determining movement of toxic
substances with time;
can better detect abnormalities (e.g., smear); and
better method for emergency situations where rapid assays are
required.

ROCKWELL PROGRAM

The following instruments and what they will do constitutes Rockwell's

current program.

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