RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

CONTENTS
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PREFACE ------------------ eee ee ee ee eee ee eee

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION----------------------------- eee eee eee

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Photographic Dosimeter ----------------------------+-+-+---- 14
Quartz-Fiber Dosimeters ~--~------------+-----------+----- 15
Chemical Dosimeters ---------+-------------+------------+---+ 15
Radiac Detector DT-60/PD --------------------------+------- 17
Radiac Set AN/PDR-89 -----------~--+--------+-+---------- eee 17

2.2.6 Quartz-Fiber Device (Rate Device) for Exposure
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2.2.7 Mechanical Drop Mechanism -------------------------------- 18
2.2.8 Station Layout, Utilization, and Construction --------------------- 18

2.2.9 Co®® Field Calibration ------------------------------------- 21

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2.3.1 Initial Exposure Calibration -----------------------+----------- 22

2.3.2 Residual-Exposure Calibration ---------------------------+---- 24
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CHAPTER 3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION------------------------------- 29
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CHAPTER 4 CONCLUSIONS ------------------------------ ee -n-e eee 47
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