SAM 940 Isotope Identifier Training in Indonesia

Recently Berkeley Nucleonics' representative from NATS, Ed Maswood, conducted an onsite training in Indonesia as a part of BNC's continuing global effort to assist in the monitoring and identification of nuclear isotopes.

For more information on BNC's online and onsite training please visit our website at www.berkeleynucleconics.com , call us at 415-453-9955 or email us directly info (at) berkeleynucleonics.com

Robots Investigate Fukushima Facilities

Fukushima uses advanced Robots to climb stairs and investigate facilities. Berkeley Nucleonics has deployed hundreds of radiation detection systems for isotope identification in Asian regions. Our most common units generate radiological data coupled with GPS data and the results are available online at www.berkeleynucleonics.com

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Berkeley Nucleonics - SAM 940 Isotope Identifier

Double-fisted....the technicians at Berkeley Nucleonics are testing RIIDs (radionuclide isotope identification devices) to meet a surge in demand following Fukushima. Model SAM 940 Revealer shown above with Lanthanum Bromide.

BNC Training in Japan

Berkeley Nucleonics sent a team of trainers to Japan to work with local agencies and end users in addressing some of the nuclear concerns. Berkeley manufactures the fastest room-temperature isotope identifier available, routinely identifying sources in a couple seconds with accurate results.

Berkeley Nucleonics sends Personal Radiation Detectors to Japan

As news crews from NBC News head to Japan to report on the difficult situation following last weeks earthquake and tsunami, they will be equipped with state-of-the-art radiation detection devices from Berkeley Nucleonics, a manufacturer of nuclear detection systems in California. The radiation detectors are about the size of a doctor’s pager and fit on the belt of the user. They alarm in the presence of nuclear radiation and store accumulated dose over a period of time. The instruments were provided on Saturday afternoon as company staff met with NBC couriers in San Rafael. The rush was in an urgent attempt to meet deadlines for staff reporters who were leaving the country. Other instruments from Berkeley Nucleonics currently deployed in Japan include the SAM Isotope Identifier, see here

The ability to alarm is useful for people not expecting to encounter nuclear radiation. Accumulated dose is an added feature that allows people to continue critical work such as search and rescue with a preset total dose alarm indicating when the worker should retreat from the area.

The thresholds for acceptable doses of radiation are set by various US agencies including the US EPA, which has maintained that an accumulated dose up to 5 REM (Roentgen Equivalent in Man) is acceptable per year. For emergency workers and first responders, higher limits are allowed. See the diagram below for common activities and the related exposure rates.

IAEM Conference

Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation exhibited at the International Association of Emergency Managers conference in San Antonio, TX.

BNC at Hotzone Hazmat Conference

Here is a look at our booth at the Hotzone Hazmat Conference in Houston, TX. We are displaying our SAM 940 Isotope Identifier and several of our other radiation detection gear utilized by Hazmat and First Responder teams.

Berkeley Nucleonics demonstrates the SAM 940

Berkeley Nucleonics demonstrates the SAM Isotope Identifier's latest feature set during a DC workshop on ANSI N42.34 compliant instruments capable of networked data management.

BNC Training Facility Transportation in DC

Convenient metro service is available from Ronald Reagan Washington Airport to our DC area radiation pager service and repair and training facility.

BNC Demos SAM 940 at Radiation Conference in Newport, RI

Sales Director Robert Corsetti, at Berkeley Nucleonics booth at the 42nd National Conference on Radiation Control, demonstrates powerful isotopic logging and analysis functions in the SAM Eagle radioisotope identifiers.

BNC Radiation Detector Training prior to HPS in Salt Lake

Berkeley Nucleonics (BNC), a manufacturer of radiation detectors, isotope identifiers and test and measurement instrumentation, will provide an opportunity for end users to discuss new applications and product needs at the Annual Health Physics Society meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, from June 27 – July 1, 2010. The HPS community has long been an industry leader in organizations that address radiation detection and radiation safety in industrial, medical and environmental capacity. The company will conduct multiple demonstrations of new GPS based isotope identification and remediation tools. The radiation detectors with GPS capability can be used for a variety of applications ranging from perimeter set up to routine compliance confirmation.

Berkeley Nucleonics will also offer a series of radiation detection and isotope identification courses in Salt Lake City in June for participants seeking a deeper understanding of the principles of isotopic characterization and neutron coincidence analysis. Courses include time in instrumentation, theory and exercises. The accredited courses by Berkeley Nucleonics offer CEU units from the DoD and many State organizations. Contact BNC for details. We are happy to talk with you at 800-234-7858.