Thermo Fisher Scientific SAM's are operating at most North American power utility sites for releasing tools and small articles from controlled areas. This well shielded and robust design is available in several configurations to accommodate elevated backgrounds and specific monitoring tasks at control barriers.
Product Detail
For low level gamma monitoring down to release levels in boundary monitoring and decommissioning applications.
Qualities
Measures fixed, smearable, internal and external contamination simultaneously
Fast and thorough with no special training
Auto-time feature automatically adjusts monitoring time and compensates for fluctuating backgrounds
Excellent response uniformity
Rugged low-maintenance construction
Highly automated and sets up without a PC.
"Don't Risk It when you Frisk It - just Slam It and SAM It!"
Performance in brief
4-detector version with 1" lead shielding detects 5000 dpm activity in 15 µR/h (0.15 µSv/h) background within 10 seconds. (90% confidence, <0.1% false alarms)
6-detector version with 2" lead shielding detects 5000 dpm activity in 100 µR/h (1 µSv/h) background within 30 seconds. (90% confidence, <0.1% false alarms)