NUCLEAR PPE
01. Wearing standard PPE
02. Emergency Response Team, undertaking decon procedure in a clean room on board PNTL vessel
03. INS Deployment vehicles for UK based incidents
04. Health Physics team monitoring flask in ships hold
05. Health Physics Team monitoring contamination
06. Monitoring flask
RADIATION MONITORING EQUIPMENT
The ethos is that it is all disposable and is there to protect against contamination. Extensive use of sophisticated radiation monitoring equipment is deployed with the team:
Ratemeter measures and displays an average count rate SmartION Digital Survey Meter is microcomputer-based and features a sensitive 450 cubic cm-capacity ion chamber. Measurement is in mixed beta/gamma fields and simplified by the moveable beta shield Teletector Probe for measuring
X-ray, gamma and beta. The telescopic probe of the teletector
allows the operator to measure in places that are difficult to reach, as well as increasing the distance to the radiation source and reducing their exposure accordingly Electronic Personal Dosimeters give an excellent response to gamma, beta and X-radiation Dual Ludlum probe - for alpha, beta and gamma radiation GR–135 quickly and accurately detects and identifies gamma and neutron sources at the scene and is designed to work in severe weather and other difficult conditions. Lightweight and rugged, the GR-135 Plus is easy to carry and use.
which they are deployed. Information on the radiation source will
also be given to the responding team along with routes and contacts. Transport would be arranged which utilise the quickest method, often involving air charter to deploy the teams. A typical time for full deployment of the incident team, including command support, would be 10 hours to a European destination. INS exercises involve real-time situations, which enables data to be gathered to reflect what would actually happen. Another element of the PPE – foul-weather gear – is vital as the teams are deployed in adverse conditions overseas. Our strategy is therefore always to improve PPE that has been proven to be up to the job.
Peter Bentley is Emergency Response Manager, International Nuclear Services.
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