– Edited By Tom Lamar –
Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation is introducing Eagle+, an algorithm development that provides technology for the scrap metal, recycling and nuclear waste storage industry to address a growing complexity of needs. Onsite management of nuclear materials without State or Federal support reduces costs and increases throughput. The new release results in an easy-to-use device for fast, accurate identification of radioactive materials. Quickly screening scrap metal, waste or other loads prevent high rejection costs, melting of contaminated and non-contaminated loads, worker safety and misclassification of various materials.
“The SAM systems are well suited for garbage and recycling facilities for several reasons. In these applications, a non-technical user is often required to quickly make decisions about the characterization, classification, storage and disposal of waste loads or metals”, comments John Reynolds, Application Support at Berkeley Nucleonics.
The SAM 940 ‘Easy Mode’ gives non technical users the ability to quickly survey, identify and quantify materials that may require particular considerations. The United States Customs Service has a technology division which reported the SAM system as being the “easiest to use” when reviewing instruments that detect and identify nuclear radiation.
The SAM 940 system can be employed following a routine plastic scintillation detection process. This allows the user to carefully and accurately identify multiple isotopes located in a large load. The SAM 940 reporting features are equally easy to usethe operator doesn’t even need to push a button and meaningful spectra and ID is collected. A full-spectrum report that identifies and quantifies radionuclides is available for managerial review. The new operating system for scrap metal and waste processing leverage the mixed isotope identification features. The SAM 940 routinely identifies 5 – 10 isotopes and provides isotope specific dose rates in addition to total dose rates.
Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation is a manufacturer of precision electronic instrumentation for test, measurement and nuclear research. BNC has its corporate headquarters in San Rafael, California with several additional manufacturing facilities and sales offices located throughout the United States.
Technical Contact: Robert Corsetti, 800-234-7858 x250, robert.corsetti@berkeleynucleonics.com