Monitor, gamma

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OBJECT TYPE: LOW LEVEL
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0219.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Admiral Corp. Ltd.
MODEL: AEP 5233B
LOCATION: Port Credit, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1645
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 21.0 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Height: 19.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Atomic & nuclear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Admiral
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Port Credit

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS DEVICE WAS PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
Canada: THIS DEVICE WAS DESIGNED BY CRNL AS PART OF THE PROGRAM AT THE CHALK RIVER NUCLEAR LABORATORIES TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NRX AND NRU HIGH POWER RESEARCH REACTORS & ASSOCIATED RADIATION FACILITIES AT CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO [REF 2].
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE DOSE AS WELL AS DOSE RATE OF GAMMA RADIATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
Technical: THIS TYPE OF MONITOR, KNOWN AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL GAMMA MONTIOR, ALLOWS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL RADIATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT OVER EXTENDED PERIODS. [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'LOW LEVEL AREA GAMMA/ MONITOR AEP5233B/ SERIAL NO. 1645/ CANADIAN ADMIRAL CORPORATION LIMITED/ PORT CREDIT CANADA'/ PRINTING ON FRONT PANEL INCLUDES: 'ALARM/ LEVEL/ SET AT/ 5mR/h/ PUSH/ TO RESET/ POWER/ 110V 60HZ/ 1/4A'/ PRINTNG ON METER INCLUDES: '1 10 100 1 10/ mRAD/h RAD/h/ BACH-SIMPSON LTD. LONDON CANADA/ MODEL NO. 1327T PART NO.14288'/ DECAL ON FRONT: CNRL/ EQUIP/ NO 29322'/ HANDWRITTEN ON LABEL AFFIXED TO TOP: '5233B Low Level/ area Gamma/ monitor/ 1975'
Missing: From CA of 11/06/2001 by David Daley: Yes - six screws missing from housing
Finish: CASE: LIGHT GLOSS GRAY/ FRONT PANEL WITH WHITE PRINTING/ METER: IN BLACK FRAME WITH WHITE DIAL FACE WITH BLACK PRINTING/ BLACKELECTRICAL CORD
Decoration: N/A

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