Dosimeter

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OBJECT TYPE: PERSONAL WARNING
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0199.001

MANUFACTURER: Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: AEP 2121
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: NRX16796
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
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: 16.5 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 7.2 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: AECL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: ACCORDING TO DONOR, MFG AND USED IN THE 1960S
Canada: THIS DOSIMETER WAS DEVELOPED AND MADE AT THE CHALK RIVER NUCLEAR LABORATORIES, THE FOREMOST NUCLEAR RESEARCH LAB IN CANADA AT THE TIME. IT WAS USED TO MONITOR THE HEALTH OF STAFF WORKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO BOTH WARN THE WEARER WHO IS INADVERTENTLY EXPOSED TO RADIATION AND TO ADVISE A WEARER WORKING IN A HIGH RADIATION FIELD WHEN HE HAS REACHED THE ALLOWED LIMIT OF EXPOSURE AND MUST WITHDRAW.
Technical: THE DEVICE WAS DESIGNED BY CRNL AS PART OF THE PROGRAM AT THE CHALK RIVER NUCLEAR LABORATORIES TO RESPOND TOTHE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NRX AND NRU HIGH POWER RESEARCH REACTORS & ASSOCIATED RADIATION FACILITIES AT CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON FRONT: 'RESET/ ON/ ALARMS AT 210 mR/ PERSONAL WARNING DOSIMETER/ AEP 2121/ SER No NRX-16796'/ DECAL INSIDE LID: 'RHC'/ HANDWRITTEN LABELS: ' "1960"/ VERSION OF/ WARNING/ DOSIMETER' '2121 Personal/ warning dosimeter'
Missing: From CA of 11/30/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: UNFINISHED METAL BODY WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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