RCNET ACAD 08-006 Crosswalk: 4.4 Chemistry Technicians - Radiation Detection and Measurement Principles

Program Description:

This material was published by the Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training (RCNET) as part of a comprehensive crosswalk that links objectives of ACAD 08-006 with GP Strategies ABC Material, NUCP Surveyed Material, NANTeL resources, EPRI resources, web resources, and published material available to all RCNET partners. These accredited utility training programs are based off training and qualification guidelines (ACADs) published by the National Academy for Nuclear Training. 

ACAD 08-006 is the Uniform Curriculum Guide for Nuclear Power Plant Technician, Maintenance, and Nonlicensed Operations Personnel Associate Degree Programs and includes five main curriculum areas: Core Curriculum, Discipline-Specific Curriculum for Nonlicensed Operators, Discipline-Specific Curriculum for Radiological Protection Technicians, Discipline-Specific for Chemistry Technicians, and Discipline Specific for Maintenance Personnel. 

Contents: 

This Radiation Detection and Measurement Principles section of Discipline-Specific Curriculum for Chemistry Technicians (ACAD 08-006 4.24) discusses "... the basic theory of operation and the operating characteristics of detectors, including instrument efficiency; the factors that affect instrument efficiency, and the calculation of efficiency from given information; effects of background radiation; and differentiation between the operating characteristics of a radiation field survey instrument and a radioactive contamination survey instrument."

Documents associated with ACAD 08-006 4.4 include four PowerPoint presentations and three curriculum resources. 

This material covers, more specifically: the functions of an ion chamber, proportional counter and Geiger-Muller counter; drawing and explaining a gas filled detector six region curve, including gas amplification; and explaining the function of a scintillation (micro-r meters, liquid scintillation counters, zinc-sulfide alpha counters and probes), fission chamber, and semiconductors (high-purity germanium, electronic dosimeters).

For orientation purposes Radiation_Detection_and_Measurement.pdf is included as a separate attachment and offers a sample of the type of material included in this curriculum. 

Below is a list of the files contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis. 

4.4 Radiation Detection Measurement and Principles (10 files, 12.3 MB)

• Documents
  • Radiation Detection and Measurement (Radiation_Detection_and_Measurement.docx 657 KB)
  • Laboratory Instrumentation (RadiationMeasurementscountinginstruments(Lab).doc 292 KB)
  • Radiation Detections Principles and Instruments (Radiation_Detection_Principles_and_Instruments_Instructor_Notes.doc 260 KB)
• Presentations
  • Type of Material: Instrumentation Review (Instrumentation_Review.pptx 4.4 MB)
  • Laboratory Instrumentation (Laboratory_Instrumentation.ppt 544 KB)
  • Portable Radiation Survey Instruments (Portable_Radiation_Survey_Instruments.ppt 5 MB)
  • Radiation Detection, Measurements and Instruments (RadMeasurementsInstruments.ppt 1.1 MB)