Quickly and thoroughly monitor articles used in radiation-controlled areas for radioactive contamination with a precise, computerized, measurement control solution. The Thermo Scientific™ SAM12 Small Articles Monitor is a well-proven, reliable, rugged instrument that monitors articles for gamma-emitting radionuclides and easily achieves clearance limits for higher energy gamma emitters such as 137Cs and 60Co. This monitor allows dynamic discrimination between natural (NORM) and man-made radiations, and offers a unique feature for 60Co monitoring.

SAM12 Small Articles Monitors are operating in a large number of nuclear power plants worldwide, demonstrating why this instrument is the ideal method of monitoring for unrestricted release.

• Background shielding and compensation reduce shine and scatter effects. 

• Measures fixed, smearable, internal and external gamma contamination simultaneously

• Measures down to clearance levels less than 5000 dpm (83 Bq)

• Discrimination of Natural Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) via Natural Background Reduction (NBR) Cobalt Coincidence monitoring

• Provides excellent uniformity of response across the chamber

• Monitors for single particles or distributed contamination with equal effectiveness

• Able to check for changing background during the measurement

• Fast, easy and thorough monitoring with no special training or supervision required

• Reduced time to count

• Includes large touch-screen color LCD display; no keyboard required

• Thermo Scientific™ ViewPoint™ Enterprise compatibility

• Automated calibration and checking routines

• Upload and download easily via USB

• Lead shielding: 1 or 2 in. (2.5 or 5cm) lead shielding may be specified as standard

Options: 

SAM12 mounting stand for floor bolting; USB dot matrix printer; and jigs for both one- and two-door SAM12 monitors 

Recommended locations: 

• Clean tool shop

• Hot tool shop

• Green tag table

• Health physics control point

• Unsupervised locations (using SAM12 and ViewPoint Enterprise monitoring system)

• Containment exits

• Boot barriers/step-off pads

Recommended uses:

• Monitoring laundry and garment bags

• Free release surveys during dismantling or decommissioning

• Contamination control during outage

• Monitoring for incoming NORM at 5000dpm

• Serving as an active barrier at the RCA Boundary