Development and Calibration of a Radon Chamber
Date
1992
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Masters
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The development of the radon chamber was initiated so that the provincial
Radiation Safety Unit would have the ability to calibrate the radon and radon
progeny monitoring equipment used by the provincial mines inspectors. The
integrating radon dosimeters used for monitoring radon levels in buildings and in
the environment are also calibrated in the chamber.
The main chamber is 36" in length, 30" in depth and is 30" high. A 16.5" x
16" x 16" transfer chamber is attached to the side of the main chamber. This side
chamber acts as an interlock so that the instruments to be calibrated can be
transferred into the main chamber without high levels of radon entering the
laboratory.
The radon chamber is calibrated relative to the radon calibration facility at the
Mining Research Laboratories operated by the Mineral and Energy Technology
Branch of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada in Elliot Lake, Ontario.
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Master of Science (M.Sc.)
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Physics
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Physics