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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2004
Applicant:
Christopher H. Orr, Cumbria, GB;
Inventor:
Christopher H. Orr, Cumbria, GB;
Assignee:
Bil Solutions Limited, Daresbury, Warrington, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for establishing the nature and level of radioactive sources within waste, particularly of a compactable nature. Detectors sensitive to low energy level radiation are provided with protection against dust contamination. Further detector configurations are provided to establish the presence of metallic material and/or higher energy level gamma emissions and/or detectors with a lower sensitivity to the emissions and/or detector configurations sensitive to neutrons are further provided.