Source (dummy) and sectioned container with source (dummy) used in oil-well logging

Made:: 1981 in Little Chalfont

manufacturer:: Amersham International plc

Source (dummy) and sectioned container with source (dummy) used

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Source (dummy) and sectioned container with source (dummy) used in oil-well logging by Amersham International, c. 1981

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Category:: Nuclear Energy

Object Number:: 1982-1692

type:: source and sectioned container

credit:: Amersham International plc

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Parts

part of machined cylindrical container with machined hole

Containers used to hold radioactive source material, c1980.

part of machined cylindrical container with machined hole (around 3mm) to hold radioactive source in top and to prevent the escape of radioactivity (dummy). Used in oil-well logging by Amersham International, c. 1981