Portable air sampler Type L5-10 made by Rotheroe and Mitchell Ltd
- Made:
- circa 1968 in Greenford
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Portable air sampler, Type L5-10 made by Rotheroe and Mitchell Ltd, Greenford, late 1960s.
The monitoring of radiation in the workplace in the nuclear industry is essential. The filter paper on the front of this sampler would have been removed regularly and examined. It would show the amount of alpha and beta radiation in the tested area.
Details
- Category:
- Nuclear Energy
- Object Number:
- Y1990.121.7
- Materials:
- metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
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Overall: 150 mm x 120 mm x 220 mm,
- type:
- contamination meter
- credit:
- Gift of British Nuclear Fuels Plc
