Graphite from ORNL Reactor-AEC 1943
Graphite from ORNL Reactor-AEC 1943
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Very Rare FCDA Item CD V-787 Ten-Day Water Standard
Very Rare FCDA Item CD V-787 Ten-Day Water Standard
Description: The CD V-787 Ten-day Water Standard was manufactured in the early 1960s by Jordan Electronics. Its purpose was to provide an evaluation of the activity of fallout in food and water. The Item Specifications note that “The comparison standard is designed for use under conditions of extreme emergency.”
The procedure involved comparing the readings made of a food or water sample with the readings made using the standard. To permit reproducible measurements, the probe could be rested on the edges of the can. If the measurement of the activity in the food or water was less than that made with the standard, it was safe to consume for a ten day period.
According to the Department of Defense item specification, the standard was manufactured by mixing 3.0 grams of uranyl acetate with 5 grams of epoxy resin in a “standard 4 ounce circular seamless ointment tin.” Readings on a spectrometer indicate natural Uranium as expected.
This item is of tremendous historical value, however it should not be used for testing the radioactivity of food for consumption.
Size of Tin: 8 cm in diameter and 2.5 cm in height.
Weight: 40 grams
Surface Radioactivity: 100,000 cpm at 4mm from surface of epoxy resin. Note: These tins are over fifty-five years old and the one that you receive may be more worn than the one above, some have tape on the surface of the tin, etc. but the epoxy is identical in each tin.
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Very Rare Uranium Source Food and Water Comparison Standard
Very Rare Uranium Source Food and Water Comparison Standard
Description: These tins contain an epoxy that is green rather than brown, however in all other aspects are very similar to the ones above. As noted above, this item is of tremendous historical value, however it should not be used for testing the radioactivity of food for consumption.
Size of Tin: 8 cm in diameter and 2.5 cm in height.
Weight: 40 grams
Surface Radioactivity: 100,000 cpm at 4mm from the surface of epoxy resin.
Note: These tins are over fifty-five years old and the one that you receive may be more worn than the one above, some have tape on the surface of the tin, etc. but the epoxy is identical in each tin.
Price: $75 Shipping: $7