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Handheld Radiation Survey Meters


AEL Category: 07. Detection

AEL Title: Meter, Survey, Handheld

AEL Number: 07RD-01-HHSM

SAVER Project: Handheld Radiation Survey Meters

Handheld radiation survey meters are portable instruments that measure the activity or the exposure rate from radioactive material. Responders use these devices where radioactivity is suspected to be present in order to locate or assess the intensity of the radioactivity.

Please contact NUSTL@hq.dhs.gov regarding access to the following additional documents: Focus Group Report, Market Survey Report (2010), and Assessment Report on Handheld Radiation Survey Meters.

Find this project in the FEMA Authorized Equipment List and InterAgency Board Interactive Standardized Equipment List.

Attachment Ext. Size Date
Handheld Radiation Survey Meters Highlight (September 2010) PDF 303.7 KB
Handheld Radiation Survey Meters Market Survey Report (October 2016) PDF 1.91 MB
Handheld Radiation Survey Meters Summary (July 2012) PDF 625.36 KB
Handheld Radiation Survey Meters TechNote (April 2014) PDF 395.16 KB
Last Updated: 01/31/2023
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