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Activity Calendar 2011
January-March
More information on our programmes in the first Quarter of the year will be made available here soon.
April - June
More information on our programmes in the second Quarter of the year will be made available here soon.
July-September
More information on our programmes in the third Quarter of the year will be made available here soon.
October-December
More information on our programmes in the fourth Quarter of the year will be made available here soon.

    Facilities
  & Services:
        Radiation Safety and
        Control Laboratory

Facilities Available

Thermoluminescent Reader	Secondary standard Cs-137 Source for Radiation Survey Meter Calibration
Various TL Dosimeters and Badges	Cutie Pie Gamma Source Meter
Model 290 Survey Meter	Model 450 Ion Chamber Survey Meter
Model 489-4 Radiation Probe	Model 489-50 Radiation Probe
Model 550-4T Graphite Chamber	Precision Electrometer
Personnel; Pen Dosimeters

Capabilities

Personnel dose monitoring
Occupation exposure monitoring
Provision of dosimetry badges for personnel and environmental monitoring
Survey of work place and evaluation of existing protective devices
Training of personnel on proper handling of radioactive materials, radiation machines and the environment
Design of rooms to house x-ray and other radiation emitting machines to meet the national and international regulation requirements.

Achievements

Determination of the distribution of NORM and other radionuclides in the effluent slot and its environment at the Forcados – An SPDC Nig. Ltd Contract Job.
Consultancy services for the defunct FEPA on monitoring of shipping containers at the Tin-Can Island Port in 1997
Commissioned by the Ministry of Aviation to investigate radioactivity fallout resulting from a plane crash at the Ilorin international Airport in 1987
Commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Science & Tech to investigate the alleged dumping of radioactive waste in Ajaokuta in 1988
Commissioned to survey for radioactivity, recommend methods of remediation and take part in the remediation activities during the waste dumping crisis at Koko sea port in 1988.
Radiation monitoring of diagnostic x-ray facilities in Oyo State of Nigeria in 1998.
Training of medical and industrial radiographers in radiation protection and control
Many members of CERD have served in various national and international committees on radiation protection.

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