Airborne Radiation Monitoring

AIRBORNE RADIATION MONITORING
C-10’s airborne radiation monitoring system consists of a network of laptops, industry standard radiation sensors, and weather probes. Beta, gamma, and weather data is recorded continually at 16 remote sites located within a ten-mile radius of Seabrook Station, and then uploaded every 15 minutes to a web-based central repository where the data is displayed on a GIS map. Additionally, the data is compiled and graphed monthly, with reports submitted electronically to Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH).

The radiation sensor equipment and data collection software are designed by International Medcom. The weather probes are R.M. Young marine model wind sensors. All 16 sites are located in private homes, schools and businesses.

C-10 is the only citizen’s radiological monitoring organization in the country that has monitored emissions from a nuclear reactor from the moment it generated energy. To provide an indisputable baseline for analysis, C-10 recorded background radiation levels within the ten-mile radius prior to Seabrook Station going on line.

C-10’s data is available upon request.
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