Published 2012
| Version v1
Book
Radioactivity in the Swiss army?
Creators
- 1. Kompetenzzentrum Strahlenschutz VBS, Spiez (Switzerland). BABS-LABOR SPIEZ
Description
The Swiss army is using radioactive materials in the frame or light sources for night combat capabilities. After the Second World War radioactive materials were used in larger amounts as fluorescent paints (Ra-226) in instruments, markers and illumination points. Due to the strong radiation protection problems the radium was eliminated by other light sources (H-3, beta-light). As a consequence of the conservation of historical army material radium is still available. Museums and collectors were sensitized to avoid inappropriate handling and illegal disposal of these materials.
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (German)
- Radioaktivitaet in der Schweizer Armee?
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- TUeV Media
- Imprint Place
- Koeln (Germany)
- ISBN
- 978-3-8249-1602-3
- Imprint Title
- Radiation protection for the future. FS and its working groups. Proceedings
- Imprint Pagination
- 207 p.
- Journal Volume
- FS-2012-166-T
- Series
- Publikationsreihe Fortschritte im Strahlenschutz
- Journal Page Range
- p. 9-12
- ISSN
- 1013-4506
Conference
- Title
- 44. annual meeting of the Fachverband fuer Strahlenschutz e.V. on Radiation protection for the future - FS and its working groups
- Original Conference Title
- 44. Jahrestagung des Fachverbandes fuer Strahlenschutz e.V. ''Strahlenschutz fuer die Zukunft. Der FS und seine Arbeitskreise''
- Dates
- 17-20 Sep 2012
- Place
- Karlsruhe (Germany)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 44050929
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- FLUORESCENT LAMPS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; LIGHT SOURCES; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIUM 226; SWITZERLAND
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT; EUROPE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT BULBS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NUCLEI; PERSONNEL; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WESTERN EUROPE; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- Imprint:Strahlenschutz fuer die Zukunft. Der FS und seine Arbeitskreise. Tagungsbeitraege