narf
Sgt. Maj. Buzzkill
The radium is enough of a concern still though to be weary of.
Weary of ingestion/absorption, yes. Weary of its radiation without contact, probably not during any reasonable length of exposure.
A quick glance through my reference materials identifies the ex-Civil Defense CD-V700 counter is what you need.
More info: http://www.radmeters4u.com/#3a http://www.radmeters4u.com/#5
Available here, in calibrated form (which you desperately need in this type): http://www.radmeters4u.com/more.htm
A commercial unit of equivalent quality starts at about $1000 and goes north from there.
Isn't a scale of 0-5Sv/h a bit on the large side? If the radiation was that strong I would recommend against handling the stuff at all. For reference, a dose of 100mSv is considered the maximum for emergency personnel when trying to save lives. At 5Sv/h you'd have that dose within just over a minute. Regular people should not be exposed to over 20mSv a year, at 5Sv/h you'd get that dose within about 15 seconds.
PS: Oh, 700 :lol: I guess my anchors failed to skip to the correct one. 500?Sv/h sounds better.
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