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Do we have a Gieger Counter Sensor for when the Gieger Counter falls of the truck as well and does that need a Gieger Counter Sensor Sensor? (tongue in cheek).
by noir_lord 4y ago
Do we have a Gieger Counter Sensor for when the Gieger Counter falls of the truck as well and does that need a Gieger Counter Sensor Sensor? (tongue in cheek).
Seems like a simpler solution would be to prioritise checking some shipments over others at departure and arrival.
My partner works in shipping/logistics and hazardous chemicals/products are treat completely differently to regular bulk cargo.
- hgomersall 4y agoHaving active monitoring with fail-safes seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to me. A short range battery powered system that continuously reports the presence of the source would seem like a good start.
- cshimmin 4y agoIt actually could work pretty well. A Geiger counter is essentially a current gain device. Ionizing radiation passes through the chamber and excites free electrons which travel towards high voltage plates. The gain comes when the drifting positive ions collide with other gas particles and knock additional electrons free, starting the process again. Rad source goes missing? Current stops flowing in the GC. HV power failure? Current stops flowing. GC falls out of the vehicle? Current stops flowing. In any of these cases, you make the system shout an annoying beep that everyone within 250m of the vehicle can hear and somebody checks on it.