Radiation Dirty Bomb Training Scenario

The STS Safe-MiniSource lends itself perfectly to running scenarios where the source is required to be hidden from view/where multiple sources would realistically be found such as after a pipe bomb explosion where you'd find hot spots of highly active material.

Up to 8 sources can be used simultaneously and instructors can therefore vary the training scenario without relocating the sources by turning one or more off. Additionally the source strength on the Variable sources may be set from one of 10 preselected levels to make some of the sources harder to find due to masking from more powerful sources. This facility again adds a flexibility to the training session and can be used to force trainees to go back over an area and discover a previously missed source.

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In the example above the rubble is of concrete blocks—concrete is an effective shield of radiofrequency emissions and so source placement must be careful in order to not completely mask the output. Cloth, sacking and plastics will not shield the signal and so can be used to camouflage the source effectively.