Technical Associates articles

In this time of multiple threats to our security: dirty bomb; cyber; shooters in public places; homemade bombs; misinformation; etc. we feel extremely vulnerable; perhaps more vulnerable than ever before.

With the advent of Drone technology now available to private citizens, technology previously only held by the military, the opportunity has come to marry Drone Technology with aerial sensors. Drone mounted aerial sensors are typically: thermal, radar, camera, surveillance, and sensor

Fracking demands the use of millions of gallons of water, precious drinking water, and sand infused with up to 1,000 different toxic chemicals to fracture the shale rock and release the trapped gas or oil. The wastewater, brine, and sludge are then returned to the surface and in need of disposal. Unfortunately there is not yet a clear and safe method of disposal or storage.

Among these chemicals are radioactive isotopes which wastewater treatment plants are not equipped to either dete

Executive Summary: Demand for Electrical Power is Far Outpacing the Current Global Capacity.

"Our modem industrial world stands or falls on the success of our People, Institutions and Infrastructure. Clean Electric Power including Nuclear Power is a central pillar of our global infrastructure requirement. " Robert Goldstein, 2011.

The recognition of this critical element - ELECTRICAL POWER - in today`s world has spurred action around the globe to upgrade, re-c

Now show me your Carbon-14 and Tritium survey meter.

Ooops, don’t have one?

Regulatory Guide 1.21 defines a principal nuclide as any radionuclide whose concentration exceeds 1% of its total release. It states that the released quantity must be included in the Annual Radioactivity Discharge Report. For many U.S. nuclear power plants Tritium and C-14 have become principal nuclides, as cited in the EPRI December 2010 Final Technical Report

Japan`s disaster has raised many questions regarding safety of the public. It has served as a wakeup call to the agencies tasked with protecting the public. Not least of these questions, but certainly the most far-reaching is the question of the safety of nuclear power and radiation contamination of air and water.

Way back when nuclear power was first established, in the 1960s public opinion was sharply divided. The widely disparate viewpoints were that nuclear power would be cheap an

Locus Technologies (Locus), the industry leader in web-based environmental compliance and information management software, and Overhoff Technology Corporation, the world`s leader in the design and manufacture of Tritium monitors and radiation monitoring systems, have partnered to offer a complete Tritium monitoring solution for the nuclear industry using Overhoff`s Tritium instrumentation and Locus` award winning Cloud Computing software.

As the new Administration advocates expansion

The Army conducted a competition, TRE 10-1JCBRAWM, from July 12to July 24, 2010 at the White Sands Missile Testing Grounds, New Mexico, for the best detector for radiation in water. The participants were Technical Associates with their SSS-22P liquid scintillation monitor; Canberra with their iSolo silicon sample counter; and Hidex from Finland with a liquid scintillation counter. The competition spanned a 30 day period and evaluated endurance for efficiency, dependability, and suitability fo

Since 9/11 and there are still holes in security of the nation’s infrastructure, particularly for drinking water. This security deficit is currently being addressed in some community water systems with water monitoring instruments.

In the 90s the EPA developed a wish list for monitoring contaminants in drinking water. Since that time biological and chemical contaminants have been identified and monitoring sensors developed. Radiological contaminants were also on the EPA list for

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 1992

THE Old Document: In 1992 the EPA published its Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents. This is an excellent manual.

Current federal law requires testing of drinking water for radionuclides, “hazardous radioactive materials” every three, six, or nine years. The states have the option to increase testing frequency. [Federal Register Year 2000; page 76746. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/retrieve.html]

An incident of terrorism, accident, or improper disposal of radioactive materials will surely contaminate America’s public water sys