The oil, gas, and mining industries are increasingly looking for sensor detection for chemicals and radiation emitting from their activities. Compliance with EPA regulations is critical to avoid significant fines in addition to maintaining a safe workspace for their employees. Oil and gas pipelines can leak methane among other toxic gases. Uranium and rare earth mining expose radioactive elements to the air.
Fracking rock releases radon and other naturally occurring radiation from this process. Industries benefit from detectors and monitors, portable, installed, and flown (UAVs), by Technical Associates, a division of US Nuclear Corp.
Mining, Oil, Gas: Fracking/Uranium/Methane
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Technical Associates, a division of US Nuclear Corp, utilizes a variety of UAV flight platforms. The UAV selected is to meet the customer’s mission requirements. The selection regardless of model or manufacturer is Weather resistant to heavy-lift commercial UAVs. Automatic return to home, autonomous waypoint capability, intelligent flight modes, commercial-grade carbon fiber frame, GPS position and hold, Flight telemetry overlay, stable in 20 mph (32 km/h) wind.
- Optional: Sense and Avoid. Payload up to 11 pounds, 6 commercial-grade heavy-lift motors. Flight times up to 70 minutes, dependent on payload weight, speed 35 mph, (56 km/h), FPV camera, and real-time video downlink. USA made. Fly Detectors Together or Separately.
- Optional: Cameras: User-specific. Note: UAV Platform Is Selected To Meet User’s Mission Requirements.
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UAV Mounted Chemical Detector. Digital. Portable. Detects a wide variety of airborne chemicals. List available on Data Sheet. Wireless radio download to the ground station. Local and remote alarming readout and monitoring. Data archive/retrieval. Computer interface.
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UAV Mounted Methane Detector. Digital. Portable. Laser detects airborne methane. Real-time wireless data download transmission to the included ground station. Easy Installation. Fast deployment. Immediate results. Wireless data download. Display map. Computer interface.
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This two-detector system provides an overview of any methane leaks and close-up leak detection and quantitative measurement and source location with real-time wireless download to the ground station, laptop, or other data acquisition system. Keep workers out of harm’s way. Detection is GPS tagged.
- The DroneCHEM-LMC-TA is an optical laser detection, lightweight unit for methane and can be up to 82 feet away, depending on plume size and methane ppm.
- The DroneCHEM-AERO-MS is a flow-through air sensor with a built-in flow-through fan for the detection of methane. This lightweight UAV-based unit can fly along pipelines or in areas of potential methane leaks.
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METHANE-TA Series
Methane Leak Detector
- Methane-TA1 Digital, portable, battery operated, hand held. Data archive/retrieval. Computer interface. Local readout. User settable alarm. Detects multiple gases, user settable.
- Methane-TA2 Digital, portable or installed, battery or AC power, hand held. Local readout. User settable alarm (high or low) Detects multiple gases, with interchangeable sensor heads. Data archive/retrieval. Computer interface. Optional: remote sensor capability. Optional: temp and HR sensor.
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Water monitor for Alpha isotopes: Most Alphas including U-238, Po-210, and Radon. Digital, Benchtop, or installed. Continuous Real-Time water monitor. Monitor for contamination of in-ground or surface water. Monitor liquid waste stream from hospitals, laboratories or plants, mining/oil/gas extraction, and Nuclear Power plants. Data archive and retrieval. Computer interface.
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Water monitor for Beta isotopes: I-131, Sr-90/Y-90, Sr-89, Cs-137, Cs-134 etc. Digital, Benchtop, or installed. Continuous Real-Time Monitor drinking water against any and all Beta Emitter Contaminants except H-3, C-14, S-35 Monitor for contamination in-ground or surface water Monitor liquid waste stream from laboratory or plant.
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- OXY-IS-D AIR - Oxygen measurement for ambient oxygen in the air. Wall mount. Diffusion style. No pump. Local readout or Computer interface.
- OXY-IS-DF AIR - Oxygen measurement for process oxygen. Wall mount. or benchtop. Flow-through style. Quiet Air pump, 30 lpm.
- Both OXY-IS-D and OXY-IS-DF - Dual scale 0-25%; 0-50%. Sensitivity 0.5% O2 in the air by volume. Local readout or Computer interface.
- OXY-IS-DSUB WATER – Portable. Digital. Dissolved oxygen. Non-fouling cell diffusion style submersible to 60 ft (18m) water depth. The module is available in the 0-20 ppm range. Ideal for aeration lagoons, sewers, etc. Data download up to 5 miles via a transmission cable.
- OXY-IS-DFW WATER - Dissolved oxygen. Non-fouling cell flows through submersible to 60 ft (18m) water depth. The module is available in the 0-20 ppm range. Ideal for aeration lagoons, sewers, etc. Data download up to 5 miles via a transmission cable.
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RANDFAN-SX
Radon Detect / Switch
Radon Detection and Mitigation Switch. Digital. Installed. Integrate into building HVAC system or stand-alone. Radon sensor and activates or controls Radon mitigation devices. Data archive/retrieval. Local and remote alarming, readout and monitoring. Computer interface.
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Raw Water Monitor
Raw Water Monitor. Continuous Real-Time. Digital. Portable or Installed. Real-time. Installed Real-time, continuous. Detects Gamma. Single detector RAWA-GP. Dual detector RAWA-BGP for Beta and Gamma. Data archive/retrieval. Local and remote alarming, readout and monitoring. Computer interface. Useful in complying with discharge requirements for wastewater. The modular system allows function changes or additions and rapid repair in the field. Measures raw water at or below EPA/DHS PAG levels. High sensitivity in silt and particulates. Designed for drinking water filtration and wastewater systems.
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RnCAM
Radon Air Monitor
Portable Radon Monitor. Digital. Portable. Detects Radon-220 and Radon-222 at a fast count of 10 Minutes. Longer the count times (30 Minutes) the greater sensitivity. Real-time display. Local readout. Data output via proprietary software to user's laptop. Internal data log establishes daily variation in Radon concentrations. Perfect for inspectors.
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Liquid Scintillation Counting System. Digital. Bench Top. Quantitatively measures Carbon-14, and most other radioactive materials. Alpha/Beta separation. Diverse samples measured include liquid, food, soil, etc. Local readout and alarm. PRS-7 electronics. Computer interface. Optional: 6 sample adapters. Six models:
- 1 sample SSS-12P
- 3 samples of SSS-22P,
- 3 samples with a Multichannel Analyzer SSS-22-MCA,
- All-in-one suitcase version: 3 sample systems and electronics - SSS-22PAL
- SSS-22PAL-ID comes with MCA,
- SSS-22-LR (Low Range Tritium).
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SSS-33M8-R Series
Radon Water Monitor
Radon Water Monitor and Removal
SSS-33M8-RX (Infomation Coming Soon)
Radon Water Monitor. Digital. Bench Top or Rack Mounted. Real-Time Continuous. Monitor laboratory or plant liquid waste stream. Radon. Sensitive to 200 pCurie/liter. Not influenced by other nuclides. Radon Water Monitor and Removal. Installed tank system with pump and piping. SSS-33M8-RX. Local readout. Data archive/retrieval. Computer interface.
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URANIUM-TA
Uranium in Water
Uranium-TA Series Water Monitor. Two types of electronics. A single-channel analyzer is in both the portable and installed models of the Uranium-TA. The Installed version has the option to use the multi-channel analyzer, Uranium-MCA. Perfect for in-the-field use at fracking sites, uranium mines, and Super Fund clean-up sites. The PRS-7 electronics works with both versions of the Uranium-TA, portable and installed. Powered by AC or rechargeable batteries. Optional: Computer interface and Alarm Relay. The model Uranium-MCA is a benchtop electronics package with a customer-tailored radionuclide library. Data archive and retrieval. Powered by AC and internal batter backup. Computer interface.
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