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Radiation Monitor Alarm and Operation Reports, 1946-1948

Location:

Active:
Inactive: ORISE, CER Vault, Room 129

Access Restrictions: Records are unclassified and may be a Privacy Act System of Records; ORISE is an access-restricted facility.	*Volume*: 0.15 cu. ft.
Accession or Other ID Number: 10011	Condition:Good
Container Number: SS-3-2	Medium: Paper
Scanning Suitability: Series contains dark mimeographs. records.	*Duplication*: Unknown

Arrangement: Numerical by building number

Originating Office: Y-12 Plant

Finding Aids: Vault Inventory Database

Disposition Authority: Unscheduled

Series Description: This series contains forms which were filled out when the Monitor Alarm System was activated. The report identifies the monitor number, building, and room location; date and time the alarm sounded; names of employees responding to the alarm; meter index readings; radiation survey results; reason the alarm was activated (usually for a test evacuation); results of the film cassette development (if applicable); date and time the "all clear" sounded; and the name of the person preparing the form. The Department 185 (Beta Chemical) Weekly Monitor Operation Reports record daily readings for radiation monitors, and forms titled L & W Meters provide readings for meters that sounded alarms, note whether all sirens and lights came on as expected, and indicate the need for, and date of, repairs.

Data Elements: 124