For many years, ECOTEST TM products have been successfully used at the state borders of different countries to ensure comprehensive radiation monitoring.
We provide highly reliable equipment for detection and identification of radioactive and nuclear materials in order to prevent their illicit transfer. Our portable solutions are used to search and localize sources of gamma, beta, alpha and neutron radiation.
Since 2002, according to the international technical assistance programs ECOTEST TM devices have been supplied to the Border Guard Services of Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
ECOTEST TM products are used by law enforcement agencies for the effective exercise of their professional duties.
Army, Ministry of Internal Affairs, security and safeguard services – this is an incomplete list of customers who opt for the ECOTEST TM to solve various problems of radiation control. Efficiency and accuracy of measurements, high performance and ease of use make ECOTEST TM devices the best on the market.
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For many years ECOTEST TM devices have been in operational service with the Ukrainian Army and delivered to power-wielding structures of other countries worldwide. The separate military Ukrainian 19th Battalion of NBC-defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which served a peacekeeping mission in the Arabian Gulf, was equipped with our devices. Military ecologists use our devices to examine military firing ranges and other facilities within the international program of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test -Ban Treaty.
Ministry of Internal Affairs criminalists have adopted ECOTEST TM instruments for personal radiation safety, as well as for obvious and hidden search for radioactive sources and their further identification.
Security service staff uses our devices in their work to search for and identify radioactive materials, radiation surveillance and personal protection.
ECOTEST TM products allow security services to comprehensively approach to solving the problems related to radiation safety, and ensure their effective implementation.
Through the cooperation with the world-known “Bruker Corporation” we offer advanced equipment for detection of chemical, biological, radioactive and explosive materials. Cutting-edge technologies, particularly robust design of the devices and modular construction provide flexible and wide use of their products in the military and civil sectors.
Our company received its first state order from the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine more than 15 years ago. Since then and until now fruitful and effective cooperation has been developing between us.
Radiation measurement instruments of ECOTEST TM are included in the equipment list of the Ukrainian MES units and are successfully used by the units of civil defense and fire-fighting and rescuing troops.
Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan also chose our instruments for radiation surveillance, monitoring and personal safety.
ECOTEST TM products are used in many industrial sectors. We offer a range of radiation measurement instruments to perform various tasks – from personnel exposure monitoring to continuous area monitoring both indoors and outdoors. In case of emergencies ECOTEST TM search devices will quickly detect and localize a radiation threat.
ECOTEST TM products have been successfully used for a long time at nuclear power plants in Ukraine, France, Bulgaria, Korea and other countries worldwide. Our devices are effectively used at nuclear power facilities for:
– personnel exposure monitoring,
– continuous area monitoring both indoors and outdoors,
– detection and localization of gamma, beta, alpha and neutron radiation sources.
In case of emergencies ECOTEST TM search devices will quickly detect and localize a radiation threat.
Metals are not just recyclable, they are infinitely recyclable what makes them some of the most re-used materials in the world. Thus, there is always a risk of radioactive contamination during the melting process.
Therefore, iron and steel plants and organizations that deal with scrap metals storage and recycling opt for ECOTEST TM products in order to control radiation safety in their work.
Our instruments will help to detect and localize gamma, beta, alpha and neutron radiation sources, while system solutions will provide continuous area monitoring both indoors and outdoors.
It is essential to carry out radiation monitoring in the mining industry during extraction of iron ore, metals and other raw materials. ECOTEST TM products are effectively used in the mining industry for:
- – personnel exposure monitoring,
- – continuous area monitoring,
- – detection and localization of ionizing radiation sources.
In order to ensure monitoring of large facilities, freights and vehicles we have developed the devices that can quickly find sources of gamma, beta, alpha and neutron radiation. With our devices you will be able to detect and identify radioactive and nuclear materials to prevent their illicit transfer.
Over the years the apartments, built from hazardous radioactive materials, may impose a negative impact on their residents. When building new houses, office centers, supermarkets or other architectural objects one should have a responsible attitude to the choice of construction materials. ECOTEST TM products allow to effectively control radiation safety of building materials and construction projects and search for ionizing radiation sources.
Woods that have been radioactively contaminated cannot be used neither for making furniture nor construction; they are not suitable even for firewood to heat homes.
Logging plants and woodworking companies use ECOTEST TM products in their work to determine radiation safety of wood and to search for ionizing radiation sources.
Environmental specialists and experts of sanitary and epidemiological services willingly buy radiation measurement instruments of ECOTEST TM. Every one of them can choose from a wide range of products the device that exactly meets their needs for fast and high-quality performance of professional duties.
Sanitary and epidemiological stations use our products to exercise state sanitary supervision over radiation condition of the environment in the territory under their jurisdiction.
Environmental inspectorates widely use ECOTEST TM products to prevent illicit transfer of radioactive materials across the state borders.
Labor protection divisions in the companies and institutions provide their employees with our devices to ensure personal radiation safety and warn of radiation danger at work.
Radioactive waste storage sites are potentially dangerous for environment and people around. Constant area monitoring and personnel exposure monitoring are compulsory measures in such conditions.
Integrated solutions, automated systems and personal dosimeters of ECOTEST TM solve these problems in professional way.
Our devices are also used to prevent the illicit transfer of radioactive and nuclear materials and to ensure response in case of emergencies.
Work in the radiological laboratories bears the risk of radiation exposure from radioactive sources. Therefore, scientists and researchers working in potentially dangerous environments should have information on their radiation-absorbed dose.
For this purpose we offer reliable and accurate personal dosimeters and automated systems of personal dosimetry control as well as system solutions for nonstop area monitoring in the laboratories. In the event of emergencies ECOTEST TM devices will quickly detect and localize a radiation threat.
Today, X-ray diagnostics (general and dental radiography) and therapies associated with the use of radioisotopes in oncology and some other serious diseases make the main contribution to the dose absorbed by a person from man-made radiation sources.New, more complex diagnostic and therapeutic methods based on the use of radioactive elements are starting to spread. Radiation (radioisotope) therapy remains one of the main methods to fight cancer. In order to reduce the negative impact of radiation on personnel of health care facilities we offer reliable and accurate personal dosimeters and automated systems of personal dosimetry control.
We also offer system solutions for nonstop monitoring of radiation situation on the territories of health care facilities. In the event of emergencies ECOTEST TM search devices will quickly detect and localize a radiation threat.
ECOTEST TM products meet educational requirements and are recommended by the Ministry of Education of Ukraine as visual aids for use in academic activities. Our devices are used while mastering such subjects as “Physics”, “Homeland Security”, “Life Safety Fundamentals” and “Civil Defense” in schools, in order to make the next generation aware of potential threats and environmentally literate.
We recommend installing systems of background radiation monitoring in educational establishments located in the radiation-contaminated areas. Under such conditions, it is extremely important to obtain reliable data on radiation safety of the environment.
Fruitful cooperation of our company with educational institutions has been lasting for about 10 years. ECOTEST TM instruments are described in many textbooks approved by the Ukrainian Ministry of Education.
Household dosimeters of ECOTEST TM are designed to measure radiation levels and accumulated dose in everyday life. They are accurate, compact and easy to use.
Household dosimeters are used to:
- – control radiation purity of places of residence, work and leisure;
- – make sure of radiation safety of household items, clothing, vehicles, construction materials, soil surface on private land;
- – assess radioactive contamination of food, including wild berries and mushrooms.
With our latest development, Gamma Sapiens – the only dosimeter in the world that operates via Bluetooth-channel, you can turn your smartphone or tablet into dosimeter.
BDBG-09SW Detecting Unit of Gamma Radiation
BDBG-09SW is designed to measure the ambient dose equivalent rate of gamma radiation in natural and artificial reservoirs.
It is used as part of data panel and automated radiation monitoring systems. It is produced using a highly sensitive CsI(Tl) scintillator with a silicon photomultiplier and a Geiger-Muller counter. The detecting unit
is produced in hermetic stainless steel housing with IP68 ingress protection rating.
PURPOSE OF USE
Measurement of the ambient dose equivalent rate (DER) of gamma radiation
FEATURES
- Data exchange between the detecting unit and the data display system through RS-485 interface.
- Constant self-testing.
- Data availability about the statistical error of measurement.
- Possibility to obtain an amplitude spectrum (1024 channels).
- When immersed in water, the detecting unit is resistant to exposure of:
- Water temperature from +3 to +50 °C.
- Maximum depth of immersion in water is 20 m.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Measurement range of gamma radiation DER with the SDUGR | 0.01 – 50 μSv/h |
| Measurement range of gamma radiation DER with the GMC | 50 – 106 μSv/h |
| Main relative permissible error limit of gamma radiation DER measurement at 137Cs calibration with confidence probability of 0.95 | (15+1/H*(10)) %, where H*(10) is a numeric value of gamma radiation DER in μSv/h |
| Energy range of detected gamma radiation | 0.05 … 3 MeV |
| Energy dependence of the detecting unit’s measurement results during gamma radiation DER measurement in the energy range of 0.05 MeV – 1.25 MeV | 25 % |
| Operating supply voltage range of the detecting unit from external regulated power supply | 7 … 32 V |
| Consumption current of the detecting unit for overall range of measured gamma radiation DER, not more than | 30 mА |
| Time of operating mode setting and measurement time of the detecting unit, not more than | 3 min |
| Unstable readings of the detecting unit for a 24-hour continuous operation, not more than | 5 % |
| Complementary permissible error limit of measurement caused by ambient temperature change from -40 °С to +50 °С | ±5 per each 10 °С deviation from (20 ± 5)°С |
| Interface | RS-485 |
| Dimensions of the detecting unit without fastening elements, not more than | 50 × 60 × 310 mm |
| Weight of the detecting unit without fastening elements, not more than | 5 kg |
DELIVERY KIT
- BDBG-09SW detecting unit ВІСТ.418266.036 with own cable (the length of the cable is 25 m; at the request of the customer, it is possible to supply a cable of a different length by separate order)
- operating manual (one copy per one consignment of the detecting units)
- logbook
- package
- interface converter isolated PII-1or similar (delivered at the request of the customer by separate order)
- safety rope (the length of the rope is 25 m; at the request of the customer, it is possible to supply a rope of a different length by separate order)
