CAPRAC Manual

CAPINTEC, INC. CAPRAC®

INDEX

A printout, 10-1
Acceptance Testing, 11-1 Conversion Factors, 2-19, 6-1
adding a user-defined nuclide, 8-1 COUNT key, 2-5
adding CF values, 6-2 Count Rate, 1-4
Advantages, 1-1, 1-2
Area Survey Monitoring, 14-1 maximum, 3-7
Auto Cal, 2-17, 3-4, 9-7, 11-2 counting periods

counting periods, 9-8 Auto Cal, 9-8
Errors, 9-11 background, 2-14, 3-2
Limits, 9-11 Test, 9-3
Counting Statistics, 3-6
B CPM to DPM, 3-6
Ba133, 9-7 Cs137, 9-7
Background, 3-1, 11-1 cursor, 2-8

activity, 2-14, 3-1 D
Counting Period, 2-14, 3-2 Daily Requirements, 3-1
Too High, 2-17, 3-2 Daily Tests, 11-2
bar graph shading, 4-5 Date, 2-7
BKG key, 2-5 delete user-defined nuclide, 8-1, 8-10
Detector, 1-3
C Diagnostics, 2-12, 10-1, 11-1
Calculating disintegration rates, 1-2 Dimensions, 1-4
calibration ratios, 9-6 Discriminating Energy Levels, 1-2
Capintec Factory, 1-1, 1-5 DISPLAY key, 2-5
CF, 6-1, See Conversion Factors Display Screen, 1-3
Drilled-well crystal, 1-1
Counting Period, 6-7, 8-7
CF key, 2-5 E
CF value EEPROM, 10-3
Energy Discrimination, 1-3
adding, 6-2 energy peaks, 6-9
Generic nuclide, 6-10 ENTER key, 2-6
input, 6-10 Error Messages, 13-1
measure, 6-2
user-defined nuclide, 8-4 F
user-defined nuclide,input, 8-9 Fuse Servicing, 1-5
user-defined nuclide,measure, 8-4
change key, 2-6 G
channels, 1-2 Gain Reference, 9-5, 9-10
channels for nuclides gamma energy peaks, 6-9
table of, 6-9
comparison, NaI crystal and GM tube table of, 6-9
detector, 1-1 Gamma energy peaks, 0-14
Components, 2-1 Geiger-Mueller (GM) tube detector, 1-1
Contamination, 2-17, 3-3 General location number, 4-13
Contamination Test, 11-2 General Operating Instructions, 3-1
conversion factors General Wipe Counting, 4-1, 4-12

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Generic Nuclide, 4-4, 4-7, 6-10 M
CF value, 6-10 Main Utility Menu, 2-8
maximum count rate, 3-7
Generic results, 1-3 MDA, 5-4
GM tube detector, 1-1 Measure Background, 2-14, 3-2
Measure CF, 2-19
vs. NaI crystal, 1-1
Graph Count Display, 3-4 user-defined nuclide, 8-4
Guidelines, N.R.C., 14-1 measure CF value, 6-2
measure wipes, 4-1
H Measurement Times, 1-4
half-lives Measuring count rates, 1-2
Messages
printout, 10-1
high Background, 2-17, 3-2 Error, 13-1
How the CAPRAC works, 1-2 Warning, 13-1
Minimum Detected Activity, 5-4
I
Identify nuclides, 1-3 N
N.R.C.
in wipes, 7-1
Input CF Guidelines, 14-1
Regulations, 14-1
user-defined nuclide, 8-9 NaI crystal, 1-1
input CF value, 6-10 vs. GM tube detector, 1-1
Installation, 2-3 Negative Numbers, 4-6
Net counts, 4-5
CAPRAC, 2-3 Net versus Total Counts, 3-7
Printer, 2-4 next key, 2-6
Introduction, 1-1 nuclide key, 2-5
nuclide list
K printout, 10-1
key nuclide selection, 7-1
Sealed Source, 7-4
BKG, 2-5 Unrestricted wipes, 7-1
CF, 2-5 Wipe, 7-1
change, 2-6 nuclides
COUNT, 2-5 user-defined, 8-1
DISPLAY, 2-5 nuclides to look for in wipes, 7-1
ENTER, 2-6 num/graph key, 2-5
next, 2-6
nuclide, 2-5 O
num/graph, 2-5 On/Off Switch, 2-3
prev, 2-6 Outputs, 1-4
print, 2-6 overview, 2-3
start/stop, 2-5
UTIL, 2-5 P
WIPE, 2-5 paper, 12-1
Keyboard Password Screen, 2-9
Key Usage, 2-5 peaks
Layout, 2-4
energy, 6-9
L Performance and Calibration, 9-1
limits
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Auto Cal, 9-11
location number, 4-1, 4-10

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Pittsburgh, Capintec Factory, 1-1, 1-5 Service, 1-5
Power Requirements, 1-4 setting count limits, 5-1, 5-3
Power-Up, 2-6, 3-1 Setup, 2-4
prev key, 2-6 shading of bar graphs, 4-5
print key, 2-6 six channels, 1-2, 1-3
printer, 12-1 Sodium-iodide crystal, 1-1
printing Specific Nuclides, 4-7
specifications, 1-3
channels assignments, 10-1 Standard Reference Source Entry, 2-10
conversion factors, 10-1 Standard Source Entry, 2-10
half-lives, 10-1 start/stop key, 2-5
nuclide list, 10-1 Stop/Start
Printouts, 3-5
PROM, 10-3 Background, 2-15
pulse height analyzer, 1-2 Survey Monitoring, 14-1

Q T
Quality Assurance Tests, 11-2 Test, 2-26, 3-3, 9-1, 11-2

Daily, 11-2 counting periods, 9-3
Quarterly, 11-2 Time, 2-7
Weekly, 11-2 Time/Date Set-Up, 2-7
Quarterly Tests, 11-2 Trigger Levels, 1-4, 5-1, 5-3

R U
RAM, 10-3 Unpacking, 2-1
Receiving Condition Examination, 2-1 Unrestricted Areas, 4-9
RED print, 9-5, 9-6, 9-11 Unrestricted wipes nuclide selection, 7-1
Reference Source Entry, 2-10 user-defined nuclide
Regulations
adding, 8-1
N.R.C., 14-1 delete, 8-1, 8-10
replacing a user-defined nuclide, 8-10 UTIL key, 2-5
Requirements
W
Daily, 3-1 warm-up, 2-6, 3-1
Weekly, 3-1 Warning Messages, 13-1
RS-232, 1-4 Weekly Requirements, 3-1
Weekly Tests, 11-2
S Wipe (Work Areas), 4-1
Safety Classes, 1-4 Wipe Counting Period, 4-2
saving Background, 2-16, 3-2 WIPE key, 2-5
scintillation probe, 1-2 Wipe nuclide selection, 7-1
Sealed Source, 4-11 Wipe Printout, 4-7
wipe test measurements, 4-1
nuclide selection, 7-4 Wipe testing, guidelines, 14-1
selection of nuclides, 7-1 write over user-defined nuclide, 8-11

Sealed Source, 7-4
Unrestricted wipes, 7-1
Wipe, 7-1

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