Educational facilities who wish to provide their students with realistic experience of radioactivity and radioactive material properties are often limited by their duty of care and other regulatory requirements, whilst educational budgetary restrictions may further limit the ability to effectively deliver core curricular learning. For those seeking to provide a thorough comprehension and demonstrable practical capability in the use of real radiation Detection, Identification and Monitoring (DIM) equipment, critical skills may be severely curtailed by an inability to present real radioactive sources.
Argon teaching systems enable appreciation of the differences between alpha, beta and gamma radiation without the need to use any 'live' sources, by providing safe, reusable simulant materials that can be used in virtually any environment. Classroom-based learning outcomes can be transformed by the imaginative application of these simulation materials in a wide range of scenarios
A broad and rapidly expanding choice of simulation DIM instruments offers the ability to teach both generic principles and specific operations, with the options ranging from the practical use of simple personal dosimeters and contamination control meters, through understanding of such as inverse square law and shielding, to the identification of specific radioisotopes and SNMs.
Argon simulation systems are easy and quick to set up, robust in use, and require no recalibration or maintenance, whilst consumables are minimised to ensure further long service cost of ownership.