Company Overview

Exploranium GS Ltd designs and manufactures radiation detection and monitoring devices for nuclear, geophysical and industrial applications. Founded in 1968, the company is a leader in the field of low-level radiation measurement. Exploranium is a Canadian company with production facilities in Mississauga, Ontario.

Exploranium's airborne radiation spectrometer is internationally recognized as the state-of-the-art spectrometer for nuclear and geophysical radiation surveying. In addition, the company produces portable radiation spectrometers for geophysical field work and portable, high sensitivity scintillometers and magnetic susceptibility meters.

The company has an extensive line of nuclear equipment in addition to Airborne Surveillance equipment including; mobile vehicle monitoring systems, waste site investigation equipment as well as waste vehicle monitoring systems.

Exploranium's line of industrial radiation monitors is designed to detect radioactive materials that have been inadvertently buried in loads of scrap steel or industrial refuse. Over 800 full-scale industrial systems have been installed in steel plants and scrap metal facilities in North America, South America, Europe and the Far East, making Exploranium's systems the world standard. One of the most recent applications of the technology has been preventing the accidental or illegal transportation of radioactive materials and nuclear weapons-grade isotopes.

Environmental Profile

Exploranium's environmental product lines include radiation detection and monitoring systems for use in helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. The systems are internationally recognized as the state-of-the-art instruments for airborne environmental radiation surveying. In addition the company produces land vehicle mounted and person-portable radiation detection systems for environmental surveying, waste site analysis, compliance surveys and radioactive waste identification.

In 1987 Exploranium pioneered a fixed portal radiation detection system to detect the presence of radioactive material contained in vehicles entering steel mills, scrap yards, waste disposal sites and passing through border crossing points. More than 350 of these portal radiation detection systems are currently (mid- 1995) operating worldwide.

Government agencies using Exploranium's environmental products include the International Atomic Energy Agency, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, the Emergency Management Agency of Denmark, the Atomic Energy Commission of France, the Swedish Radiation Protection Institute, and a number of customs departments. The company also has a large customer base of private sector and government owned steel mills and metals processing facilities using its fixed radiation detection systems.

Exploranium is currently expanding its international marketing activities for its environmental products, and is active in locating qualified representatives well established in the environmental sector to assist in marketing these products.

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Additional Details

Legal Name: SAIC Canada

Number of Employees: 50

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Products

• At-900 Advanced Technology System

  Exploranium's most sophisticated system, specifically designed for the nuclear industry. Graphic real-time display shows vehicle transit and radioactive source location. High powered data processing and storage. Full networking capability. Graphical User Interface and multiple language capability. The largest volume PVT detectors combined with industry leading electronics provide unmatched performance and sensitivity.

• Detectors & Detecting Systems
• Environmental Products And Services
• Exploranium Gr-650 And Gr-320 Carborne And Portable Radiation Detection Systems.

  The GR-650 Mobile Radiation Detection System was developed specifically for use in environmental survey and contamination assessment operations including local radiation ground surveys, surface surveys following initial airborne coverage, and in operations to locate lost radioactive sources. The GR-650 system consists of a gamma-ray spectrometer, a sodium-iodide detector, a GPS navigational system, and laptop computer integrated into a package that can be quickly and easily mounted in a land vehicle or helicopter. GR-650s are operated by the International Atomic Energy Agency on an 'as required' basis throughout the world. The GR-320 ENVISPEC is a person-portable environmental gamma-ray spectrometer that can be used alone or in concert with the GR-650 vehicle mounted system for environmental surveys and in locating lost radioactive sources.

• Exploranium Gr-650 Carborne, Gr-320 Portable, And Gr-500/Gr-600 Portal Detection Systems.

  Exploranium portal, carborne and person-portable radiation detection systems are available for the detection of radioactive waste at waste disposal sites. The GR-500 and GR-600 series portal radiation detection systems consist of two fixed detectors, one located on either side of the roadway, through which the waste disposal vehicles pass. Radioactive material contained in the vehicle's load will be detected by the two detectors, and the detection information is relayed to a console while initiating an audio and visual warning system. More than 350 GR-500 and GR-600 series systems are currently (mid-1995) operating worldwide. In addition to these fixed portal systems, the land vehicle mounted GR-650 Mobile Radiation Survey System and the GR-320 ENVISPEC Gamma-Ray Spectrometers are available for waste site surveying, compliance surveys and radioactive waste identification.

• Exploranium Gr-820 Airborne Radiation Detection System.

  Exploranium's airborne detection system consists of a GR-820 gamma-ray spectrometer and a detector pack of sodium-iodide crystals. The equipment is installed in either a fixed wing aircraft or helicopters that fly a survey of the area suspected of containing radioactive contamination. Maps showing the background radiation level are developed from the survey data obtained, and these maps provide an effective means of measuring the risk to health, as well as a baseline against which man-made radioactive contamination can be measured. After a nuclear accident, such as the one at Chernobyl, the rapid acquisition of data showing the fallout pattern is essential for the planning and execution of emergency operations.

• Gr-110 Gamma-ray Scintillometer

  Easy to use but highly sensitive, The GR-110 measures total radiation and is the ideal hand-held instrument for locating sources of radioactivity. Instrument weight 1.5. kg.

• Gr-123 Vehicle Radiation Detection System

  The ultimate in simple, inexpensive radiation detection and protection for the waste-to-energy facility, landfill operator and scrap recycler. Engineered with Exploranium excellence and performance. Features Dynamic Vehicle Analysis software to provide unmatched system sensitivity for a variety of vehicle sizes and shapes. No operator interface required. Designed for complete maintenance-free operation.

• Gr-130 Portable Radiation Spectrometer

  GR-130 Portable Radiation Spectrometer

  Lightweight and rugged, the GR-130 Mini-Spec puts the power of a laboratory radiation spectrometer into a hand-held instrument weighing only 2.2 kg. By offering the functions of a survey metre, a dose metre and a spectrometer, the GR-130 can locate radioactive sources, determine radiation levels and identify the isotopes causing the radiation in the field.

• Gr-320 Envispec Portable Gamma-ray Spectrometer

  Exploranium manufactures two portable spectrometers for environmental application, the hand-held GR-130 miniSPEC and the GR-320 enviSPEC with external detector. Both instruments were designed specifically for the Radiation Surveyor and Health Physicist for use in a wide range of environmental applications such as waste site analysis, compliance surveys, and in assessing the integrity of source shields and storage containers. Designed for field operations, special emphasis has been placed on ergonomics and ruggedness.

  The GR-130 256 channel spectrometer features an internal 4.5 cu. inc. (0.07L) Sodium-lodide detector and has the ability to operate in three modes: The Survey mode to locate contamination, the Dose Rate mode to determine the hazard level, and the Analysis mode to identify the isotopes present. Other features of the GR-130 include an internal data storage capacity of up to 30, 000 single exposure rate readings, an RS-232 port, a large backlit graphic display and rechargeable or alkaline D-cell battery power.

  The larger portable GR-230 256/512 channel spectrometer utilizes an external 21 cu. inc. (.35L) Sodium-lodide detector. Advanced features of the GR-320 include interfration of GPS location data, as well as Dose Rate and isotope identification.

  The GR-320 can accept input from one or two detectors. Available detector packs range in size from 21 to 512 cu. inc. (.35-8.4L). Various power sources include a built in rechargeable gel cell, D-cell alkaline batteries or external power from 9 to 40 VDC.

• Gr-320 Laboratory Radiation Analyzer

  GR-320 Laboratory Radiation Analyser

  Designed to identify extremely low level of radioactive contamination in steel, slag, flue dust of other sampled materials. The GR-320 "L" identifies specific isotopes found in the samples and provides a permanent record of test results. Calibration samples (Co-60) are supplied with the system ensuring accurate measurements for contamination levels as low as 0.025Bq/g.

• Gr-510 Vehicle Monitoring System

  GR-510 Vehicle Monitoring System

  Suitable for gate monitoring at landfill sites, scrap metal yards and incinerators, the GR-510 provides excellent protection against the entry or exit of radioactive materials. The GR-510 offers the same automatic operation and ease of use as the GR-526 system.

• Gr-526 Vehicle Monitoring System
• Radiation Detection Instrument For
• Radiometric

NAICS Categories

• 334511 Navigational and Guidance Instruments Manufacturing

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