Radiation Portal Monitor, circa 1963
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Radiation portal monitor
Date Made
circa 1963
On Exhibit
On Loan - Monroe County Community College (Monroe, MI)
Object ID
75.2.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Power Reactor Development Company
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 11.75 in (monitoring unit)
Width: 22.25 in (monitoring unit)
Depth: 16 in (monitoring unit (cord extra))
Height: 79.5 in (portal)
Width: 20.125 in (portal)
Depth: 15 in (portal base)
Inscriptions
Inscribed on front of monitor: Channel 1 [thru 8] / 0 . . . 1000 COUNTS/MINUTE / OFF/ON RESPONSE / ALARM / EBERLINE INSTRUME [obscured] / SANTA FE NEW MEXICO / MODEL PM-2A / SERIAL 180 / OFF POWER Paper tags taped on front of the portal: CHANNEL 1 / CHANNEL 2 / CHANNEL 3 / CHANNEL 4 / CHANNEL 5 / CHANNEL 6 / CHANNEL 7 / CHANNEL 8
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