INSTALLATION OF HpGE DETECTOR AT THE RADIATION LABORATORY NNRA, HEADQUARTERS ABUJA

INSTALLATION OF HpGE DETECTOR AT THE RADIATION LABORATORY NNRA, HEADQUARTERS ABUJA

In fulfilling its mandate under Section 4(1b) of the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act, the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Corporation Project, acquired a High Purity Germanium Detector for environmental radioactivity measurements in soil, sediments and water for ensuring public safety.

The Equipment will assist the NNRA in the measurement of radioactivity in minerals (such as tin, columbite, tantalum, etc.) containing radioactive material processed by minerals processing companies. The result of the measurement will show whether regulatory control of the minerals are needed or not before they are shipped out of the country.

The equipment was installed by a representative of the equipment manufaturer, Baltic Scientific Instrument, Mr. Stanislav Lozkins from 26th - 29th July 2022.

Mr. Lozkins also provided hands-on training for Fourteen (14) NNRA Staff to enable them maintain the equipment and perform measurements accordingly.