A Computer-Controlled Sampling System for Airborne Radionuclides

A computer-controlled air sampling system has been designed and is presently being constructed. The self-contained, mobile system will collect and record data from eight meteorological sensors. This information will be used in the study of resuspended airborne activity. Air sampler operation will be based on comparisons between the meteorological data and the sampling criteria selected by the operator at the beginning of the run. Correlations between meteorological parameters and resuspension will be used to develop a predictive model. The paper includes a description of system hardware and discussion of the software concept.