FOOMON

FOOMON is a portable fully-integrated instrument specifically conceived for screening of I-131, Cs-134 and Cs-137 accumulated in food samples. Its “on-the-field” design allows deploying the device in any kind of situation, such as routine campaigns or emergency procedures.

The whole device is self-contained in a portable high-IP-grade technical case, for an overall weight < 25 kg. The food samples are to be placed in 500 ml Marinelli beakers, which then are lodged inside a 1 cm thick lead shielding well upon the detector’s end cap. The complete setup and deployment of the system requires less than 5 minutes.

The User can manage FOOMON through the user-friendly control and analysis software installed on the embedded panel PC, automatically calculating the specific activityand the Minimum Detectable Concentration (MDC) of the sample (in Bq/kg). Data are stored locally and can be analysed and downloaded with dedicated software routines.

The measured activity concentration is compared with isotope-specific and food-group-specific alarms. In the case of an alarm, the measurement output is clearly labelled and the alarm status is clearly displayed on the software, which also activates the acoustic alarm.

The counts-to-activity-concentration conversion coefficients are calculated by means of dedicated Monte Carlo calculations.

• Portable self-contained fully-integrated solution
• High sensitivity, short measuring time
• Fully-featured spectrometry system
• Laboratory-grade performances in portable form
• Ruggedness and high IP grade, suited for all weather and environmental conditions
• Simple and intuitive user interface
• Automatic activity calculation for multiple isotopes