Rad Acronyms
Zone Control
Scanning
Badges
PAD
100

ALARA

As Low As Reasonably Achievable.

100

Street Clothing Only

ZONE 1.

100

Hours of notice required for a scan.

24 hours.

100

A badge must be worn here.

Torso (chest).

100

A buzzing sound coming from the PAD indicates this.

The PAD is running.

200

DRD

Direct Reading Dosimeter

200

NO Street Clothing
NO Eating or Drinking

ZONE 4.

200

Equipment must be ______ prior to scanning.

Washed.

200

During NON work hours your badge is stored here.

Badge rack.

200

During NON work hours a PAD must be stored at this location.

Charging rack.

300

LLRD

Long Lived Radioactive Dust.

300

Coveralls Allowed

Street Clothes Allowed

Eating Allowed

ZONE 2.

300

The free release limit.

0.3 Bq/cm2

300

True or False: All lost badges must be investigated.

True.

300

PADs are required for these people.

Underground workers.

400

PAD

Personal Alpha Dosimeter.

400

Coveralls Allowed 

Street Clothing Allowed

NO EATING

ZONE 3.

400

Radioactive samples being shipped off site are classified as this.

TDG (Transportation of Dangerous Goods)

400

Lost badges must be reported to...

Radiation Department.

400

PADs are worn here.

Breathing zone.

500

OSLD

Optically Stimulated Luminescent Dosimeter.

500

Health Centre

ZONE 1.

500

An object sent off site with contamination still on it is classified as this.

SCO

(surface contaminated object)

500

A badge measures this type of radiation.

Gamma.

500

A PAD measures this.

Radon Progeny and LLRD.