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CIT OF COLLEGE STATION personnel familar themselves w equipment for
measuring radiation levels at the Nuclear Science Center at Texas A &M Univerisity. They
are:(left to right) firemen Terry Thigpen, Ron Garrison and David Giordano and Dorthty
Parker, administrative assistant to Fire Chief Douglas Landua. The course will help the
firemen h andle emergencies involving radioactive material.
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by John We Instruction covers basic sai the College Station
Firemen and support per- atomic theory and radiation firemen need to kno how to
sonnel of the College Station behavior and e Ses- approach accidents and fires
Fire Department are receiving sions in the Nuclear Science in which radioactive material
training at Texas A &M Center's radiation detection are involved. The department
University • t o handle and measurement lab enable provides coverage to the cam -
e mergencies involving emergency personnel to use pus, whe a number of labs
radioactive material. equipment and monitor a use ra di o i sotopes. Oil field
Training at the Nuclear radioactive source. proc esses also involve
Scien Center and Depart- "They work around live ra dioactive mater ials.
men is conducted by unive radioactive material to see The 38 Col lege Sta f i r e
sity health p how the tools they will use service emp in ther
Fire Chief Douglas Lan operate, explained Bates. s pecial training also tour
dua, ad assis "It builds confidence and campus facilities such as the
Dorothy Parker di spatchers removes fear of th cyclotron and Zachry
and others along with unknown." Lab sessions in- Engineering Center tr aining
firemen and emergency volve a 10 Roentgen source, reactor, "to see the layout
medical technicians receive measured at various distances and get an idea where to lay
the four -hour condensed to demons protection lines if the need arises,"
course principles.. Bates said.
"We instruct them not on- Bates sa three elemen - A written examination is
ly on what they need to know shielding, distance anat.() time - p art of th e training, after
to do their job, but also for protect life from radian. which the firemen will go
their personal assurahce," Nuclear Science Center through annual refresher
said instructor Gene Bates. Director Dr . Jo hn Randall courses.
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