Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF)
Sandia National Laboratories New Mexico
NEID Details
Institution Name
Sandia National Laboratories
Name
Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF)
Building
GIF at TA-V
Primary Facility Type
Gamma Irradiations
Secondary Facility Type
Hot Cells
Tertiary Facility Type
Advanced Instrumentation and Controls
Co60 Limit
250000
Number of Cells
3
Area of Cells
680
Core Functions
Co-60 irradiation has 205 kCi of Co-60 (2024) in 18' deep pool of DI water.
Unique Functions
Test objects at the GIF can be as large as tanks or as small as microchips.
Hotwork Facilities
No Hotwork Facilities Defined
Support Equipment
No Support Equipment Defined
Radiological Limit
>1R/hr @ 30cm
Materials Allowed
beta/gamma only
Sample Encapsulation
No Sample Encapsulation Defined
Atmosphere
No Atmosphere Defined
Commissioning Date
2001
Recent Upgrade
No Recent Upgrade Defined
RAM License
Department of Energy
License End Date
2099
Docket Number
0
User Facility
No
User Org Web Page
No User Org Web Page Defined
Proposal Web Page
No Proposal Web Page Defined
GAIN Partner
No
NSUF Partner
Yes
NE Use Percentage
No NE Use Percentage Defined
Utilization Hours
No Utilization Hours Defined
Number Of Users
No Number Of Users Defined
Number Of Staff
No Number Of Staff Defined
Scheduling Web Page
No Scheduling Web Page Defined
Point Of Contact
Don Hanson
Point Of Contact Email
[email protected]
Point Of Contact Addr1
No Point Of Contact Addr1 Defined
Point Of Contact Addr2
No Point Of Contact Addr2 Defined
Point Of Contact City
No Point Of Contact City Defined
Point of Contact State
No Point of Contact State Defined
Point Of Contact Zip
No Point Of Contact Zip Defined
Point Of Contact Phone
505-844-6969
Website URL
http://www.sandia.gov/research/facilities/gamma_irradiation_facility.html
Date Of Data
February 14, 2024
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