collections that can kill: national atomic testing museum
DESCRIPTION
Many museums and historic societies house dangerous materials, such as weapons and hazardous materials, in their collections inventories that have unique care, storage, and display requirements, both for the preservation of the object and the safety of staff and visitors. Often museum professionals are not versed in the proper care of such objects and even go so far as to inadvertently break the law or risk harm to others when displaying or transporting such items. This session informs participants in best practices for caring for dangerous items in the museum collection such as weapons and hazardous materials. This presentation was given by Joe Kent. Moderator: Joseph Govednik, Curator of Collections, Foss Waterway Seaport Presenters: Mark Hall-Patton, Museum Administrator, Clark County Museums System Joe Kent, Director of Education, National Atomic Testing MuseumTRANSCRIPT
Conversion Factors
To Convert From To Multiply by
Curies (Ci) becquerels (Bq) 3.7 x 10^10
millicuries (mCi) megabecquerels (MBq) 37
microcuries (µCi) megabecquerels (MBq) 0.037
millirads (mrad) milligrays (mGy) 0.01
millirems (mrem) microsieverts (µSv) 10
milliroentgens (mR) microcoulombs/kg (µC/kg) 0.258
becquerels (Bq) curies (Ci) 2.7 x 10^-11
megabecquerels (MBq) millicuries (mCi) 0.027
megabecquerels (MBq) microcuries (µCi) 27
milligrays (mGy) millirads (mrad) 100
microsieverts (µSv) millrems (mrem) 0.1
microcoulombs/kg (µC/kg) milliroentgens (mR) 3.88
Author: Iain Thompson
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Nuclear Weapons
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Nuclear Power Plants
Red Fiesta Ware
Radium Dial Clock
Gilbert
Atomic Energy Lab
Doom Town Mannequins
Punch Bowl & Ashtrays
Radium Ore
Revigator
Radiendocrinator