Museum

The museum sector often handles historical artifacts containing radioactive materials, requiring careful management to ensure the safety of staff and visitors. Items of concern include radium-luminised objects, uranium glass, thoriated lenses, geological specimens and equipment used by early physicists in radiation experiments. These artifacts may pose a radiation exposure risk and must be properly assessed, handled, stored, and, where necessary, disposed of in compliance with UK regulations. At Supanova, we provide expert Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA) and Radioactive Waste Adviser (RWA) services tailored to museums. We assist institutions with radiation risk assessments, staff training, artifact screening, safe display and storage strategies, and regulatory compliance, ensuring that historic radioactive items are managed safely while preserving their cultural value.

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