Survey Meters: Meter Loan Program

Meter Loan Program

Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) will lend departments a radiation survey meter while:

• EH&S Services Lab calibrates your meter
• Your meter is out for repairs
• You wait for delivery of a new meter

The loaner instrument is a Ludlum model 3 meter, available with these probes:

• 44-3 scintillation probe for low-energy gamma detection
• 44-9 Geiger-Mueller probe for alpha, beta, or gamma contamination

Costs

Loaner meters are free, but are subject to overdue charges:

• An overdue charge of $60 per month will apply beginning 1 month after you have been notified that your regular meter is available for pickup.
• Overdue charges will not apply if you have ordered a new meter that takes longer than 1 month to arrive.

How to borrow a meter

• Call the EH&S Services Lab, (858) 534-6418, to be sure a meter is available. Meters are loaned on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Pick up the meter at the EH&S Services Lab:

  • Campus Services Complex Bldg E 119, La Jolla, CA 92093-0035 (On Greenhouse Lane, near the Environmental Management Facility) Phone: (858) 534-6418

• Bring the following information with you:
  • Principal investigator's name
  • RUA number
  • Account number for your regular meter