What is a Survey Meter? A survey meter is a portable handheld, electronic instrument used to detect radiation. It is recommended that a "pancake" type Geiger Mueller (GM) probe be used for isotopes ...

The first people to approach the site were workers with radiation meters, to ascertain if radiation was leaking, he said. “We are not kamikazes to immediately go into the danger zone,” he said.

Children spend most of their day in educational settings, where equipment emits electromagnetic radiation, exposing them to ...