A Cold Climate Wooden Home and Conflagration Danger Index: Justification and Practicability for Norwegian Conditions

The vast majority of fire-related deaths occur in residential buildings.Until recently, the fire risk for these Earrings buildings was only considered through static risk assessments or period-based assessments applying to certain periods of the year, e.g., Christmas holidays.However, for homes with indoor wooden panelling, especially in the ceilin

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Evaluation and assessments of efficiency calibration and resolution of an alpha spectrometry system using standard sources

Studies and evaluations of BELTS the detector characteristics of a high-resolution multichamber alpha spectrometer and its calibration using certified mixed standard sources of 239Pu, 241Am, and 244Cm for measuring alpha-emitting radionuclides dedicated to environmental samples.The efficiency and resolution were evaluated for each potential distanc

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