Argon unveils FH 40 G-SIM simulator for CBRN/HazMat training

Argon Electronics has introduced Thermo Scientific FH 40 G-SIM, a simulation instrument that replicates the functionality of the real FH 40 G digital survey metre while eliminating the use of preventative maintenance or recalibration.

Designed for safe and efficient chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN)/ hazardous material (HazMat) training, the FH 40 G-SIM can enhance its capability when used with Argon’s PlumeSIM system.

Instructors can use the PlumeSIM system to develop highly realistic virtual exercises in the classroom as well as live field exercises.
Argon Electronics bid and product manager John Saunders said the Thermo Scientific can produce some of the most widely used and well regarded radiological detectors for users.

"In the FH 40 G-SIM we have produced a simulator that is helping train and prepare CBRN professionals around the globe in a way proven to improve the performance of first responder personnel in the event of a real life disaster," Saunders added.

In addition to enabling instructors to teach best practise methods, the FH 40 G-SIM generates a realistic response readout and alarms as well as responds to either a central Windows based PC running PlumeSIM or local area electronic sources that provide simulated gamma radionuclide emissions.

The new simulator will also provide a practical understanding of the inverse square law which describes how the measured radiation intensity is proportional to the distance from its source, a vital concept for all CBRN professionals.

Compatible with other Argon dosimetres, survey/radiac metres and spectrometre simulators, the Thermo Scientific permits multi-detector, multi-isotope training during the same exercise.