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Berkeley Nucleonics

San Rafael, CA, United StatesFounded 1963Industry

Berkeley Nucleonics makes radiation detection and isotope identification instruments. CBRNE-relevant work is a notable product line according to its website. It is headquartered in San Rafael, CA, United States.

What it does

handheld detectiongamma spectroscopyneutron detectiondosimetryisotope identifier

Threats covered

nuclear and radioactive materials
Categories

Profile

Berkeley Nucleonics is a San Rafael, California precision instrumentation company founded in 1963 that began by making custom pulse generators. It added radiation detection and isotope identification products in the mid-1990s, including the SAM 935 in 1997.

More profile

It is privately held and run by the founder's family, with the founder's son as president since 2001, according to its management page and California company records. In 2021 it acquired the high-voltage and high-current instrumentation lines of Directed Energy.

Contract values and any development in the last 24 months were not found.

Ownership

Privately held; family owned and operated (second generation)

Parent: none identified

Sources (4)
Not verified or not found
  • Contract values and customers: not found.
  • Share of revenue from radiation detection: not stated.
  • Current radiation product range: not read in detail.
Questions

What does Berkeley Nucleonics do?

Berkeley Nucleonics makes radiation detection and isotope identification instruments. CBRNE-relevant work is a notable product line according to its website.

Where is Berkeley Nucleonics based?

HQ (as found): San Rafael, CA. HQ country: US.

Who owns Berkeley Nucleonics?

Privately held; family owned and operated (second generation). Parent: none identified

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