Supplied Air Respirators
Overview
NPO’s supplied air respirators (SAR) represent the nuclear industry’s standard in respirator devices for contamination control. These SARs meet NIOSH’s standards and are used by most U.S. government nuclear facilities and a majority of commercial nuclear electric generating plants.
Item | Item Description |
SAR101HGC/PH | 11" (279 mm) Dia Hood w/Green Cape & Schrader ftg |
SAR101HYB | 11" (279 mm) Dia Hood w/Yellow Cape & Hansen ftg |
SAR101HYC | 11" (279 mm) Di Hood w/Yellow Cape & Schrader ftg |
SAR101HYC1 | 11" (279 mm) Hood w/Ylw Cape & Foster/Schrader fi |
SAR101HYD | 11" (279 mm) Di Hood w/Yellow Cape & Snaptite ftg |
SAR101HYG | 11" (279 mm) Dia Hood w/Yellow Cape & CEJN ftg |
SAR101HYG-2 | 12" (305 mm) Dia Hood w/Yellow Cape & CEJN ftg |
SAR102HBG/PSC | 11" (279 mm) Dia Hood w/Blue Cape & CEJN ftg |
SAR102HYB | 11" (279 mm) Dia Hood w/Yellow Cape & Hansen ftg |
SAR102HYD | 11" (279 mm) Di Hood w/Yellow Cape & Snaptite ftg |
SAR102HYG | 11" (279 mm) Dia Hood w/Yellow Cape & CEJN ftg |
SAR102HYGX3 | Air Supplied Hood w/ CEJN |
SAR400BA-1 | 1 inch (25 mm) Black Belt w/ Dogsnap |
SAR510ALB | 25' (7.62 m) Red PVC Hose w/Hansen Fitting |
SAR510ALB-B | 25' (7.62 m) Black PVC Hose w/Hansen fitting |
SAR510ALC-1 | 25' (7.62 m) Red PVC Hose w/Foster-Schrader fit |
SAR510ALF | 25' (7.62 m) Hose-Airline, Red |
SAR510ALG | 25' (7.62 m) Red PVC Hose w/CEJN fitting |
SAR510ALG/A | 25' (7.62 m) Red PVC Hose w/CEJN & Alum Ferrule |
SAR510ALG-R | NIOSH Hose, 25' (7.62 m) with CEJN fitting |
SAR511ALA | 50' (15.24 m) Red PVC Hose w/Foster fitting |
SAR511ALB | 50' (15.24 m) Red PVC Hose w/Hansen fitting |
SAR511ALB-B | 50' (15.24 m) Black PVC Hose w/Hansen fitting |
SAR511ALC | 50' (15.24 m) Red PVC Hose w/Schrader fitting |
SAR511ALC-1 | 50' (15.24 m) Red PVC Hose w/Foster-Schrader fit |
SAR511ALD | 50' (15.24 m) Red PVC Hose w/Snaptite fitting |
SAR511ALG | 50' (15.24 m) Red PVC Hose w/CEJN fitting |
SAR511ALG/A | 50' (15.24 m) Red PVC Hose w/CEJN & Alum Ferrule |
SAR511ALG-B | 50' (15.24 m) Black PVC Hose w/CEJN fitting |
SAR511ALG-R | NPO Airline Hose, NIOSH Certified to TC- |
SAR512ALB | 100' (30.48 m) Red PVC Hose w/Hansen fitting |
SAR512ALC-1 | 100' (30.48 m) Red PVC Hose w/Foster-Schrader fit |
SAR512ALD | 100' (30.48 m) Red PVC Hose w/Snaptite fitting |
SAR512ALG | 100' (30.48 m) Red PVC Hose w/CEJN fitting |
SAR512ALG/A | 100' (30.48 m) Red PVC Hose w/CEJN & Alum Ferrule |
SAR512ALG-R | NPO Airline Hose, NIOSH Certified to TC- |
WSAR101HC1/L | NPO Leather Welders Hood; Supplied Air R |
WSAR101HYB | 11" (279 mm) Wldr Hood w/Yellow Cape & Hansen ftg |
WSAR101HYG/PL | Air Supplied Leather Welders |
WSAR102HG/L | NIOSH Welders Hood, WSAR102 Series |
WSAR102HYG | 11" (279 mm) Wldr Hood w/Yellow Cape & CEJN ftg |
Types of Shielding
Supplied Air Respirators Applications
Oconee Heat Exchanger Skid Shielding
BEFORE AFTER Oconee Nuclear Station contacted NPO to develop a permanent shielding solution for the Supplemental Spent Fuel Cooling Heat Exchanger. The heat exchanger is located inside the truck...
Browns Ferry 360-Inspection Platform
Browns Ferry needed durable and effective floor shielding for the trough of their 360 cavity inspection platform. Like with most floor shielding applications, T-Flex® Bismuth was chosen because of...
Radiography Shielding
Radiography is a non-destructive testing (NDT) technique that uses a radioactive source to detect flaws or defects in the internal structures, typically pipes. This testing process requires an “exclusion...
Custom Fit Meter Shielding
Some shielding applications require a precise fit in order to shield effectively. The meter of this instrument was a streaming source for the workers operating it. To fit the...
Vogtle Reactor Head Shielding
In 2021, Vogtle reached out to NPO to help develop a new shielding package for around the reactor head. Their current system consisted of two rings: one under the...
Oconee Reactor Head T-Flex Shielding
Reactor head shielding is an essential part of every refuel outage. Oconee Nuclear Station sought to upgrade the shielding used at the bottom of the reactor head, opting to...
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