A Robot to Monitor Nuclear Facilities: Using Autonomous Radiation-Monitoring Assistance to Reduce Risk and Cost

Nuclear facilities often require continuous monitoring to ensure there is no contamination of radioactive materials that might lead to safety or environmental issues. The current approach to radiological monitoring is to use human operators, which is both time consuming and cost inefficient. As with...

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Published in:IEEE robotics & automation magazine Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 35 - 43
Main Authors: Bird, Benjamin, Griffiths, Arron, Martin, Horatio, Codres, Eduardo, Jones, Jennifer, Stancu, Alexandru, Lennox, Barry, Watson, Simon, Poteau, Xavier
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York IEEE 01.03.2019
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:
Autonomous vehicles
Contamination
Inspection
Monitoring
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear power generation
Nuclear safety
Radiation measurement
Radioactive materials
Risk management
Service robots
Thermal sensors
ISSN:1070-9932, 1558-223X
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Summary:Nuclear facilities often require continuous monitoring to ensure there is no contamination of radioactive materials that might lead to safety or environmental issues. The current approach to radiological monitoring is to use human operators, which is both time consuming and cost inefficient. As with many repetitive, routine tasks, there are considerable opportunities for the process to be improved using autonomous robotic systems.
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ISSN:1070-9932
1558-223X
DOI:10.1109/MRA.2018.2879755