Location Aware Radiation Monitoring System

位置感知辐射监测系统

• 批准号: 7482935
• 负责人: Hans Gregory Schantz
• 金额: $ 9.98万
• 依托单位: Q-TRACK CORPORATION
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-01 至 2008-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7482935
• 关键词: Area; Beds; Cessation of life; Chemicals; Cities; Coupled; Data; Dose; Electromagnetic Fields; Electronics; Employee; Engineering; Environment; Frequencies; Goals; Government; Hot Spot; Human Resources; Industry; Isotopes; Knowledge; Laboratories; Location; Maps; Medical Surveillance; Monitor; Neutrons; Noise; Nuclear; Nuclear Power Plants; Performance; Petroleum; Plants; Productivity; Public Health; Radiation; Radiation Monitoring; Range; Research; Robot; Robotics; Safety; Security; Signal Transduction; Site; Source; System; Technology; Testing; Texas; Time; United States; Wireless Technology; Work; Workplace; commercial application; improved; novel strategies; nuclear power

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project is directed towards providing engineering controls to provide a safer work environment in nuclear power plants. The engineering control combines a recent breakthrough in indoor wireless tracking known as Near-Field Electromagnetic Ranging (NFER.) with dosimeters to permit real time radiation mapping. NFER technology can precisely locate a worker or robot within a nuclear power plant. The worker or robot will also be equipped with a dosimeter. Wherever a worker or robot traverses, real time radiations can be made at those locations. The collective data enables real time radiation maps. These maps can inform workers of comparable radiation levels for specifc locations thus allows workers to plan their activities to minimize radiation exposure. An additional advantage is that the plant's control center will know the precise location of every worker within the plant. This knowledge has both safety and security benefits. Specifically the project will couple a NFER. QT-400" tracking system with a Siemens Mk 2 electronic TeleDosmetry System". The coupled systems will be mounted on a remotely controlled REMOTEC. Andros robot to create an automated real-time radiation site mapping system. The test bed for the project will be the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). Commercial Applications and other Benefits: There are approximately 100 nuclear power plants in the United States and 440 worldwide. Most of the owners of nuclear power facilities would install real-time radiation site mapping if a viable system existed. By allowing workers at nuclear power plants to avoid hot spots, the foremost benefit of real-time radiation mapping would be worker safety. Moreover, the core work accomplished under this project can be extended to thousands of chemical plants such as petroleum refineries. The need to accurately track the locations of employees in petroleum refineries was made evident by the recent tragedy in Texas City involving the death of eleven workers. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This project explores whether a recent breakthrough in wireless tracking known as Near-Field Electromagnetic Ranging (NFER) can enable real-time radiation site mapping. Real-time radiation maps would better identify hot spots in nuclear power plants that workers should avoid. Project Narrative This project explores whether a recent breakthrough in wireless tracking known as Near- Field Electromagnetic Ranging (NFER) can enable real-time radiation site mapping. Real-time radiation maps would better identify hot spots in nuclear power plants that workers should avoid. The goals of this project include reduction of radiation exposure for nuclear workers and improved efficiency and productivity for nuclear utilities.

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目旨在提供工程控制，以在核电站提供更安全的工作环境。工程控制结合了最近在室内无线跟踪中的突破，称为近场电磁范围（NFER。）和剂量计允许实时辐射映射。 NFER技术可以精确地定位核电站内的工人或机器人。工人或机器人还将配备剂量计。无论工人或机器人遍历何处，都可以在这些位置进行实时辐射。集体数据启用实时辐射图。这些地图可以告知工人指定位置的可比辐射水平，因此使工人可以计划其活动以最大程度地减少辐射暴露。另一个优势是，该工厂的控制中心将知道工厂内每个工人的确切位置。这些知识既具有安全性和安全利益。 具体而言，该项目将融为一体。 QT-400“带有Siemens MK 2电子望远镜制度系统的跟踪系统”。耦合系统将安装在远程控制的远程控制上。 Andros机器人创建一个自动化的实时辐射站点映射系统。该项目的测试床将是橡树岭国家实验室的高通量同位素反应堆（HFIR）和散布中子源（SNS）。 商业应用和其他好处：美国大约有100个核电站和全球440个核电站。如果存在可行的系统，则大多数核电设施的所有者将安装实时辐射现场映射。通过允许核电站的工人避免热点，实时辐射映射的最重要好处是工人安全。此外，该项目下完成的核心工作可以扩展到数千种化学植物，例如石油炼油厂。最近在得克萨斯城最近发生的悲剧涉及11名工人死亡的情况下，有必要准确跟踪石油炼油厂的员工地点。 公共卫生相关性：该项目探讨了最近在无线跟踪中的突破是否被称为近场电磁范围（NFER）可以实现实时辐射现场映射。实时辐射图可以更好地识别工厂应避免的核电厂中的热点。项目叙述该项目探讨了最近在无线跟踪中的突破是否被称为近场电磁范围（NFER）可以实现实时辐射站点映射。实时辐射图可以更好地识别工厂应避免的核电厂中的热点。该项目的目标包括减少核工人的辐射暴露以及提高核公用事业的效率和生产力。