ACME: Asbestos Containing Materials evaluation

Viridian是一家创新公司，为核设施提供辐射表征工具，以支持退役。它开发了一种新型激光采样工具，ViridiScope(r)，用于核表征应用和国土安全。用于对可能受到放射性污染的混凝土、灰泥、砖等材料进行取样，以便在退役前对污染的数量和类型进行量化。目前用于石棉鉴定的取样材料主要是手工钻孔和刮削，使工人暴露在重大危险中，需要佩戴包括呼吸器在内的大量个人防护装备。ViridiScope(r)已在几个核场所得到验证，它是专门为在高空和密闭空间中安全无尘地对高放射性物质进行采样而设计的，因此它非常适合在核和非核环境中对石棉污染材料进行采样。该项目将测试和评估ViridiScope(r)在含石棉材料快速、安全取样方面的应用，为Viridian在全球开拓新市场，并帮助该公司从COVID-19的影响中恢复，该影响已导致核退役场地的工作暂停。

Viridian is an innovation company supplying nuclear sites with radiometric characterisation tools in support of decommissioning. It has developed a novel laser sampling tool, ViridiScope(r) for use in nuclear characterisation applications and homeland security. It is used for sampling concrete, plaster, brick and other materials that may be contaminated with radioactivity, so that the amount and type of contamination can be quantified prior to decommissioning.The state of the art for sampling materials for asbestos characterisation is largely manual drilling and scraping, exposing workers to significant hazard and the need to wear extensive PPE including breathing apparatus. ViridiScope(r), which has been proven on several nuclear sites, is specifically designed for sampling highly radioactive material safely, without dust, at height and in confined spaces, so it is ideally suited to sampling asbestos contaminated materials in both nuclear and non-nuclear environments.This project will test and evaluate the application of ViridiScope(r) for rapid and safe sampling of asbestos containing materials, opening up new markets for Viridian world-wide and helping the company to recover from the effect of COVID-19 that has halted work on nuclear decommissioning sites.