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）：本项目旨在提供工程控制，以在核电厂提供更安全的工作环境。工程控制结合了室内无线跟踪的最新突破，称为近场电磁测距（NFER）。具有允许真实的时间辐射绘图的剂量计。NFER技术可以精确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。无论工人或机器人经过哪里，都可以在这些位置进行真实的辐射。所收集的数据能够实现真实的时间辐射图。这些地图可以告知工作人员特定位置的可比辐射水平，从而使工作人员能够计划他们的活动，以尽量减少辐射照射。另一个优点是，工厂的控制中心将知道工厂内每个工人的精确位置。这种知识具有安全和安保两方面的好处。 具体来说，该项目将耦合一个NFER。QT-400”跟踪系统，配有西门子Mk 2电子剂量测量系统”。耦合系统将安装在遥控REMOTEC上。安德罗斯机器人创建一个自动化的实时辐射部位测绘系统。该项目的试验台将是橡树岭国家实验室的高通量同位素反应堆（HFIR）和SpO 2中子源（SNS）。 商业应用和其他好处：美国约有100座核电站，全世界约有440座。如果存在可行的系统，大多数核电设施的所有者将安装实时辐射现场绘图。通过让核电站的工作人员避开热点，实时辐射绘图的最大好处将是工人的安全。此外，该项目完成的核心工作可以扩展到数千家化工厂，如炼油厂。最近发生在得克萨斯城的11名工人死亡的悲剧表明，需要准确跟踪炼油厂员工的位置。 公共卫生关系：该项目探讨了最近在无线跟踪方面取得的突破，即近场电磁测距（NFER），是否能够实现实时辐射地点测绘。实时辐射地图可以更好地识别核电站中工人应该避免的热点。该项目探讨了最近在无线跟踪方面的一项突破，即近场电磁测距（NFER），是否可以实现实时辐射现场测绘。实时辐射地图可以更好地识别核电站中工人应该避免的热点。该项目的目标包括减少核工作人员的辐射照射，提高核设施的效率和生产力。