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A Remote-operated System to Map Radiation Dose in the Fukushima Daiichi Primary Containment Vessel

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A Remote-operated System to Map Radiation Dose in the Fukushima Daiichi Primary Containment Vessel. / Nancekievill, Matthew; Jones, Ashley Richard; Joyce, Malcolm John et al.
In: EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol. 170, 10.01.2018.

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Nancekievill, M, Jones, AR, Joyce, MJ, Lennox, B, Watson, S, Katakura, J, Okumura, K-I, Kamada, S, Katoh, M & Nishimura, K 2018, 'A Remote-operated System to Map Radiation Dose in the Fukushima Daiichi Primary Containment Vessel', EPJ Web of Conferences, vol. 170. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817006004

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Nancekievill, M., Jones, A. R., Joyce, M. J., Lennox, B., Watson, S., Katakura, J., Okumura, K-I., Kamada, S., Katoh, M., & Nishimura, K. (2018). A Remote-operated System to Map Radiation Dose in the Fukushima Daiichi Primary Containment Vessel. EPJ Web of Conferences, 170. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817006004

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Nancekievill M, Jones AR, Joyce MJ, Lennox B, Watson S, Katakura J et al. A Remote-operated System to Map Radiation Dose in the Fukushima Daiichi Primary Containment Vessel. EPJ Web of Conferences. 2018 Jan 10;170. doi: 10.1051/epjconf/201817006004

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Nancekievill, Matthew ; Jones, Ashley Richard ; Joyce, Malcolm John et al. / A Remote-operated System to Map Radiation Dose in the Fukushima Daiichi Primary Containment Vessel. In: EPJ Web of Conferences. 2018 ; Vol. 170.

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title = "A Remote-operated System to Map Radiation Dose in the Fukushima Daiichi Primary Containment Vessel",
abstract = "This paper describes the development of a submersible system based on a remote-operated vehicle coupled with radiation detectors to map the interior of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. It has the aim oflocating fuel debris. The AVEXIS submersible vehicle used in this study has been designed as a low-cost, potentially disposable, inspection platform that is the smallest of its class and is capable of being deployed through a 150 mm diameter access pipe. To map the gamma-ray environment, a cerium bromide scintillator detector with a small form factor has been incorporated into the AVEXIS to identify radioactive isotopes via gamma-ray spectroscopy. This provides the combined system with the potential to map gamma-ray spectra and particle locations throughout submerged, contaminated facilities, such as Units 1, 2 and 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The hypothesis of this research is to determine the sensitivity of the combined system in a submerged environment that replicates the combination of gamma radiation and water submersion but at lower dose rates.",
keywords = "Fukushima Daiichi, Gamma-ray detection, Radiation monitoring , Nuclear Decommissioning",
author = "Matthew Nancekievill and Jones, {Ashley Richard} and Joyce, {Malcolm John} and Barry Lennox and Simon Watson and Jun-ichi Katakura and Ken-Ichi Okumura and So Kamada and Michio Katoh and Kazuya Nishimura",
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AU - Lennox, Barry

AU - Watson, Simon

AU - Katakura, Jun-ichi

AU - Okumura, Ken-Ichi

AU - Kamada, So

AU - Katoh, Michio

AU - Nishimura, Kazuya

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N2 - This paper describes the development of a submersible system based on a remote-operated vehicle coupled with radiation detectors to map the interior of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. It has the aim oflocating fuel debris. The AVEXIS submersible vehicle used in this study has been designed as a low-cost, potentially disposable, inspection platform that is the smallest of its class and is capable of being deployed through a 150 mm diameter access pipe. To map the gamma-ray environment, a cerium bromide scintillator detector with a small form factor has been incorporated into the AVEXIS to identify radioactive isotopes via gamma-ray spectroscopy. This provides the combined system with the potential to map gamma-ray spectra and particle locations throughout submerged, contaminated facilities, such as Units 1, 2 and 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The hypothesis of this research is to determine the sensitivity of the combined system in a submerged environment that replicates the combination of gamma radiation and water submersion but at lower dose rates.

AB - This paper describes the development of a submersible system based on a remote-operated vehicle coupled with radiation detectors to map the interior of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. It has the aim oflocating fuel debris. The AVEXIS submersible vehicle used in this study has been designed as a low-cost, potentially disposable, inspection platform that is the smallest of its class and is capable of being deployed through a 150 mm diameter access pipe. To map the gamma-ray environment, a cerium bromide scintillator detector with a small form factor has been incorporated into the AVEXIS to identify radioactive isotopes via gamma-ray spectroscopy. This provides the combined system with the potential to map gamma-ray spectra and particle locations throughout submerged, contaminated facilities, such as Units 1, 2 and 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The hypothesis of this research is to determine the sensitivity of the combined system in a submerged environment that replicates the combination of gamma radiation and water submersion but at lower dose rates.

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KW - Radiation monitoring

KW - Nuclear Decommissioning

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