Nuclear facilities must routinely survey their infrastructure for radiation contamination. Generally, this is done by trained professionals, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) that swipe potentially contaminated surfaces and test the wipes under detectors. This approach leaves personnel vulnerable to radiation exposure and is not comprehensive. Robots address these inadequacies, offering a cost-effective solution with negligible downtime. We present a Robot Radiation Survey System (RRSS): a heterogeneous robot team to perform comprehensive alpha/beta/gamma radiation surveys. The RRSS system members, core capabilities, and comprehensive survey plan are addresses in this paper.
翻译:核设施必须定期对其基础设施进行辐射污染调查。通常,这一任务由经过培训的专业人员完成,他们穿着个人防护装备,擦拭可能受污染的表面,并在探测器下测试擦拭样品。这种方法使人员暴露于辐射风险中,且不够全面。机器人可弥补这些不足,提供一种成本效益高、停机时间可忽略的解决方案。本文提出了一种机器人辐射调查系统:由异构机器人团队执行全面的α/β/γ辐射调查。本文阐述了RRSS系统的成员组成、核心能力及全面调查计划。