Radiation surveillance using an unmanned aerial vehicle

Pöllänen, R; Toivonen, H.; Perajärvi, K.; Karhunen, Tero; Ilander, T; Lehtinen, Jukka; K, Rintala; T, Katajainen; Niemelä, Jarkko; M, Juusela

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.10.008

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“…Research into radiation surveying or mapping using UAVs has occurred for a range of scenarios, these include; ground-level radiation following post-disaster environments (Furutani et al, n.d.;Jiang et al 2015;Sanada and Torii 2015;Towler, Krawiec, and Kochersberger 2012), airborne plumes (Kurvinen et al 2005), low-level radiation anomalies (MacFarlane et al 2014;Martin et al 2015), indoor applications (Boudergui et al 2011) and theoretical tests (Boudergui et al 2011;Han and Chen 2014;Han et al 2013;Jiang et al 2015;MacFarlane et al 2014;Pöllänen et al 2009;Towler, Krawiec, and Kochersberger 2012) Previous studies have explored a variety of UAV designs (Table 1). These range from fixed-wing (Kurvinen et al 2005;Pöllänen et al 2009) to single rotor helicopter-style aircraft (Furutani et al, n.d.;Sanada and Torii 2015;Towler, Krawiec, and Kochersberger 2012) and multi-rotor systems (Boudergui et al 2011;Han and Chen 2014;Han et al 2013;MacFarlane et al 2014;Martin et al 2015).…”

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“…These range from fixed-wing (Kurvinen et al 2005;Pöllänen et al 2009) to single rotor helicopter-style aircraft (Furutani et al, n.d.;Sanada and Torii 2015;Towler, Krawiec, and Kochersberger 2012) and multi-rotor systems (Boudergui et al 2011;Han and Chen 2014;Han et al 2013;MacFarlane et al 2014;Martin et al 2015). In comparing these works, a number of similarities and differences can be highlighted in the attributes of each of the systems.…”

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“…In comparing these works, a number of similarities and differences can be highlighted in the attributes of each of the systems. Studies involving fixed-wing systems (Kurvinen et al 2005;Pöllänen et al 2009) demonstrate a high top speed (240 and 120 km hour −1 , respectively), alongside a high cruising velocity (90 and 60 km hour −1 , respectively). This enables the systems to have excellent ground coverage during a single flight.…”

Section: Aircraft Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for radiation mapping have been deployed on multiple occasions over the past decade (Kurvinen et al 2005;Pöllänen et al 2009). However, major technological acceleration within the field has been evident since the incident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) in March 2011 (Boudergui et al 2011;Cao et al 2015;Furutani et al, n.d.;Han and Chen 2014;Han et al 2013;MacFarlane et al 2014;Martin et al 2015;Sanada and Torii 2015;Towler, Krawiec, and Kochersberger 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Localization (Jiang et al 2015;MacFarlane et al 2014;Pöllänen et al 2009;Towler, Krawiec, and Kochersberger 2012) is the identification of an individual radioactive source, whereas mapping (Furutani et al, n.d.;Jiang et al 2015;Martin et al 2015;Sanada and Torii 2015) is rarely concerned with the location of a single emitter, and instead seeks to represent the distribution of radiation throughout a predefined area. Mapping is often used to quantify areas of risk; a tool that can be used to aid the decisions of governments and authorities, to protect a workforce or the public in the event of a disaster such as that which occurred at Fukushima Daiichi.…”

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Airborne radiation mapping: overview and application of current and future aerial systems

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Martin

Scott

2016

International Journal of Remote Sensing

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Nuclear power and associated activities are never far from scrutiny, the apparent advantages of the technology are juxtaposed by the risk of incidents perceived as being catastrophic. If a major nuclear incident was to occur, an important aspect of the response management to any radionuclide release would be the need to rapidly establish the spatial distributions and quantities of these released radionuclides, their type in addition to their corresponding activity. The data received from surveys would directly inform evacuation plans, on-site incident management strategies as well as protecting both workforce and public from harm. The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 is perhaps the best example of the requirement for real time data collection to inform crucial decisions. Previous reviews of the event have observed that because the static on-site radiation detector network was destroyed by the 15 m high tsunami (following the magnitude 9.0 Great Tōhoku earthquake), it was not possible to immediately determine the radionuclide activity in the area and the danger presented to the responding workforce. Such preceding works have retrospectively highlighted the usefulness of unmanned aerial systems in providing real-time data within nuclear and non-nuclear settings. The establishment of an arbitrary 20 km exclusion zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi plant, with the displacement of over 150,000 people, has been viewed by many as an over-reaction -with many not having been required to be evacuated. This review examines and evaluates the previous as well as current work on aerial radiation monitoring and the future improvement that might be delivered by a combined three-dimensional (3D) radiation mapping platform. Combining detailed 3D topographical mapping with radiation surveying has powerful implications for the way that radiological contamination across a site might be measured and displayed in the future, both following radiological release events and in routine site monitoring. • Comprehensive review of airborne radiation mapping.• Exploration of potential future systems.• Comparison of the multiple flight, mapping, and detection systems.• Application of devices to a range of scenarios.

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Section: Aircraft Systemmentioning

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Response, Contamination and Release Estimates

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Haptic Teleoperation of UAV Equipped with Gamma-Ray Spectrometer for Detection and Identification of Radio-Active Materials in Industrial Plants

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Caselli

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Factories of the Future

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Large scale factories such as steel, wood, construction, recycling plants and landfills involve the procurement of raw material which may include radiating parts, that must be monitored, because potentially dangerous for workers. Manufacturing operations are carried out in unstructured environments, where fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection is hardly applicable. In this work we report on the development of a haptic teleoperated UAV for localization of radiation sources in industrial plants. Radiation sources can be localized and identified thanks to a novel CZT-based custom gamma-ray detector integrated on the UAV, providing light, compact, spectroscopic, and low power operation. UAV operation with a human in the loop allows an expert operator to focus on selected candidate areas, thereby optimizing short flight mission in face of the constrained acquisition times required by nuclear inspection. To cope with the reduced situational awareness of the remote operator, force feedback is exploited as an additional sensory channel. The developed prototype has been demonstrated both in relevant and operational environments.

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Radiation surveillance using an unmanned aerial vehicle

Cited by 73 publications

References 5 publications

Airborne radiation mapping: overview and application of current and future aerial systems

Airborne radiation mapping: overview and application of current and future aerial systems

Response, Contamination and Release Estimates

Haptic Teleoperation of UAV Equipped with Gamma-Ray Spectrometer for Detection and Identification of Radio-Active Materials in Industrial Plants

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