Projects
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| Reference Number | InnUK/102065/01 | |
| Title | ViridiScan: a novel mobile NDT sensor for nuclear decommissioning | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Viridian Consultants Limited |
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| Award Type | Collaborative Research & Development | |
| Funding Source | Innovate-UK | |
| Start Date | 01 May 2015 | |
| End Date | 30 April 2018 | |
| Duration | 36 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £330,178 | |
| Industrial Sectors | ||
| Region | South East | |
| Programme | Competition Call: 1403_CRD2_ENE_GEN_DCNS - Developing the civil nuclear supply chain CRD. Activity Developing the civil nuclear supply chain ( CR&D) | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Viridian Consultants Limited (86.674%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , Sellafield Limited (13.326%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | ViridiScan is a new tool for on-site, in-situ surface characterisation in nuclear decommissioning applications. It will allow rapid, cost-effective measurement of radionuclides in building materials and will result in considerable cost saving through the better segregation of waste. Currently, samples are removed from surfaces by drilling, exposing the operator to considerable dose and then sent to a laboratory for analysis. ViridiScan combines a proven laboratory technique for the measurement of isotopic composition with a new approach for removal of a sample from a contaminated surface using a laser. The laser head can be used to sample in confined spaces where conventional sampling is not possible. Limited depth profiling may also be possible so that the distribution of radionuclides within a material can be better understood. The need for human intervention at the sample face is removed providing a safer working environment.ViridiScan is a new tool for on-site, in-situ surface characterisation in nuclear decommissioning applications. It will allow rapid, cost-effective measurement of radionuclides in building materials and will result in considerable cost saving through the better segregation of waste. Currently, samples are removed from surfaces by drilling, exposing the operator to considerable dose and then sent to a laboratory for analysis. ViridiScan combines a proven laboratory technique for the measurement of isotopic composition with a new approach for removal of a sample from a contaminated surface using a laser. The laser head can be used to sample in confined spaces where conventional sampling is not possible. Limited depth profiling may also be possible so that the distribution of radionuclides within a material can be better understood. The need for human intervention at the sample face is removed providing a safer working environment. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 07/12/15 | |
