Monitoring nuclear facilities using Landsat-4 thermatic mapper data
This paper discusses the initial results of evaluating the potential use of TM Thermal data as a means to improve modeling and monitoring of temperature conditions in a typical closed loop water cooling system for a nuclear reactor. The thermal data and other TM multispectral data from Landsat offer the possibility to provide periodic surveys of surface water cooling systems with the purpose of updating thermal calibration on a seasonal basis, monitoring system efficiency for suspected or unknown changes within the confined waters, and planning expansion or experiments of the system in response to reactor operational needs. The Landsat TM should be considered as a complement rather than a substitute for the more detailed surveys afforded by aircraft borne sensors. By judiciously combining both aerial and satellite surveys, resulting data can be more economical and effective than using the products of only one of the two sensing systems. Moreover, the Landsat TM is one of a family of new generation satellite remote sensing systems which feature improved spatial resolution, wider spectral coverage, and expanded radiometric range. As these advanced systems become operational in the near future, significant implications exist for assisting environmental monitoring and ecological studies that would be of interest to organizations responsible for these activities at major DOE installations.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830; AC09-76SR00001
- OSTI ID:
- 5584048
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-11459; CONF-830847-5; ON: DE84002586
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Energy resource management '83, San Francisco, CA, USA, 23 Aug 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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