Photon Irradiation Effects on the Enduray Vision System for Nuclear Inspections

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1598346· OSTI ID:1598346

Quigley, Kevin ^[1]; Wesolowski, Kenneth ^[1]; Bailey, James ^[1]; Chemerisov, Sergey ^[1]; Moretti, Tony ^[2]; Salzberg, Joseph ^[2]; Jankins, David ^[2]; Sugg, Alan ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
2. Vega Wave Systems Inc., West Chicago, IL (United States)

Video cameras with greater radiation hardening are needed for the operation and remote handling of equipment in nuclear reactor inspection and refueling applications. Vega Wave Systems has developed a radiation-hardened vision system for nuclear energy applications. The program described in this report provided radiation-hardness testing of this vision system using the Argonne Low-Energy Accelerator Facility (LEAF). This report presents the results of irradiation tests performed on several of Vega Wave System’s cameras at dose rates ranging from 1 kGy/hr up to 10 kGy/hr and up to total doses of >500 kGy. The results were excellent, providing proof of the camera system’s immunity to radiation effects at all levels tested.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1598346
• Report Number(s): ANL-20/09; 158373; TRN: US2102739
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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