High radiation environment tunnel monitoring system and method
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1. A radiation monitoring module, comprising:
- a mount to mount a first radiation monitoring module within a storage tunnel;
a radiation detector to detect radiation within a proximate vicinity of said first radiation monitoring module with said storage tunnel; and
a wireless transmitter to wireless communicate said detected radiation with a second radiation monitoring module within said storage tunnel;
wherein said radiation detector is comprised of a serpentine RF port to allow fore and aft communications while exposing shielded radiation detectors to said proximate vicinity.
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Abstract
In accordance with the principles of the present invention utilizing a first radiation monitoring module, radiation information associated with the first radiation monitoring module within a tunnel is wirelessly transmitted to a second radiation monitoring module. The second radiation monitoring module is able to receive radiation information from the first radiation monitoring module for relay of the received radiation information to a central monitoring system. The radiation monitoring modules of the present invention allow long term monitoring of a tunnel'"'"'s radiation levels with maintenance simply requiring replacement of a non-operational tunnel monitoring module by a robot.
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1. A radiation monitoring module, comprising:
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a mount to mount a first radiation monitoring module within a storage tunnel; a radiation detector to detect radiation within a proximate vicinity of said first radiation monitoring module with said storage tunnel; and a wireless transmitter to wireless communicate said detected radiation with a second radiation monitoring module within said storage tunnel; wherein said radiation detector is comprised of a serpentine RF port to allow fore and aft communications while exposing shielded radiation detectors to said proximate vicinity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of monitoring radiation within a tunnel, comprising:
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mounting a first radiation monitoring module within a storage tunnel; determining a radiation value within a proximate vicinity of a first radiation monitoring module within said storage tunnel; establishing a wireless communication link between said first radiation monitoring module and a second radiation monitoring module within said storage tunnel; and transmitting said radiation information over said wireless communication link between said first radiation monitoring module and said second radiation module; wherein said first radiation monitoring module and said radiation monitoring module comprise a serpentine RF port to allow fore and aft communications while exposing shielded radiation detectors to said proximate vicinity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for monitoring radiation within a tunnel, comprising:
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means for mounting a first radiation monitoring module within a storage tunnel; means for determining a radiation value within a proximate vicinity of a first radiation monitoring module within said storage tunnel; means for establishing a wireless communication link between said first radiation monitoring module and a second radiation monitoring module within said storage tunnel; and means for transmitting said radiation information over said wireless communication link between said first radiation monitoring module and said second radiation module; wherein said first radiation monitoring module and said radiation monitoring module comprise a serpentine RF port to allow fore and aft communications while exposing shielded radiation detectors to said proximate vicinity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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