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View article: Analysis of Handheld Gamma-Ray Spectrometers for Urban Threat Detection: II - Spectral Analysis Methods
Analysis of Handheld Gamma-Ray Spectrometers for Urban Threat Detection: II - Spectral Analysis Methods Open
View article: Analysis of Handheld Gamma-Ray Spectrometers for Urban Threat Detection: I - Data and Threat Injection
Analysis of Handheld Gamma-Ray Spectrometers for Urban Threat Detection: I - Data and Threat Injection Open
View article: Combined Solid-State LiDAR and Fluorescence Photogrammetry Imaging to Determine Uranyl Mineral Distribution in a Legacy Uranium Mine
Combined Solid-State LiDAR and Fluorescence Photogrammetry Imaging to Determine Uranyl Mineral Distribution in a Legacy Uranium Mine Open
Determining the presence and abundance of uranium mineralization at legacy mine sites is important both for responsible environmental management and potential resource recovery. Technologies that can make such determinations quickly and at…
View article: Airborne gamma-ray mapping using fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial vehicles
Airborne gamma-ray mapping using fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial vehicles Open
Low-cost uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are replacing manned aircraft for airborne radiation mapping applications such as nuclear accident response scenarios or surveying ore deposits and mine sites because of their cost-effectiveness and…
View article: An Introduction to Nuclear Industrial Archaeology
An Introduction to Nuclear Industrial Archaeology Open
The legacy of the early days of the Atomic Age consists of many problematic sites worldwide, including radioactive waste dumps, uranium mines, spent fuel reprocessing plants, and defunct processing and enrichment plants. Although nature qu…
View article: Mapping of Post-Disaster Environments using 3D Backprojection and Iterative Inversion Methods Optimised for Limited-Pixel Gamma Spectrometers on Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS). 
Mapping of Post-Disaster Environments using 3D Backprojection and Iterative Inversion Methods Optimised for Limited-Pixel Gamma Spectrometers on Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS).  Open
<p>All radiological measurements acquired from airborne detectors suffer from the issues of geometrical signal dilution, signal attenuation and a complex interaction of the effective sampling area of the detector system with the 3D s…
View article: Miniaturised Low-Cost Gamma Scanning Platform for Contamination Identification, Localisation and Characterisation: A New Instrument in the Decommissioning Toolkit
Miniaturised Low-Cost Gamma Scanning Platform for Contamination Identification, Localisation and Characterisation: A New Instrument in the Decommissioning Toolkit Open
Formerly clandestine, abandoned and legacy nuclear facilities, whether associated with civil or military applications, represent a significant decommissioning challenge owing to the lack of knowledge surrounding the existence, location and…
View article: Project IPAD, a database to catalogue the analysis of Fukushima Daiichi accident fragmental release material
Project IPAD, a database to catalogue the analysis of Fukushima Daiichi accident fragmental release material Open
View article: Project Gatekeeper: An Entrance Control System Embedded Radiation Detection Capability for Security Applications
Project Gatekeeper: An Entrance Control System Embedded Radiation Detection Capability for Security Applications Open
Threat assessments continue to conclude that terrorist groups and individuals as well as those wanting to cause harm to society have the ambition and increasing means to acquire unconventional weapons such as improvised nuclear explosive d…
View article: UAS radiation hot-spot detection and refinement
UAS radiation hot-spot detection and refinement Open
<p>Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) are ideal tools for responding to nuclear incidents where large outdoor areas have become contaminated with a radiological hazard. They are advantageous because rapid response radiation surveys can …
View article: Multiscale UAS Radiation Mapping Within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ).
Multiscale UAS Radiation Mapping Within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ). Open
<p>The accident occurring at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) in 1986 remains the most prolific in the history of civil nuclear power generation. In the decades since the incident, remote characterisation technologies have a…
View article: Corrigendum: Radiological Mapping of Post-Disaster Nuclear Environments Using Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Systems: A Study From Chornobyl
Corrigendum: Radiological Mapping of Post-Disaster Nuclear Environments Using Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Systems: A Study From Chornobyl Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2019.00149.].
View article: Radiological Mapping of Post-Disaster Nuclear Environments Using Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Systems: A Study From Chornobyl
Radiological Mapping of Post-Disaster Nuclear Environments Using Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Systems: A Study From Chornobyl Open
In the immediate aftermath following a large-scale release of radioactive material into the environment, it is necessary to determine the spatial distribution of radioactivity quickly. At present, this is conducted by utilizing manned airc…
View article: Evaluation of Scintillator Detection Materials for Application within Airborne Environmental Radiation Monitoring
Evaluation of Scintillator Detection Materials for Application within Airborne Environmental Radiation Monitoring Open
In response to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, there has occurred the unabated growth in the number of airborne platforms developed to perform radiation mapping—each utilising various designs of a low-altitude uncrewed …
View article: Analysis of Thermoelectric Coolers as Energy Harvesters for Low Power Embedded Applications
Analysis of Thermoelectric Coolers as Energy Harvesters for Low Power Embedded Applications Open
The growing popularity of solid state thermoelectric devices in cooling applications has sparked an increasing diversity of thermoelectric coolers (TECs) on the market, commonly known as “Peltier modules”. They can also be used as generato…
View article: Parametrization Of Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters For Low Power Embedded Systems
Parametrization Of Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters For Low Power Embedded Systems Open
Matching an embedded electronic application with a cantilever vibration energy harvester remains a difficult endeavour due to the large number of factors influencing the output power. In the presented work, complementary balanced energy ha…