Seabed Station for Radio-Ecological Monitoring

#3300

Development of Autonomous Underwater Measuring Complex for Radiation-Ecological Monitoring

Tech Area / Field

ENV-WPC/Water Pollution and Control/Environment
ENV-MIN/Monitoring and Instrumentation/Environment

Status
3 Approved without Funding

Registration date
21.06.2005

Leading Institute
VNIIEF, Russia, N. Novgorod reg., Sarov

Supporting institutes

Krylov Central Research Institute, Russia, St Petersburg\nInstitute of Oceanology, Russia, Moscow

Collaborators

National Observatory of Athens / Nestor Institute of Astroparticle Physics, Greece, Pylos\nKyoto University / Research Reactor Institute, Japan, Osaka\nSandia National Laboratories, USA, NM, Albuquerque\nUniversity of Tartu / Estonian Marine Institute, Estonia, Tallinn

Project summary

The goal of this project is development of the prototype of autonomous underwater measuring complex –small-size seabed station designed for on-line investigation of radiation and hydro physical situation in zone of sunk nuclear-powered submarines (NPS) or other nuclear-powered ships with high-toxic radioactive materials on board, for radiation-ecological monitoring of submersion sites of nuclear waste containers, for periodical radiation-ecological monitoring of important economical zones of World Ocean.

The Project activities will be directed to solving these actual and important problems. In this Project a particular attention should be given to the use of modern technologies, microprocessor equipment and software allowing realization of the following advantages of the estimated complex:

Control of the complex run is realized with the central processor using flexible software, as well as in dialog mode while data exchange;
Multi-functionality– parallel (simultaneous) measuring and analysis of number of controlled parameters;
Possibility to use long-term autonomous mode;
Small size-weight of sea-bed station obtained due to optimization of all structure elements make it possible to deliver and to place rapidly the Underwater Measuring Complex;
Possibility to deliver on demand some samples on surface using samplers equipped with special location indicator;
Reception and transfer of data using hydro acoustic communication channel.

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