Mobile radiation scouts

Engineers from Moscow research firm 'Spectr' have built a mobile system to spy on radiation and chemical pollution. This may be an irreplaceable system in emergencies in nuclear plants and chemical plants. And even in the case of terrorists using so-called 'dirty bombs'. Portable mobile sensors for monitoring environmental status can be installed at various points in the designated area. The data processing complex is mounted on an off-road vehicle and can be put into operation within a few minutes, 'Spectr' Vice President Tatyana Lebedeva said:

'We can control the strength of gamma radiation dose and chemical concentration. The radiation and chemical monitoring sensors can be placed in the city at a distance of five kilometers. In the field conditions, it is 10km or more depending on the high and low terrain. Data is transmitted continuously for 8 hours'.

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The operation of mobile sensors can be monitored right in the off-road vehicle. The car is completely sealed. The special ventilator will create excessive pressure inside the vehicle, thus completely eliminating the contaminated air outside. In addition, the off-road vehicle is equipped with a special sensor to scan the surrounding space, and can determine the direction to the radiation source. Inside the terrain vehicle is a high-speed computer. Based on the data received, the computer will build a map of radioactive pollution in real-time mode, leading the Ministry's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Agency Emergency Situations. granted Russian, Alexey Kudyakov said:

'The data is included in the map in automatic mode. The final operating result of the system is to provide a record and information on environmental pollution in the area where an emergency occurs. '

Accurate and reliable information facilitates quick decision making in the most difficult situations. The lack of a quick and accurate solution is the case of the Japanese nuclear power plant in Fukushima. Information with huge delays reached the analytical center, located hundreds of places from the accident site. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from the contaminated area. Billions of dollars have been spent dealing with the consequences, company 's director General Spectr Alexandr Zaitsev said:

'If there is this technique in Fukushima, the problem has been solved more effectively. So in Russia there was a decision to develop a system to allow monitoring of radioactive contamination in the air '.

The first civilian terrain vehicle that monitors radiation and chemicals has entered the payroll of Moscow's Ministry of Emergency Situations center. This high-tech device has been waiting here for a long time because similar foreign developments are much more expensive.

In the near future, Russia plans to produce nine such reconnaissance vehicles and equip them for all Russian federal districts.