Application
Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM) are permanently installed radiation detection systems designed for automated screening of pedestrians, vehicles and trains passing through the detection zone of RPM for presence of gamma and neutron radiation. The RPM alerts the security office and front line officer about the presence of radioactive and nuclear material and provides additional alarm associated information: type of alarm (gamma, neutron or both), relative amplitude of the alarm, etc.
DESCRIPTION
Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM) are permanently installed radiation detection systems designed for automated screening of pedestrians, vehicles and trains passing through the detection zone of RPM for presence of gamma and neutron radiation. The RPM alerts the security office and front line officer about the presence of radioactive and nuclear material and provides additional alarm associated information: type of alarm (gamma, neutron or both), relative amplitude of the alarm, etc.
RPM software functionality:
Visual and audible indication of alarm
Automated adjustment of the gamma-ray and neutron alarm thresholds without interfering with ongoing operation
Provision of horizontal scanning profiles for neutrons and gamma radiation in case of alarm for each detector
Interactive operator window with identified radionuclides list and corresponding count rates vs. time (semiconductor detector option)
Documentation of the radiation alarm, including entering the results of secondary screening assessment