Characterization of Microcontroller Under Gamma Radiation Environment

Abstract

Electronics & Instrumentation is an essential and integral part of nuclear power plants that facilitate to monitor, control, and operate the plant from a central control room. The functionality of the electronic components is subject to degrading due to the harsh environment of the reactor containment building due to the presence of high radiation and temperature. To improve the reliability, accuracy, and economic optimization of the Instrument & Control (I&C) system, it is extremely important to understand the effect of ionizing radiation on the commercially available components. The main prominence of this paper is to represent the idea to demonstrate the gamma radiation endurance limit of microcontroller by irradiating with60Co gamma rays and the effectiveness of stainless steel as a gamma shielding material.