Mobile hardware and software complex to support work of radiation safety experts in field conditions

Abstract

The developed software and technical complex represents a mobile working place designed to support the work of radiation safety experts in case of emergencies, when leaving for the place of accident. It comprises required databases on normative documents in the radiation safety area; enquiry databases on objects, the personnel and equipment of emergency-rescue teams (ERT) from FAAE of Russia; the bank of electronic maps; computer systems for operative forecast and radiation environment measurement; the system to define geographical coordinates as well as a wide set of communication links to accept and transfer the data. The software and technical complex is implemented on the base of a portable IBM-compatible computer. The technical complex is also equipped by a dose rate sensor to run field radiation measurements. Geographical reference to the dose rate measurements is performed via GPS-receiver. Basic objectives solved by tools of the present mobile complex are as follows - information and analytical support for radiation safety experts, express simulation of radiation environment in the place of accident accompanying by radionuclide release, on-site dose rate measurement and retrieval of data on electronic maps, preparation of on-line required documents, forecasts and recommendations, operative communication and data transfer provision for RF FAAE crisis centers. © 2005 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.