Rostec State Corporation's Roselectronics Holding has developed a new generation of industrial telesystems with high radiation resistance. They are designed to monitor technological processes in the reactor area, as well as visual monitoring of its condition. This is necessary to maintain the operability of a key element of the NPP and prevent emergencies. The prototypes will be tested by the end of 2024.
The upgraded video surveillance system was developed by the Television Research Institute, which is part of Roselektronika. It is planned to use it to inspect the condition of reactor housings and internal equipment, control the extraction and installation of fuel assemblies, as well as to monitor technological operations and processes for reloading fuel in the reactor and the holding pool.
The complex includes a radiation-resistant chamber capable of operating in air and water environments with instantaneous gamma radiation up to 2 mrad/hour or accumulated up to 200 mrad. The lens of the company's own design allows you to obtain color and b/W images with a resolution of at least 1000 television lines at ambient temperatures up to 120 degrees Celsius.
The camera is controlled using a television system unit with a membrane keyboard. All controllers are "sewn" into the panel, which allows safe use in reactor rooms and other nuclear facilities.
"The Research Institute of Television has a unique expertise in the field of development and production of radiation-resistant video surveillance equipment. The use of new optics and the minimum number of components inside the camera allowed us to achieve high performance and expand the conditions for the use of such systems. By the end of the year, we plan to test prototypes to confirm the characteristics laid down in the terms of reference," said Alexey Nikitin, General Director of the Television Research Institute.
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