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PI3SO: A Spectroscopic γ-Ray Scanner Table for Sort and Segregate Radwaste Analysis

Published:2024-07-26 Issue:4 Volume:9 Page:85
ISSN:2411-5134
Container-title:Inventions
language:en
Short-container-title:Inventions

Author:

Poma Gaetano Elio¹^ORCID,Failla Chiara Rita¹^ORCID,Amaducci Simone¹^ORCID,Cosentino Luigi¹^ORCID,Longhitano Fabio²^ORCID,Vecchio Gianfranco¹^ORCID,Finocchiaro Paolo¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, 95123 Catania, Italy

2. INFN Sezione di Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy

Abstract

The current scenario of radioactive waste management requires innovative and automated solutions to ensure its effectiveness and safety. In response to this need, the Proximity Imaging System for Sort and Segregate Operations (PI3SO) project was proposed. It is a gamma radiation proximity scanner system for radioactive waste with the primary goal of speeding up some aspects of the waste management cycle while reducing direct human operations. The system will provide proximity imaging for hot-spot finding and spectral analysis for radiological characterization, enabling semiautomatic recognition, sorting and separation of radioactive waste. The core of the proposed scanning system consists of an array of 128 CsI(Tl) scintillators, 1 cm3 size, coupled with silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs), installed on a motorized bridge sliding along a suitable table in order to scan the materials under investigation.

Funder

INFN-Energy committee

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5134/9/4/85/pdf

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