A transportable system for radioactivity measurements in situ

Fraunhofer-INT is going to equip a transportable container (modified communication shelter) with a detection and identification system for radioactive materials. This electromagneticallyshielded container is of the same type as used by the German army (model FmBII). It can be transported by truck, container ship, air plane or helicopter. Various measurement systems will beintegrated including systems for world wide communication and data transfer. The container is powered by a 25 kVA power generator mounted on a small trailer which will be transported together withthe container. Air conditioning is provided inside the container for cooling and heating to enable missions in a wide temperature range. The status of the utilities in the container can bemonitored remotely also. Communication means will be integrated into the container to provide world-wide communication via voice, data transmission and fax. Standard telephone lines (ISDN) areused where available. Cellular phone (GSM, D-net) is used where digital telephone lines are not available at the position of the container. Inmarsat B high speed satellite communication is used wherever infrastructure is poor and other means of communication are not available. In this way the data acquired by the measurement systems can be transferred to remote computers by file transfer. This facilitates further evaluation of the data in an operations center. Additionally, it is possible to operate some of the measurement devices remotely. A GPS provides the exact position of the container