References Radiation Monitoring Networks

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Radiation Monitoring Networks 

Edition 2012

Overview 

Nationwide monitoring networks NPP ring monitoring systems 

� BfS – Germany 

� RAR – Spain 

� SFWS – Austria 

� Bavaria – Germany 

� Service National de la Protection Civile – Luxembourg 

� Administration Navigation Aérienne – Luxembourg 

� ISPRA – Italy 

� NADAM – Switzerland 

� RPII – Ireland 

� MLSI – Cyprus 

� APA – Portugal 

� STUK – Finland 

� FANC – Belgium 

� DEMA – Denmark 

� GAMMA-1 – Ukraine and Belarus 

� RaMo – Bulgaria 

� Regional Network – Bulgaria 

� MoE – Qatar 

� KACST – Saudi Arabia 

� FANR – UAE 

� EPA – China – Beijing 

� EPA – China – Shanghai 

� EPA – China – Guangdong 

� HKO – Hong Kong 

� International Data Exchange – Europe 

� NPPs Bavaria – Germany 

� NPPs Lower Saxony – Germany 

� E.ON ELLA – Germany 

� NPP Brunsbüttel – Germany 

� GNS Ahaus – Germany 

� LANUV – Germany 

� NPP Hesse – Germany 

� TVO – Finland 

� MADUK – Switzerland 

� NPP BKW FMB – Switzerland 

� AORMS-2 – Russia 

� NPP Pilgrim – USA, MA 

� NPP HongYanhe – China 

� INER – Taiwan 

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Nationwide Monitoring Networks 


BfS – Germany 

Nationwide radiation monitoring network 

for BfS (Federal Office of Radiation 

Protection), Germany 

� 2.150 monitoring stations with: 

� Gamma probe GS05 

� Data logger DLM1450 

� 6 central computer systems with: 

� Unix operating system 

� ISDN based WAN 

� Graphical user interface 

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PTT D ial-up 

Telephone 

Network 

P TT Dial-up 

Telephone 

Network 

P TT Dial-up 

Telephone 

Network 

PTT Dial-up 

Telephone 

Netw ork 

ISDN 

P TT Dial-up 

Telephone 

Network 

PTT Dial-up 

Telephone 

Netw ork 

PT T D ial-up 

Telephone 

Network 

PTT Dial-up 

Telephone 

Network

RAR – Spain 

Nationwide Spanish gamma dose rate 

monitoring network for Protectión Civil 

� 900 intelligent gamma probes IGS411B 

/ IGS421B 

� Regional computer system (RCS) from INDRA 

� Central computer system (CCS) from INDRA 

� PTT dial-up telephone network and radio for 

data transmission 

PTT dial-up 

telephone 

network 

PTT dial-up 

telephone 

network 


CCS 

Madrid 

RCS 

RCS 

PTT dial-up 

telephone 

network 

RCS

Bavaria – Germany 

IFR – Immission monitoring network for 

radiation of Bavaria, operated by LfU 

� 47 monitoring stations each with: 

� Intelligent Gamma Probe IGS411 

� Data Logger DLM1470 

� Rackmount devices (19’’) 

� TCP-IP communication 

� 9 monitoring stations at NPP sites: 

� Additional analog interface converter 

� Network monitoring center 

� Existing monitoring centre at LfU 

� Data communication based on specific protocol 


LAN / VPN 

LAN 

Existing 

Monitoring 

centre 

Client 1 Client x

SFWS – Austria 

Radiation control center of nationwide 

radiation monitoring network for Austria 

� Control of gamma dose rate network with 

350 monitoring stations 

� Control of sub-network for particulate 

radiation monitoring 

� Redundant system with servers at two locations 

� External user via ISDN or TETRON 

� Application software NMC 

� WEB interface for system/station messages 


Monitoring Center BStWZ 

ISDN / TETRON 

ISDN / TETRON 

TUS Netz 

Monitoring Center ABStWZ 

External 

User n 

External 

User 1

Service National de la Protection Civile – Luxembourg 

Monitoring centers and monitoring stations for 

the nationwide radiation monitoring network of 

Ministry of Health and Civile Protection 

� 2 monitoring centers (redundant system) with: 

� 2 servers each (redundant) 

� 2 client workstations 

� 1 remote access laptop 

� Application software NMC_RAD 

� Acquisition, storage and evaluation of measured data and status 

from: 

� Gamma dose rate monitoring stations and spectroscopic 

stations (AGS421, AGS710) 

� Water monitor for total gamma and gamma spectroscopy 

� Air monitor for alpha-beta particulates and spectroscopy 


� Alarming and early warning via integrated alarm unit 


Airport of Luxembourg 

Monitoring Center for meteorological 

monitoring mtations for the airport of 

Luxembourg 

� 6 monitoring monitoring stations with wind, temperature and 

humidity sensors 

� 1 NMC Server, 3 NMC Clients 


� Module for meteorological data processing 

� Acquisition, storage and evaluation of measured data and 

status of meteorological monitoring stations 

� NMC export module 

� NMC report generator 


LAN / VPN 

LAN 

Client 1 Client 3

ISPRA – Italy 

Nationwide radiation monitoring network of 

Italy, operated by ISPRA (Institute for 

Environmental Protection and Research) 

� 60 monitoring stations with: 

� Intelligent gamma probe IGS421 

� Precipitation detector RD202 

� Control unit DLM1450 

� Monitoring center with: 

� Redundant server (WINDOWS) 


� ISDN and PSTN based data transmission 


ISDN / PSTN 

LAN/WAN 

Client 1 Client n

NADAM – Switzerland 

Nationwide radiation monitoring network of 

NAZ (National Emergency Operations Centre) 

� 50 intelligent gamma probes IGS421B operated within the 

meteorological network of MeteoSwiss 

� 20 mobile autarkic gamma stations AGS421M with: 

� Integrated GPS 

� Integrated rain detector 

� Solar panel for independent operation 

� Radiation monitoring center NMC_RAD 

� On server / cluster (fixed) 

� On laptop (mobile center) 


MeteoSwiss 

Monitoirng Network 

National Emergency 

Operation Center 

(NAZ)

RPII – Ireland 

Nationwide gamma dose rate monitoring 

network of RPII (Radiological Protection 

Institute of Ireland) 




� 5 autarkic gamma stations AGS421 


� Server system (LINUX) 



PSTN / GSM 

Monitoring Center

MLSI – Cyprus 

Nationwide radiation monitoring network for 

MLSI (Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance) 

� 7 gamma monitoring stations with: 


� Intelligent gamma probe IGS421B 

� Rain gauge 

� 1 Spectroscopic monitoring station AGS711 

� Spectral detector & low dose detector 

� GM detector for high dose rates 

� Monitoring center at MLSI and Civil Defense each with: 

� Server (WINDOWS) 

� Client workstation 


� Web Server NMC_WEB 

� Integration of 

Aerosol-Monitor 


PSTN / ISDN / 

GPRS

APA – Portugal 

Nationwide Portuguese gamma radiation 

monitoring network for APA (Agencia 

Portuguesa do Ambiente) 




� 1 mobile monitoring station in the vehicle 

� IGS421 + DLM1450 

� Central computer system with: 


� Network monitoring Centre software 

NMC_RAD 

� PTT and GSM dial-up telephone 

network for data transmission 


PTT dial-up 

telephone network 


STUK – Finland 

Monitoring stations for the nationwide radiation 

monitoring network for STUK (Radiation and 

Nuclear Safety Authority) 

� 270 Gamma dose rate monitoring stations with: 



� Rain sensor RD203 


VIRVE / GSM

TELERAD – Belgium 

Monitoring stations for the nationwide radiation 

monitoring network TELERAD of FANC/AFCN 

(Federal Agency of Nuclear Control) 

� 170 Gamma dose rate monitoring stations for nation-wide 

control with: 

� Control unit DLM1470 with redundant data 

communication links (DSL & GPRS) 

� Intelligent gamma probe IGS411 with integrated rain 

sensor RD203 

� 62 Spectroscopic gamma monitoring stations (SARA) 

located around the four nuclear facilities with: 

� AGS711 with redundant data 

communication Links 

(DSL, Satellite & GPRS) 


DSL, Satellite 

& GPRS 

Main 


Center 

Secontary 


Center

DEMA – Denmark & Greenland 

Nationwide radiation monitoring networks for 

Greenland & Denmark, operated by the Danish 

Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) 

� 21 Gamma dose rate monitoring stations for nation-wide control 

with: 

� Autonomous Gamma Station AGS421 with redundant 

data communication links (GSM & SMS) 

� Integrated rain sensor RD203 

� 14 Spectroscopic gamma stations (SARA) on Greenland and 

Denmark with: 

� AGS710 with redundant data 

communication Links 

(DSL & GPRS) 

� 2 Network Monitoring Centres 

NMC_RAD with: 

� Alarming, GIS, NMC_WEB & Report Generator 

14 x 

AGS710F 

(SARA) 


DSL & 

GPRS 

Main 


Center 

NMC_RAD 

(Greenland) 

GSM & 

SMS 

Secontary 


Center 

NMC_RAD 

(Denmark) 

21 x 

AGS421F

Gamma-1 – Ukraine and Belarus 

Radiation early warning system with 

monitoring rings around the NPPs Ignalina, 

Rivne and Zaporizhya 

� 49 gamma dose rate monitoring stations with: 

� IGS421 and RD200 


� 8 deployable gamma stations 

� 3 meteorological stations 

� 3 local and 2 national response centers 

� 1 Alpha-/beta-radiation monitor 

� 1 gamma effluent monitor 

� Radio-based data communication network 

� 4 monitoring vehicles 

LITHUANIA 

Rovno 

Response Center 


Ignalina 

B E L A R U S 

Rivne 

Braslav 

Response Center 

Minsk 

National Centre 

dedicated line 

Kiev 

National Centre 

U K R A I N E 

Zaporizhya 

Response Centre 

Leased line 

Zaporizhya

RaMo – Bulgaria 

Nationwide real time radiation 

monitoring system 


� IGS421 and DLM1440 

� 9 additionally equipped for meteorological monitoring 

� 1 mobile monitoring system 

� Gamma spectrum and dose rate, 

meteorological data 

� 3 repeater stations 

� 1 central station (CS) in Sofia 

� 4 remote response centers via leased X.25-lines 

Vidin 

Valtchedrum 

Hayredin 

Viden Peak 

� Radio-based communication network between local stations 

and central station 

Bulpac 

X.25 

Montana 

Cherni Vrah 

Peak 


Kozloduj 

Oryachovo 

Kneja 

Bulpac 

X.25 

Vratza 

Petrokhan Peak 

Sofia 

Bulpac 

X.25 

Bulpac 

X.25 

Pleven 

Bulpac 

X.25 

Oresh 

Veliko Tarnovo 

Plovdiv 

Snejanka Peak 

Botev Peak 

Bulpac 

X.25 

St. Zagora 

Bulpac 

X.25 

Rousse 

MMS 

Elchovo 

Samuil 

Silistra 

Tervel 

Varna 

Cape Emine 

Bulpac 

X.25 

Burgas 

Bulpac 

X.25 

Ahtopol 

LMS 

MET 

REP 

CS 

RMS 

Kaliakra

Regional Network – Bulgaria 

Regional network for water quality 

monitoring in uranium mining areas 

for MoE (Ministry of Environment) 

� 2 water quality containers for sampling, 

monitoring and local storage of T, pH, ORP, 

DO, conductivity, turbidity and flow 

� 2 sub-centers for remote monitoring 

� 2 main centers in Sofia for remote monitoring 

and evaluation 

Main Center 1 

CCS EEA Sofia 


GSM / PSTN 

Main Center 2 

CCS Ecoengineering 

Sub Center 

SCCS Elesnitza 

WMC Struma River WMC Mesta River

MoE – Qatar 


MOE (Ministry of Environment) 


� Stationary AGS421S 

� Mobile AGS421M 



� 2 mobile radiation surveillance systems MobRad 





� Web application software NMC-WEB 

� Automatic report generator 

� Alarming management also via SMS and e-mail 

� Integrated air monitoring 

� Large scale display at emergency response room 


KACST – Saudi Arabia 


Institute of Atomic Energy Research at KACST 

(King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology) 


� Intelligent gamma probe IGS421 and control unit 1450 

(23 units) 

� Autarkic gamma station AGS421S (21 units) 

� Connected via PSTN dial-up line or GSM network 

� Monitoring center in Riyadh with: 




� Remote alarm management via SMS 

� WEB application software NMC-WEB 


PSTN / ISDN 


FANR – United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) 

Nationwide radiation monitoring network of the 

Nuclear Safety Authority FANR 

� 25 Autonomous gamma monitoring stations AGS421S 

� 5 Mobile gamma monitoring stations AGS421M 

� 5 Autonomous spectroscopic stations AGS711S 




� Connection via GSM / GPRS network 


GSM / GPRS 

Monitoring Centre

EPA – China 

Regional Monitoring networks for EPA 

(Environmental Protection Agency) of 

Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou 

� 32 autarkic gamma monitoring stations AGS421S : 

� 21 EPA Beijing 

� 6 EPA Shanghai 

� 5 EPA Guangzhou 

� 1 monitoring center each with 


� Connection via GSM network 

Monitoring Centre 


GSM

Hong Kong Observatory – Hong Kong 

Nationwide Radiation Monitoring Network of 

Hong Kong – operated by Hong Kong 

Observatory (HKO) 

� 2 Spectroscopic Gamma Monitoring Stations SARA: 

� AGS710 (NaI based) 

� AGS910 (LaBr based) 

� 1 monitoring center with 


� Spectroscopic data processing by NMC_SPEC 

� Connection via LAN network and GPRS 



LAN & GPRS

International Data Exchange - Europe 

System for the international online exchange 

of radiological and meteorological data and 

information 

between 

and 

Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and 

Western Europe (TACIS) 

Hungary and 

Western Europe (PHARE) 

Regional Data Centre 

Western Europe, ISPRA 


National Data Centre 

Belarus, Minsk 

V.34 modem 

V.34 modem 


Ukraine, Kiev 


Hungary, Budapest 


Russia, Moscow 

V.34 modem 


Russia, Obninsk

NPP Ring Monitoring Systems 


Bavaria – Germany 

Remote monitoring network around the 

nuclear power plants in Bavaria 

� 4 monitoring networks each of: 

� 12 firmly installed autarkic gamma stations 

AGS421S 

� 4 mobile autarkic gamma stations 

AGS421M 

� 2 Mobile systems MobRad 

� Network monitoring center with: 

� Redundant server (LINUX) 

� 6 client workstations (WINDOWS) 

� Application software (NMC_RAD) 

� Integrated online communication with 

mobile monitoring system (MobRad 

and CBRN systems) 

NPP 

Grafenrheinfeld 

NPP 

Gundremmingen 

6 NMC 

Clients 

Workstations 

(WINDOWS 

) 

MobRad 


Ethernet 

8 ISDN Lines 

GSM 

GPRS 

(to NMC) 

NMC 

Servers 

Redundant 

Server 

(LINUX) 

Research 

Reactor 

ISDN 

NPP Isar I und II 

TechniData ENVINET 

Service-Line 

(ISDN)

Lower Saxony – Germany 


nuclear power plants in Lower Saxony 

� 20 autarkic gamma stations AGS421S with: 

� Wireless GSM data communication 

� SMS data transmission as a redundant link 

� Powered by solar panel 

� Remotely configurable 

� Compatible to nationwide monitoring 

network of BfS 


Station No. 1 Station No. 2 Station No. n 

GSM to ISDN or GSM 

Regional Agency of 

Ecology of Lower 

Saxony (NLÖ) 

Hannover

E.ON BELLA – Germany 

Online radiation monitoring system for the 

spent fuel storages (BELLA) at the nuclear 

power plants KKG and KKI, operated by E.ON 

� 2 radiation monitoring networks each with: 

� 5 monitoring stations consisting of: 



� Neutron probe 


� Server (WINDOWS) 19” system 



� Alarm management 

� Reporting (automatic generator) 

� ISDN and GSM data 

� Bi-directional online communication 

� MobRad Online + Spectroscopic Monitoring Station AGS711M 

2 Gamma stations in 

the vicinity of the NPP 

AGS711M 


Center 

NMC 


Server 

1 Gamma + neutron 

reference station in 

the vicinity of the NPP 

PSTN / ISDN 

Client 1 Client n 

Alarm 

2 Gamma + neutron 

stations at the 

fence of the NPP 

MobRad 

Reports

Brunsbüttel – Germany 

Ring monitoring system around the nuclear 

power plant Brunsbüttel 

� 17 fixed gamma stations AGS421F or S with: 

� Wireless GSM data communication 

� Solar or 230 V power supply 

� 2 gamma stations IGS421-H and DLM1450 

� Compatible to AGS421 

� 2 spectroscopic monitoring stations SARA 

/ AGS710F 

� Connection via GSM network 

� 1 monitoring center with: 


� Application software NMC with automatic alarming and 

report generator 

� 2 mobile radiation surveillance systems MobRad 

2 spectroscopic 

gamma stations 

2 MobRad systems 

GSM / 

GPRS 

Monitoring Centre NMC 


2 environmental 

monitoring stations 

3 daployable 

monitoring stations 


at the fence

GNS / Ahaus – Germany 

Ring monitoring system for the storage 

facility for spent nuclear fuel and area 

monitoring system for the storage hall 

� 6 gamma probes and 2 neutron probes for 

environmental monitoring 

� Online data transmission via TCP-IP / RS485 

� 1 reference station with gamma and neutron probe 

� 4 gamma & neutron probes for area monitoring inside 


� 2 network monitoring centers with: 

� Server (WINDOWS) + Client 

� Application software NMC_RAD including GIS 

system and alarming 

TCP-IP/ 

RS485 

Monitoring Centre 1 


TCP-IP/ 

RS485 

Monitoring Centre 2 

7 monitoring 

stations 

(environmental 

monitoring) 


(area monitoring)

LANUV – Germany 

Environmental gamma monitoring stations for 

storage facility for spent nuclear fuel and 

monitoring centre 

� 6 gamma probes for environmental monitoring 


� 1 network monitoring center with: 

� Server (WINDOWS) + Client 

� Application software NMC_RAD including GIS 

system and alarming 

TCP-IP/ 

RS485 

Monitoring Centre NMC 


6 monitoring 

stations

NPP Hesse - Germany 


nuclear power plant Biblis 

� 12 stations in the vicinity of the NPP 

� 4 stations at the fence of the facility 




� 9 Autonomous gamma monitoring stations with: 

� AGS421S – solar powered 

� Data transmission via dial-up telephone network and 

GSM to the regional authority of environment of Hesse 


ISDN/Analog/ 

GSM 

Central Station

TVO – Finland 

Ring monitoring system for nuclear power 

plant Olkiluoto (TVO) 

� 2 ring systems with: 

� 17 gamma monitoring stations AGS521 

� Partly solar powered 

� Connection via radio network 

� 2 monitoring centers with: 

� NMC_RAD 

� Data export to the national authority STUK 


RADIO

MADUK - Switzerland 

Ring monitoring systems around the 2 

Swiss nuclear power plants 




� Central computer system (Siemens AG) 

� DSL network for data transmission 



DSL 

DSL

BKW KKM - Switzerland 

Radiation monitoring network 

� 4 mobile autarkic gamma stations AGS421 

� 1 mobile spectroscopic gamma station AGS711M 

� Integrated GPS receivers 

� Central computer system with: 


� Data acquisition software NMC_RAD 

� 3 NMC clients on work stations 

� GSM / GPRS network for data transmission 



GSM / GPRS

AORMS-2 - RUSSIA 

Meteorological and radiation monitoring 

system in the vicinity of the nuclear power 

plant Kola 

� 5 automated meteorological stations (AMS) 

� 1 SODAR/RASS 

� 1 mobile radioactivity monitoring laboratory (MRML) 

� 1 radio repeater station 

� 1 information and analytical center (IAC) with 

2 client server systems 


AMS 1 

SODAR 

RASS 

AMS 2 

Container 

AMS 3 

dial up network 

& 

radio 

IAC 

AMS 4 

AMS 5 

MRML

Pilgrim – USA 

Ring monitoring and early warning system 

around the NPP Pilgrim station (Plymouth / 

Massachusetts) 



� Data logger DLM 1450 

� 2 independent monitoring centers with: 



� Application software NMC_WEB 

� Alarming and early warning via e-mail and pager 

Public Health 

Boston 

Emergency Operation 

Center Plymouth 


PSTN

NPP HongYanhe – China 

Remote monitoring network for nuclear 

power plant HongYanhe (Lianing 

province, China) 

� 10 spectroscopic gamma monitoring stations 

in the vicinity of the NPP 

� Spectroscopic detection systems AGS810F 

� Data transmission by LAN 

� Monitoring centre NMC with 


� Spectroscopic data processing 

NMC_SPEC 


LAN 

Monitoring Centre NMC

INER - Taiwan 

AREA radiation monitoring network for 

Nuclear Research Center 

� 5 intelligent gamma probes IGS510 

� RS485 field bus 

� PC-based central station with controlling software zION 

Alarm Unit 


Field Bus RS485 

Monitoring Centre

Our clients in Europe 

Lower Saxony 

NPP remote control (20) 

Hesse 


Bavaria 


Ireland 

RPII (15) 

Luxembourg - MDS 

Stations (4) Mon. Centres (2) 

Portugal 

APA (15) 

Spain 

RAR (920) 

Switzerland 

ENSI NPP remote control (58) 

Switzerland 

NAZ (100) 

Italy 

South Tyrol (7) 

Germany 

E.ON NPPs (2x5) 

Germany 

NPP Brunsbüttel (21) 

Denmark 

& Greenland 

DEMA (35) ( ) 

Belgium 

FANC 

Telerad (232) ( ) 

Switzerland 

BKW (5) 

Italy 

APAT (60) 

Germany 

BfS (2150) 

Germany 

GNS Ahaus (11) 

Austria 

Monitoring centre 

Norway 

NRPA (5) 

Germany 

LANUV (9) 

Cyprus 

MoL (8) 


Finland 

STUK (270) 

Luxembourg – Airp. 

Monitoring Centre (1) 

Bavaria 

IFR network (47) 

France 

ILL (6) 

Bulgaria 

Water monitoring 

Finland 

NPP TVO (17) 

Lithuania 

NPP Ignalina (14) 

Russia 

Kola NPP 

Russia 

International data exchange 

Belarus 

GAMMA-1 (13) 

Belarus 


Ukraine 


Ukraine 

GAMMA-1 (46) 

Hungary 


Bulgaria 

RaMo (26)

Thank you 

for your attention! 


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