A Web Portal for the Remote Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants

Abstract

Nuclear power plants are equipped with safety installations that should, for all practical cases, preclude the occurrence of a nuclear accident. However, additional safety measures pertaining to disaster control, and the provision of radiation protection could be required in the event of an imminent, occurring, or already terminated release of radioactive nuclides. For instance, the distribution of iodine tablets or a precautionary evacuation are included among these measures. The remote monitoring system for nuclear power plants (RM/NPP) includes the collection of radiological and meteorological variables that have an influence on the diffusion and deposition of radioactive nuclides. A central role of the monitoring system is the use of these variables in the calculation of radiation exposure values and areas. These results are used for decision support, dissemination of information, and the issuing of public warnings.

An Integrated Systems Approach for Early Warning and Risk Management Systems

“…However, due to the increasing importance of web services, the portal function deserves some brief but special consideration. More detailed technical descriptions are given by Hürster et al (2006Hürster et al ( , 2007.…”

“…In order to allow for a broader but selective access to the information kept within the Operational System, the decision was taken by the Ministry to establish a web access function by means of a dedicated Web Portal (Hürster et al, 2006). Similar applications are envisaged by the Federal States Baden-Württemberg and Saxony-Anhalt in order to open the access to general environmental information, as imposed by legislation (Schlachter et al, 2006).…”