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A mobile laser system is proposed for monitoring the atmosphere around the location of a NPP determining the concentration of molecular iodine at the level of 108 cm−3 and assessing the volumetric activity at the level of 1 MBq/m3. Due to the high mobility of the system, which is ensured by the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle, it can be used in the event of an emergency at a nuclear power plant or similar enterprise to assess the radioactive contamination of various parts of the adjacent territory including the upper hemisphere to a radius of 5–10 km, which limitation is due to the flight range of an unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Translated from Atomnaya Energiya, Vol. 134, No. 3–4, pp. 181–186, March–April, 2023.
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Mankevich, S.K., Orlov, E.P. Increased sensitivity of laser monitoring of molecular iodine in the atmosphere around the location of an npp using an unmanned aerial vehicle. At Energy 134, 229–235 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-024-01050-6
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