Development of KURAMA-II and its operation in Fukushima

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2015.01.086
• Publication Date: 2015-02-03T17:35:26Z
• Authors: M. Tanigaki; R. Okumura; K. Takamiya; N. Sato; H. Yoshino; H. Yoshinaga; Y. Kobayashi; A. Uehara; H. Yamana
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; γ-ray; 0302 clinical medicine; Mapping; Air dose rate; Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant; Radiometry; 7. Clean energy; Carborne survey

Abstract A carborne survey system, named as KURAMA (Kyoto University RAdiation MApping system), was developed as a response to the nuclear accident at TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011. Now the system has evolved into KURAMA-II, characterized by its compactness, autonomous operation, and acquisition of pulse-height spectrum data. A two-year field test of radiation monitoring by KURAMA-II on local buses, performed by Kyoto University, has successfully proceeded to the phase of official operation by the Fukushima prefectural government, supported by Kyoto University and JAEA (Japan Atomic Energy Agency). An outline and the current status of KURAMA-II, including some results of the continuous monitoring by KURAMA-II on local buses in Fukushima, are introduced.