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Complex systems and software engineering
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Energy, Ecology, Environment
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Social - Societal - Solidarity Innovation
Radiation Protection, Safety, Dismantling engineering (iRSD)
Research unit
iRSD is a unit of advice and expertise for nuclear research facilities. The engineers provide their experience and expertise in the fields of radiation protection, health and safety management at work, nuclear safety, decommissioning of nuclear facilities and radioactive waste management.
The iRSD intervenes in the framework of services (punctual work) or collaborations (long-term works) with laboratories of the CNRS or other national or European research institutions.
Innovation themes
Rue Henri Becquerel
Centre Universitaire Paris-Sud, Bâtiment 201, Porte. 1
91898 ORSAY
Expertises
- Monte Carlo computation codes for transport and particle interactions
- safety system design (PSS, hardwired logic / safety PLCs)
- draft ASN authorization file for nuclear activities and document management set up
- analysis of risk management organization
- radiological impact studies
- risk assessment
- financial and technical analysis of the dismantling operation of nuclear research facilities
- radiological measurements
- radiological characterization by gamma spectrometry
- studies for the management of radioactive waste: implementation / analysis of management processes, support for the disposal of existing waste ...
Applications sectors
- Other business
- Energy
- Other industry
- Administration / Public sector
Total number of employees
Equipment(s) open to collaboration
- 1 Ge gamma spectrometer (40%, ISOCS characterized), mobile
- 2 LaBr gamma spectrometers (2 inches) for fast qualitative measurements
- plastic scintillators for the radiological measurement of vehicles (cars, trucks, to be made on the site of the UPS)
Keywords
Valuation offer
- MERCURAD http://www.canberra.com/products/insitu_systems/pdf/Mercurad-SS-C20046.pdf
- FLUKA http://www.fluka.org/fluka.php target=_blank
- MCNP https://mcnp.lanl.gov/
Projects examples
- expertise on the radioactive waste management process for CERN
- financial evaluation of the dismantling of the SOLEIL Synchrotron facilities
- risk assessment (radiological and conventional) for the LAL (ThomX)
- study and design of the PSS safety system for LAL and IPN Orsay (ThomX - Andromède)
- Apollon ASN authorization file (Laser 10 PW - LULI)
- expertise on Apollo's PSS security system
Industrial and scientific relations
Scientific collaborations
- France: LCP, LAL, Institut de Lumière Extrême, Apollon, Synchrotron SOLEIL
- Europe: CERN