operational experience with libs in the uk nuclear ... presentation at iaea 7-11 jul...

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Operational Experience with LIBS in the UK Nuclear Industry –

Proven Applications and Future Potential

Dr Andrew WhitehouseApplied Photonics Ltd

Unit 8, Carleton Business ParkSkipton, North Yorkshire

BD23 2DE, U.K.www.appliedphotonics.co.uk

Presentation Overview

• Introduction

• Overview of APL’s products and services

• Review of nuclear applications of LIBS conducted by APL

• Brief overview of APL’s work on Stand-Off LIBS for US DOD

• APL’s perspective on future potential of LIBS for nuclear

• Summary

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Introduction

Andrew I. Whitehouse

• 1998 – Present Founder / Managing Director, Applied Photonics Ltd (APL)

• 1992 – 1998 Technical Manager, Radiometric Physics Group, BNFL, Sellafield, UK

• 1991 – 1992 Post Grad Research Assistant, Dept. of Physics, University College Swansea, UK

• 1987 – 1991 PhD (funded by UKAEA), Dept. of Physics, University College Swansea, UK

• 1986 – 1987 Prod. Manager (Fibreoptics), International Computers Ltd, Manchester, UK

• 1983 – 1986 BSc (Physics with Laser Physics), Dept. of Physics, University College Swansea, UK

• 1980 – 1983 Laboratory Technician, Union Carbide, Swansea, UK

• 1978 – 1980 Engineering Toolmaker, British Leyland, Swansea, UK

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APL’s products and services

UK-based privately-owned SME company specialising

in industrial and security applications of LIBSProducts:• LIBSCAN product range

• LIBSProbe

• ST-LIBS range of stand-off LIBS systems

• LIBS Workstation

• Opto-mechanical components and misc. hardware

Services:• Remote materials characterisation service to nuclear industry

• Contract Research & Development (e.g. feasibility studies etc)

• Design & Build Services (e.g. laboratory / industrial scientific equipment etc)

• Engineering machine shop services

• Mechanical and opto-mechanical engineering design services

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LIBSCAN range of products

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LIBSCAN range of products

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LIBSProbe range of products

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LIBSProbe range of products

Submersible fibre-optic LIBS probe

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LIBS Workstation

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Open-path Stand-Off LIBS system

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Early design fibre-optic probe LIBS instrument

New product development

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Remote materials characterisation service to nuclear industry

Contract Research & Development (e.g. feasibility studies etc)

Design & Build Services (e.g. laboratory / industrial scientific equipment etc)

Engineering machine shop services

Mechanical and opto-mechanical engineering design services

APL’s services

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APL’s laboratory

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APL’s machine shop

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Nuclear applications of LIBS

• THORP reprocessing plant, Sellafield

• Hinkley Point and Hunterston AGR power stations

• Wylfa Magnox power station

• Calder Hall Magnox power station, Sellafield

A montage of images here?

Sellafield nuclear site, Cumbria, UK

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Remote characterisation of spent-fuel residuesat the THORP nuclear reprocessing plant

Location: Basket Handling Cave (spent-fuel dissolution), THORP plant, Sellafield, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Inspection task: Characterisation of gross contamination

Environment: Hot Cell (HLW - on the order of 100 Sv/hr)

Location of material: Upper section of dissolver baskets

Access: Optical access via lead-glass shield window

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Remote characterisation of spent-fuel residuesat the THORP nuclear reprocessing plant

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Remote characterisation of spent-fuel residuesat the THORP nuclear reprocessing plant

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Remote characterisation of spent-fuel residuesat the THORP nuclear reprocessing plant

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Remote characterisation of spent-fuel residuesat the THORP nuclear reprocessing plant

In-situ compositional analysis of Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) steam generator tubes

Location: Superheaters, just below level of circular walkway above reactor core

Inspection task: Cu content of steam tube bifurcations

Environment: C3 / R4 areaGamma dose-rate: ~ 1.0 mSv/hrTemp: ~60°C

Location of tubes: Inside each superheater enclosure, near the top of the steam generators

Access: Access from pile-cap down 40 ft ladder to circular walkway. Down vertical access ladder between each steam generator

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CAD view of an AGR Superheater

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Deployment of LIBS fibre-optic probein AGR superheater

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AGR video clip

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In-situ compositional analysis of Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) steam generator tubes

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Deployment of LIBS fibre-optic probe inAGR sub-boiler annulus

Wylfa (Magnox) nuclear power stationAnglesey, North Wales, UK

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Remote identification of reinforcing bars and cooling water tubes at Wylfa (Magnox) power station

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Remote identification of reinforcing bars and cooling water tubes at Wylfa (Magnox) power station

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Deployment of LIBS instrument atWylfa (Magnox) Nuclear Power Station

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Deployment of LIBS instrument atWylfa (Magnox) Nuclear Power Station

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Calder Hall (Magnox) Nuclear Power Station

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Deployment of LIBS fibre-optic probe atCalder Hall (Magnox) Nuclear Power Station

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Deployment of LIBS fibre-optic probe atCalder Hall (Magnox) Nuclear Power Station

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Stand-Off LIBS (ST-LIBS) for IED detectionAPL’s contribution to US DoD projects

• First field demonstration – December 2004

• US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Aberdeen Proving Ground

• Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organisation (JIEDDO)

• National Training Centre (NTC), Fort Irwin, California

• Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), Arizona

A montage of images here?

Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona (2004)ARL, Uni. Of Malaga, Ocean Optics, APL

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Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona (2004)

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ST-LIBS Generation 1US Army Research Laboratory

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Image of Gen 1

ST-LIBS Generation 2US Army Research Laboratory

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ST-LIBS Generation 2US Army Research Laboratory

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ST-LIBS Generation 3 (“eye-safe”)US Army Research Laboratory

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Image of Gen 3

ST-LIBS Generation 4ARL, BAE Systems – funded by JIEDDO

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ST-LIBS Generation 4ARL, BAE Systems – funded by JIEDDO

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Image of Gen 4

National Training Center, Ft Irwin, California

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ST-LIBS Generation 4National Training Center, Ft Irwin, California

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ST-LIBS Generation 4National Training Center, Ft Irwin, California

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ST-LIBS Generation 4National Training Center, Ft Irwin, California

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ST-LIBS Generation 4National Training Center, Ft Irwin, California

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ST-LIBS Generation 4National Training Center, Ft Irwin, California

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ST-LIBS Generation 5US Army Research Laboratory

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Future potential?

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Open path Stand-Off LIBS instrument

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Remote characterisation of spent-fuel residuesat the THORP nuclear reprocessing plant

Fibre-optic probe LIBS instrument

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Submersible fibre-optic LIBS probe

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© 2001 - 2008 Applied Photonics Ltd, Unit 8, Carleton Business Park, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2DE, U.K.

LIBSCAN range of products

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LIBSProbe range of products

New product development

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Summary

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• Over 10 years operational experience of LIBS applied to nuclear plants and environments

• Experienced in conventional nuclear material characterisation techniques, operating environments and safety procedures

• Proven track-record in design and manufacture of special LIBS instruments andsystems for niche applications

• In-house design, development and manufacturing facilities• Offering LIBS-based materials characterisation service to UK nuclear industry• Broad customer base: