Description

Design

The Yantar-Zh monitors consist of metal pillars mounted along the railway tracks. The
pillars contain electronics units, gamma and neutron detectors. The monitors are equipped with sound and light alarming devices, as well as performance status indicators.

Lead shields used for gamma detectors serve to enhance gamma detection efficiency.

Infrared occupancy sensors ensure reliable detection of the target object in the search area even in extreme weather conditions.

The Yantar pillars, detectors and electronic units are climatically protected well enough to withstand harsh environments. Optional anti-vandal cages are intended to protect the radiation monitor against mechanical damage.

The radiation monitor transfers data to the control panel or a PC with the application specific software installed.

The recommended speed of the object can be increased by application of customized solutions, including increase of the pillar quantity. The choice of a specific Yantar-Zh model as well as agreement of customized solutions is made in accordance with installation site conditions and customer’s requirements to the minimum detected quantities of radioactive and nuclear materials.

Values in Specification section are valid for the Yantar-1Zh dual-pillar radiation monitor with gamma and neutron channels.

Typical application:

As part of Radiation Monitoring Integrated Systems
As part of Integrated Safety Systems

Key features

• Sound and visual alarms
• Settable detection parameters for each detection channel
• Expandability and connection to external devices
• Dry contact
• Storage of events in the non-volatile archive
• Embedded selftest system
• Access to the monitor parameters via the RS-485 interface (optional Ethernet)
• Backup power supply using the embedded batteries for 10 hours

Associated equipment

• PVC-01 Control Panel – used to set up parameters of the Yantar RPM and display results
• MKC-A03 Handheld radiation monitor – used to search for and localize, identify and measure the detected ionizing radiation source dose rate.
• Equipment of the radiation monitoring integrated system:
  • Video monitoring set – video recording of the alarming object
  • Data acquisition server – acquisition and processing of data, logging of alarm events
  • Operator’s Workstation – data input, display of current and logged data
  • Networking wallbox – connection of the RPM and video monitoring sets to the radiation monitoring integrated system.