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Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has developed a new technology that could play a key role in safeguarding used nuclear fuels. The prototype Robotized Cherenkov Viewing Device (RCVD) is a small robot. In tests it navigated a used fuel pond and provided inspectors with real time data that could be used for safeguards verification. “The test demonstrates that autonomous robots could soon assist with field measurement and analysis of spent nuclear fuel, providing greater protection for human workers,” said Technical Programme Manager, Rosie Attwell.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 28 January 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsaustralian-technology-helping-safeguard-used-nuclear-fuel-10548131
A floating autonomous robot could soon play a key role in safeguarding used nuclear fuel around the world. The Robotised Cherenkov Viewing Device (RCVD) has been created through a collaboration between Australian national science agency CSIRO's data and digital specialist arm Data61, Hungarian robotics company Datastart and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Robot-developed-to-assist-verification-of-used-fue
As it turns out, Germany's Gundremmingen NPP has been found to be infected with remote-access trojans and file-stealing malware. Reuters reports that these included "W32.Ramnit" and "Conficker", which were found in a computer system that deals with data visualization related to equipment that moves nuclear fuel rods. At least 18 removable drives similar to USB sticks being used at the facility were also affected. The contamination was thought to have been introduced through the use of corrupted USB sticks, which is how Iran's enrichment facilities earlier became infected with the Stuxnet computer worm.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 28 April 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgerman-npp-has-worms-4878003