European Robotics Hackathon (ENRICH) will test robots in real world radiological and nuclear scenari

Robo Hub ---- There is significant potential for the use of unmanned vehicles in scenarios involving radiological and nuclear (RN) threats. The European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection (ERNCIP) has therefore established a thematic group on the protection of critical infrastructure from Radiological and Nuclear Threats (RNTs). The group looks at issues such as standardization of deployment protocols, response procedures and the use of unmanned systems. Possible threats involve measurement and sampling scenarios that are too risky for humans to carry out, also in the event of criminal or unauthorized acts involving nuclear or other radioactive material. Situations envisaged for the use of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) are: reactor supervision and related accidents, such as Chernobyl and Fukushima; illicit release of radioactive material (radiological dispersion devices and dirty bombs before or after an explosion); search of sources out of regulatory control and long-term measurements. For more in depth information on European Robotics Hackathon (ENRICH) will test robots in real world radiological and nuclear scenarios click on the picture below to read the article.