SIMU2

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Full name
SIMU2 (Virtual simulation for planning of interventions in radioactive environments)
Acronym
SIMU2
Website
http://madeira.ls.fi.upm.es/decoroso/index.jsp?pagina=41&idProyecto=8AF4FEF9-000000F37C3F7F75-2EAEB4E1&idioma=2
Keywords
Virtual human, Design of intervention
Budget
Start date
1/1/2000
End date
1/1/2002



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Funding Bodies

Contact

Av. Montes de Oca, 1 28709 San Sebastián de los Reyes Spain +34 91 6598600 (mailto:tbatuecas@tecnatom.es)

Objectives

The aim was to develop a navigable VR environment for dose calculation and task planning. The tool simulates human tasks and calculates in a very efficient way the doses received.

Main Results

  • Scientific results:

Planning of maintenance activities in a nuclear or radioactive installation providing algorithms to estimate dose and time as well as means to evaluate physical feasibility regarding tasks execution.

  • Material results:

Prototype of a planning tool for human interventions in radiological environments.

  • Applicative results

Pilot application for Almaraz (Spain) nuclear power plant comprising 3D models of the radiological environment with identification of relevant parameters, location, dimension, intensity, and type of source being requested for dose calculation.

End Users

  • Almaraz nuclear power plant (Spain)

Evaluation Methodologies

Design Approach

Publications

  • Sergio Moruno Sancho (2002), Diseño del Método de Cálculo de Dosis y Estimación de Fuentes para Entornos Radiactivos en SIMU2. Final Year Project, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Spain

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