Advantages presented by the industrial introduction of information processing in the centralised surveillance of radiation levels

Data processing and on-line systems are described for the centralised control of monitoring radiation levels in nuclear industry. The application of these techniques in a study concerning 120 ways of ensuring effective monitoring of a plant preparing radionuclides for CEN-SACLAY is discussed. This included 62 ways of controlling contamination of the air by aerosols, 54 ways of controlling external irradiation and 4 ways of controlling contamination of the air by gases. The improvements in monitoring gained by using such a system and the flexibility of the system are outlined. (U.K.)