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[en] Radiation Monitoring to control the radioactivity in vehicles and trucks are in use inside the sites of Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique. The first function of these monitoring systems in the detection of radioactive source or contaminated materials inside all loads of vehicles, before going out the nuclear site for the discharge of their materials either in a proper waste disposal or in an industrial site for material recycling. Other radioactive controls are conducted for nuclear materials and radioactive wastes. The radiation monitoring system use 4 to 6 plastic scintillators mounted vertically on each side of the roadway near the truck and horizontally, above or below the vehicle. The functional components also include a microprocessor for processing the signals and algorithms for interpreting the data transmitted to the control unit. This system functions in a dynamic mode; radiation is detected while the truck is in motion taking a series of incremental observations based on a differential count rate with the respect to the background. Vehicle scan information is printed out on a ticket specifying the result of the control. In case of unexpected radiation, an alarm is emitted. The vehicle is submitted to further investigations to find the source with a hand held instrument, analyse the radionuclides by spectrometry and find its origin in order to manage the corrective actions. The paper describes the system named << CRCV>> (Controle de la Radioactivite des Chargements de Vehicules), its sensitivity and the results of routine monitoring for several years. Few examples of radiation alarm are developed. (author)
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Le controle de la radioactivite des chargements de vehicules (CRCV) des Centres du Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
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International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria); European Commission, Brussels (Belgium); International Criminal Police Organization, Lyon (France); World Customs Organization, Brussels (Belgium); 372 p; ISSN 1011-4289;
; Sep 1998; p. 303-308; International conference on safety of radiation sources and security of radioactive materials; Dijon (France); 14-18 Sep 1998; IAEA-CN--70/76

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