Improved safety and efficiency with nuclear inspection drones

Avoid unnecessary human
exposure to radiation

Up to $2 million saved for a
cavity liner inspection

Save over 30 days of work on a
cooling tower inspection

Know exactly where to act and the conditions you will face before entering an asset

Sending an inspection team to assess the conditions of an asset is not only dangerous but also time-consuming and expensive. Using a nuclear inspection drone will allow you to avoid unnecessary human exposure to radiation, improve decision-making, and reduce inspection time and cost.

By deploying the Elios 3 RAD, you can collect visual, LiDAR, and radiometric data without having to send humans or install expensive and inefficient radiation-hardened cameras. The RAD Payload, developed in collaboration with Mirion Technologies, allows you to accurately estimate the current and cumulative dose exposure a person would face in every corner of your asset and thanks to the high-quality data collected by the drone you can understand if there is a need to intervene and exactly where and how to act. The Elios 3 was successfully tested in 10,000 R/h conditions and all its components continued to function perfectly after an accumulated dose of approximately 4,000 R.

Image represents: LiDAR and radiometric data collected inside a turbine room using the Elios 3 RAD.

Safety

Perform remote inspections and collect current and cumulative dose data for efficient dose planning.

Efficiency

Increase efficiency thanks to a faster deployment, an always on-site solution, and live-data results.

Downtime

Cut costs and asset downtime by inspecting entire assets in a team of just two while the plant is live.

Turbine deck inspection

Quickly deploy the Elios 3 RAD from a convenient area without the need for complex safety procedures to identify, locate, and monitor the radiological conditions of an asset. Get 100% data coverage even in no-go zones and avoid exposing workers to hazards and unnecessary dose rates.
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Irradiated storage vault mapping

Elios 3 RAD was used to create a 3D model of a calcine at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center, enabling nuclear waste extraction planning. Elios 3 RAD was the only tool that could provide 100% accurate data of the vault and it only took 7 min to 3D map the interior of the vault while meeting the IEC’s accuracy needs.
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Nuclear decommissioning

Personnel at a decommissioned power plant owned by Vattenfall used the Elios 3 to create 3D models inside a "no-go" zone, improving their understanding of an area where it wasn’t safe for people to enter. The Elios 3 allowed the team to remotely assess the condition of an asset in minutes and collect the necessary data with a team of just two.
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